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2009 Calendar The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest and complicated ever built. It is allowing NASA to conduct scientific research to improve on and to prepare for long-duration space to the and other destinations. S M T W T F S 1988 – STS-27 launch 1973 – 1965 – Gemini VII 2001 – STS-108 (ISS, 1 2 1990 – STS-35 launch 3 yby of . First 4 launch 5 ) launch 1992 – STS-53 launch yby of outer 1998 – STS-88 (ISS, Unity 1993 – STS-61 ( Connecting Module) Space servicing) launch. First U.S. ISS launch segment

1972 – 17 2006 – STS-116 (ISS, 6 7 launch. Final 9 P5 truss) launch 10 11 12 mission

1965 – Gemini VI-A 1903 – 1999 – STS-103 13 14 15 launch. Gemini VI-A 16 17 brothers rst ight 18 19 (Hubble Space and VII successfully Telescope servicing) rendezvous launch 1970 – 7 (U.S.S.R.) rst spacecraft to land on another planet ()

Winter Solstice— 1968 – Apollo 8 Christmas 20 21 Winter begins 22 23 24 becomes rst 25 26 1968 – Apollo 8 launch crewed mission to the moon

27 28 29 30 31Orion Statistics: Crew size 6 (ISS missions) 4 (moon missions) Diameter 16.5 feet 5 meters Pressurized volume 692 cubic feet 20 cubic meters For more information about the , please visit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/main/index.html : 9: 16: 24: 31: www.nasa.gov2009 NASA’s Constellation Program is currently building the next-generation that will be launched atop the . The will also be used to send to visit the International Space Station (ISS). The Orion will ferry the moon. In addition to Orion and Ares I, Constellation is also developing a heavy cargo crew members to and from Earth and the ISS beginning in the next decade. Orion will , . For more information about the ISS, please visit: www.nasa.gov S M T W T F S New Year’s 1959 – 1 When the ISS is complete: 1 2 becomes rst 3 spacecraft to reach 2004 – rover lands • Its arrays will span 243 feet (74 meters), which is longer than that of a 777 escape and orbit on • It will measure 356 feet (108.5 meters) or equivalent to a football field the • It will have 32,300 cubic feet (915 cubic meters) or equal to that of a .

1968 – 1990 – STS-32 4 5 6 7 (moon) launch 8 9 ( IV-F5) 10 1998 – Lunar launch launch

1996 – STS-72 1986 – STS-61C 1993 – STS-54 2003 – STS-107 11 (TSS-1R; USMP-3) 12 ( KU-1) 13 (TDRS-F; DXS) 14 15 16 (Spacehab) launch 17 launch launch launch 1997 – STS-81 (Shuttle- ) launch

Martin Luther 1968 – 1985 – STS-51C 18 19 , Jr. Day 20 21 22 launch 23 24 (DOD) launch 1965 – Gemini II launch 1992 – STS-42 (IML-1) 1986 – launch yby 1998 – STS-89 (Shuttle- 2004 – rover Mir) launch lands on Mars

1984 – President 1967 – re 1986 – STS-51L 1998 – Intergovern- 1958 – 25 26 27 28 launch. Space 29 mental Agreement 30 31 launch. First U.S. announces U.S. plans to Shuttle Challenger on Space Station build a space station accident Cooperation signed 1961 – 2 launch 1971 – launch

For more information about the ISS, please visit: January http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/ main/index.html 4: 11: 18: 25: 2009www.nasa.gov on the International Space Station (ISS) focuses on human research and development to pave the way for future exploration of the and to improve life on Earth. S M T W T F S Daylight-Saving 2000 – 1973 – 1996 – Mars Global 1 Time ends 2 arrives at ISS. 3 launch. First space- 4 5 6 7 Surveyor launch Continuous human craft to explore Mercury occupation of ISS begins 1994 – STS-66 (-3; CRISTA-SPAS) launch

– STS-51A (3 – – STS-74 – – 1984 1967 Veterans Day 1995 1971 1969 8 ) launch 9 launch 10 11 12 (Shuttle-Mir) launch 13 (Mars) rst 14 launch 1966 – Gemini XII launch spacecraft to orbit another 1982 – STS-5 launch. First planet operational mission

1990 – STS-38 1973 – 4 1996 – STS-80 1998 – 15 (DOD) launch 16 launch 17 18 19 (ORFEUS-SPAS II 20 Control Module 21 WSF-3) launch launch. ISS construction 1997 – STS-87 (U.S. begins Microgravity-4) launch

