{"id":19580,"date":"2015-11-02T18:43:39","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T10:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/how-nasa-is-remodeling-the-international-space-station-15-years-after-moving-in\/"},"modified":"2015-11-02T18:43:39","modified_gmt":"2015-11-02T10:43:39","slug":"how-nasa-is-remodeling-the-international-space-station-15-years-after-moving-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/how-nasa-is-remodeling-the-international-space-station-15-years-after-moving-in\/","title":{"rendered":"How NASA is remodeling the International Space Station, 15 years after moving in"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_177854\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-177854\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-177854 size-full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/International_Space_Station_after_undocking_of_STS-132-620x395.jpg\" alt=\"International Space Station\" width=\"620\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/International_Space_Station_after_undocking_of_STS-132-620x395.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/International_Space_Station_after_undocking_of_STS-132.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-177854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The International Space Station has been continuously occupied since 2000. (NASA photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Today marks the 15th anniversary of that first moving-in day for&nbsp;spacefliers living on the International Space Station&nbsp;\u2013 and like many places that have been lived in for 15 years, the ISS is in the midst of renovations.<\/p>\n<p>This&nbsp;isn\u2019t your typical \u201creno,\u201d however: There\u2019s no other place where the doors have to be replaced while the construction site is moving at 18,000 mph, 225 miles above Earth\u2019s surface. That\u2019s basically what\u2019s involved in getting the station ready for the arrival of Boeing and SpaceX crew transport ships in the 2017 time frame.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo implement it on orbit is extremely complex, and must be orchestrated very carefully,\u201d John Vollmer, Boeing\u2019s chief engineer for the space station project, says in a video marking the anniversary. Boeing is the prime contractor for the station\u2019s U.S. segment.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Boeing Helps Prepare the International Space Station for Next Generation Spaceflight\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vpc4VoIODP8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The first pieces of the space station were put together in 1998, but it took until Nov. 2, 2000, to get the orbital outpost ready for occupancy. That\u2019s when NASA\u2019s Bill Shepherd and Russia\u2019s Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko moved in to serve as the first live-aboard crew. The station has been occupied ever since, setting the record for continuous orbital habitation. (Shepherd says there are probably