1989 – STS-33 2002 – STS-113 1991 – STS-44 1964 – Thanksgiving 22 (DOD) launch 23 (ISS, P1 truss, 24 (DOD) launch 25 26 27 28 (Mars) launch ) launch 1985 – STS-61B (3 1983 – STS-9 launch. First satellites) launch international participant in U.S. mission

2000 – STS-97 29 30 (ISS, P6 truss) launch. First set of ISS solar arrays

For more information on living in space. please visit: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/living/index.html http://www.nasa.gov/topics/shuttle_station/ November 2: 9: 16: 24: 2009www.nasa.gov Expedition 1 began the permanent habitation of the International Space Station (ISS) on on the station are helping NASA develop techniques for future explorers to better over- Nov. 2, 2000. Since then, crews have been working, eating, sleeping, exercising and per- come the challenges of space life. To help make life on the ISS more like life on Earth, forming other functions of everyday life on the orbital outpost. The Expedition crews living crews are also learning how to celebrate holidays, such as Thanksgiving, in space. S M T W T F S 2003 – STS-107 1984 – STS-41B launch 1984 – STS-41B 1 (Space Shuttle 2 3 1994 – STS-60 launch 4 5 6 7 astronauts conduct rst ) accident 1995 – STS-63 launch untethered spacewalks First female shuttle pilot 2001 – STS-98 (ISS, Destiny Laboratory) launch 2008 – STS-122 (ISS, ESA Columbus) launch

1997 – STS-82 8 9 10 11 (Hubble Space 12 13 14 Telescope servicing) launch 1999 – STS-99 (SRTM) launch

Presidents’ Day 1965 – 1977 – Space 1962 – Mercury- 15 16 17 (moon) launch 18 Shuttle Enterprise 19 20 Atlas 6 (Friendship 21 rst ight test 7). rst American to orbit Earth

1996 – STS-75 1966 – 1990 – STS-36 22 (TSS-1R; USMP-3) 23 24 25 26 Apollo/ 201 27 28 (DOD) launch launch launch

For more information about ISS science, please visit: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/index.html http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/payload_ops.html February 2: 9: 16: 24: 2009www.nasa.gov More than 80 flights are scheduled during construction of the International Space Station (), H-II Transfer Vehicle (), and Automated Transfer Vehicle (). (ISS). These missions deliver equipment, modules, supplies and crew members to the The space shuttle, , Progress and ATV spacecraft are featured above. station. The international fleet of includes the space shuttle (U.S.), Soyuz (Russia), S M T W T F S 1958 – NASA of cially 1962 – Mercury-Atlas 1 begins operations 2 3 8 (Sigma 7) launch 1985 – STS-51J (DOD). Atlantis’ rst ight

1957 – First 1984 – STS-41G 1990 – STS-41 2002 – STS-112 (ISS, 2007 – 4 satellite, 1 5 (Earth 6 () launch 7 S1 truss) launch 8 9 10 launch. Peggy (U.S.S.R.), launch Budget Satellite) launch Whitson rst female ISS 1959 – Mercury commander 6 launch

1958 – Pioneer I Columbus Day 2004 – ISS 11 launch. First NASA 12 13 14 launch 15 16 17 launch 1964 – 1 1968 – launch. (U.S.S.R.) launch. First crewed Apollo mission 2008 – ISS 2000 – STS-92 (ISS, Z1 launch truss) launch

1989 – STS-34 1967 – 1995 – STS-73 1992 – STS-52 2007 – STS-120 18 () launch 19 Venus yby 20 (U.S. Microgravity 21 22 (USMP-1; LAGEOS 23 (ISS, Harmony 24 1993 – STS-58 ( Laboratory) launch II) launch connecting module) launch Life -2) launch 2003 – ISS launch

1961 – 1977 – Last 1998 – STS-95 1985 – STS-61A 2000 – ISS 25 Test Facility (Stennis 26 free-ight test for 27 28 29 (SPACEHAB) launch. 30 (D-1 Spacelab 31 Expedition 1 launch. Space Center) established John Glenn returned to Mission) launch First ISS crew space

For more information about ISS and other NASA spinoffs, please visit: http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/ISSspin.html http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/sci- ence/index.html October http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/ 4: 11: 18: 26: 2009www.nasa.gov NASA research not only helps the reach its goals, it to support the International Space Station (ISS). Areas of everyday life that have benefitted involves the creation of “spinoffs” that improve life on Earth or experiments that have from ISS spinoffs include purification, manufacturing, sports, construction, tremendous potential for Earth application. These spinoffs stem from created safety, , vision enhancement, exercise and medicine. S M T W T F S 2002 – STS-109 1972 – Pioneer 10 1959 – 1994 – STS-62 1 (Hubble Space 2 launch. First space- 3 launch. First success- 4 (USMP-2; OAST-2) 5 6 7 Telescope servicing) craft to visit outer planet ful lunar mission by U.S. launch launch and leave solar system spacecraft 1995 – STS-67 (ASTRO-2) 1969 – launch launch

Daylight-Saving 2008 – STS-123 1989 – STS-29 8 Time begins 9 10 11 (ISS, JAXA ELM-PS) 12 13 (TDRS-D) launch 14 2001 – STS-102 (ISS, launch ) launch. First crew rotation. First multi-purpose logistics module ight

1926 – First liquid 1965 – Cosmonaut Vernal Equinox— 15 16 fueled rocket 17 18 Alexei 19 20 Spring begins 21 launch becomes the rst person 1966 – Gemini VIII launch. to spacewalk First successful docking of two spacecraft

1982 – STS-3 1965 – Gemini III 1992 – STS-45 22 launch 23 launch. First 24 (ATLAS-1) launch 25 26 27 28 1996 – STS-76 (Shuttle- manned mission of Gemini Mir) launch Project

2006 – ISS 29 30 31 launch

For more information about the ISS, please visit: March http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/ main/index.html 3: 10: 18: 26: 2009www.nasa.gov The Crew Earth Observations (CEO) experiment: The International Space Station (ISS) , and volcanic eruptions. CEO provides researchers with vital, continuous provides a unique opportunity for its crew members to observe and photograph natural images to better understand the planet. and human-made changes on Earth. The photographs also record events such as storms, S M T W T F S 1976 – lands 1977 – 1 2 3 on 5 launch

Labor Day 1960 – Marshall 1975 – Viking 2 launch 1997 – Mars Global 1966 – 6 7 8 Space Flight Center 9 1994 – STS-64 launch 10 11 Surveyor enters 12 launch 1995 – STS-69 (Spartan dedicated 2006 – STS-115 (ISS, Martian orbit 1991 – STS-48 launch 201-03, WSF-2) launch 1967 – (moon) P3/P4 truss) launch 1992 – STS-47 launch launch 1993 – STS-51 launch 2000 – STS-106 (ISS, supply) launch

1961 – Mercury- 2001 – Pirs docking 1996 – STS-79 2007 – ISS 1961– , 13 Atlas 4 launch 14 compartment launch 15 16 (Shuttle-Mir) launch 17 18 launch 19 , announced as site of NASA’s Manned Space Flight Center ()

1966 – 2003 – Galileo rst Autumal Equinox— 1992 – Mars 20 (moon) launch 21 spacecraft to enter 22 Autumn begins 23 24 25 Observer launch 26 Jupiter’s 1997 – STS-86 (Shuttle- Mir) launch

1988 – STS-26 1994 – STS-68 27 28 29 (TDRS-C) launch. 30 launch First shuttle ight following 2005 – ISS the Space Shuttle launch Challenger accident

NASA ISS Education program Web sites: NASA Education — http://education.nasa.gov/ EarthKAM — http://www.earthkam.ucsd.edu/ September 4: 12: 18: 26: 2009www.nasa.gov The International Space Station (ISS) is an orbital classroom for students around the compare grown on Earth to plants grown on the station. NASA has numerous world who have been treated to on-orbit demonstrations from the ISS Expedition crews. resources available to help students learn about space and all of the professions Students can also participate in interactive education programs such as EarthKAM or necessary to carry out NASA’s programs. S M T W T F S 1968 – 1 2 3 4 launch 1983 – STS-6 (TDRS-1) launch. rst ight 1997 – STS-83 (MSL-1) launch

1973 – 1984 – STS-41C 2007 – ISS Expedition 1964 – Gemini I test 1959 – NASA 1970 – 5 launch 6 launch. First orbital 7 15 launch 8 ight 9 announced Mercury 7. 10 11 launch 1991 – STS-37 ( satellite repair mission 1993 – STS-56 (ATLAS-2; NASA’s rst Ray Observatory) launch SPARTAN-201) launch class 2002 – STS-110 (ISS, S0 1994 – STS-59 (SRL-1) truss) launch launch 2008 – ISS launch

1961 – Cosmonaut 1972 – 1998 – STS-90 2004 – ISS 12 13 14 15 16 launch 17 (Neurolab) launch 18 launch becomes rst human in space 1981 – STS-1 launch. First space shuttle (Columbia) mission

2001 – STS-100 1967 – 2003 – ISS 19 (ISS, Canadarm2) 20 21 22 23 24 accident. First 25 launch launch human to die during mission 1990 – STS-31 (Hubble deploy) launch

1993 – STS-55 1991 – STS-39 1985 – STS-51B 26 (D-2 Spacelab) 27 28 (DOD) launch 29 (Spacelab-3) launch 30 launch

CEO also allows the crew to share their view of the Earth with the public. CEO imagery is available at: http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ April 2: 9: 17: 24: 2009www.nasa.gov Not only is the International Space Station (ISS) the most complex scientific and techno- ISS is a partnership of five space agencies—NASA, Roskosmos (Russia), the European logical endeavor ever undertaken, it is a shining example of international cooperation. The Space Agency, Japan Exploration Agency and the .

S M T W T F S 1 It is easy to track the orbit of the ISS or to learn when it is visible to humans on the ground. For more information, please visit: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/index.html For more information about the ISS, please visit: www.nasa.gov

1991 – STS-43 2007 – Mars 1997 – STS-85 1978 – Pioneer 13 2 (TDRS-E) launch 3 4 launch 5 6 7 (CRISTA-SPAS-02) 8 (Venus) launch launch 1989 – STS-28 launch 2007 – STS-118 (ISS, S5 truss) launch

2001 – STS-105 1977 – Space 9 10 (ISS, ) 11 12 Shuttle Enterprise, 13 14 15 launch rst free- ight test 2005 – Mars Reconnais- sance launch

1975 – 1975 – Gemini V 16 17 18 19 20 (Mars) launch 21 launch 22 1977 – Voyager 2 launch

1966 – Apollo/ 1985 – STS-51I 23 24 25 Saturn 202 launch 26 27 launch 28 29 1981 – Voyager 2 Saturn yby 1989 – Voyager 2 yby

1983 – STS-8 30 launch. Guion 31 Bluford, Jr. rst African- American in space 1984 – STS-41D launch. ’s rst ight : 13: 20: 27: 2009www.nasa.gov With a permanent human presence aboard the International Space Station (ISS), flight keep a constant on the crew’s activities and monitor spacecraft systems, crew control teams at the in Houston and the Mission Control Center health and safety as they check every system to ensure operations proceed as planned. in Moscow are on duty 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Flight controllers S M T W T F S 1 2 Once complete, the ISS will include contributions from 14 For more information about the ISS partners, countries: the United States, , Japan, Russia, Belgium, please visit: Denmark, , Germany, , the Netherlands, Norway, http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/ Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. science/partners.html

1989 – STS-30 1961 – Mercury- 1992 – STS-49 3 4 () launch 5 3 (Freedom 6 7 ( VI Repair) 8 9 7) launch. First U.S. human launch. Space Shuttle ( Jr.) space ’s rst ight. ight First 3-person spacewalk

1973 – Skylab 1963 – Mercury- 10 11 12 13 14 space station launch 15 Atlas 9 (Faith 7) 16 launch. Final Mercury ight 1997 – STS-84 (Shuttle- Mir) launch

1969 – 1996 – STS-77 17 18 launch 19 (SPACEHAB; 20 21 22 23 SPARTAN) launch 2000 – STS-101 (ISS, supply) launch

1962 – Mercury- Memorial Day 1999 - STS-96 (ISS) 1966 – Surveyor I 24 Atlas 7 ( 7) 25 26 27 launch. First space 28 29 30 (moon) launch launch 1973 – launch. shuttle to dock with ISS 1971 – Mariner 9 (Mars) First U.S. space station launch crew

2008 - STS-124 31 (ISS, JAXA JPM) launch May 1: 8: 17: 24: 30: 2009www.nasa.gov Building and maintaining the International Space Station (ISS) requires crew members to to take place during the ISS assembly. To prepare for the spacewalks, crew members train conduct extravehicular activities (spacewalks). More than 130 spacewalks are scheduled in a 6.2-million-gallon pool at the Neutral Laboratory (NBL) in Houston, Texas.

S M T W T F S 1962 – Cape Independence Day 1 Canaveral, Fla., 2 3 4 For more information about the first moon , please visit: established as launch 1997 – Mars Path nder http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/apollo/index.html operations center lands on red planet 1997 – STS-94 2006 – STS-121 (ISS, (MSL 1 reight) launch supply) launch

1966 – 2003 – Mars 1994 – STS-65 1962 – Launch of 1979 – Skylab 5 Apollo/Saturn 203 6 7 Exploration Rover 8 (International Micro- 9 10 -1, rst 11 reentered Earth’s launch (Opportunity) launch Laboratory) launch commercial communica- atmosphere tions satellite

2001 – STS-104 1995 – STS-70 1965 – Mariner 4 1975 – Apollo- 1969 – 1966 – 12 (ISS, Quest ) 13 (TDRS-G satellite) 14 takes rst close-up 15 Soyuz Test Project 16 launch 17 18 launch launch launch pictures of Mars launch 2000 – ISS Zvezda 1967 – (moon) launch launch

1969 – Apollo 11 1961 – Mercury- 1999 – STS-93 19 20 lands on moon. Neil 21 Redstone 4 22 23 (Chandra X-ray 24 25 and Buzz (- 7) launch Telescope) launch. Eileen rst humans to walk on rst female space moon shuttle commander 1976 – Viking 1 rst U.S. mission to land on Mars

1963 – Syncom 2 1964 – 1958 – NASA 1992 – STS-46 26 launch 27 28 (moon) launch 29 created 30 31 (EURECA, TSS-1) 1971 – launch 1973 – crew 1960 – Mercury-Atlas 1 launch 2005 – STS-114 (ISS) launch launch launch. Space shuttle 1985 – STS-51F return to ight mission (Spacelab-2) launch : 15: 21: 28: 2009www.nasa.gov Humankind’s greatest achievement in space occurred at 10:56 p.m. EDT, July 20, 1969, International Space Station is playing a vital role in that preparation as a testbed for when Astronaut became the first human to walk on the moon. The United long-duration space flight. States is working to return astronauts to the moon and to explore other destinations. The S M T W T F S 1966 – Surveyor I 1965 – Gemini IV 1991 – STS-40 1 2 becomes rst U.S. 3 launch. Ed 4 5 (Spacelab Life 6 spacecraft to soft land on conducts rst U.S. Sciences-1) launch moon spacewalk 2002 – STS-111 (ISS, 1998 – STS-91 (Shuttle- 1966 – Gemini IX-A launch ) launch Mir) launch

2007 – STS-117 (ISS, 2003 – Mars 1983 – Pioneer 10 7 8 S3/S4 truss) launch 9 10 Exploration Rover 11 12 13 rst spacecraft to (Spirit) launch leave solar system

1963 – Cosmonaut 1985 – STS-51G 1983 – STS-7 Summer 14 15 16 Valentina 17 launch 18 launch. 19 20 Solstice- becomes rst rst U.S. female in space Summer begins female in space 1996 – STS-78 (LMS) launch

1993 – STS-57 1992 – STS-50 1982 – STS-4 21 (SPACEHAB) launch 22 23 24 25 (USML-1) launch 26 27 (DOD) launch 1995 – STS-71 launch. First Shuttle-Mir docking

1995 – Space 1971 – 28 29 Shuttle Atlantis 30 accident becomes rst shuttle to ISS-based spacewalkers can begin their EVAs out of the Quest Airlock (U.S.) or Pirs Docking Compart- dock with Russian Mir ment (Russia). Spacewalks can also be based from a visiting space shuttle. space station NBL Pool : 202 feet long, 102 feet wide and 40 feet deep. For more information about ISS construction activities, please visit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html June 7: 15: 22: 29: 2009www.nasa.gov As we begin our second decade of continuous International Space Station (ISS) on-orbit operations, we celebrate the fact and acknowledge the success of the ISS as one of the greatest technological, political and accomplishments in human history. As we near the completion of the assembly of the ISS, along with the expansion of the nominal crew size from three to six people, we are increasing our capability, as well as the amount of the world-class research, science and utilization that is currently performed on the ISS. This research and science expands our knowledge-base and operational experience, which will enable us to return to the moon and beyond as we continue humankind’s quest of exploration and discovery. This calendar will inspire the next generation of explorers and will provide interesting and challenging information, along with significant historical events to educators, students, and to anyone who is interested in space. NASA is grateful for the hard work and dedication that America’s teachers demonstrate each and every day as they educate and shape the young students who will be tomorrow’s leaders and explorers. I hope you enjoy the calendar and that you will learn something new and exciting about NASA and the ISS throughout the year.

Regards, Michael T. Suffredini ISS Program Manager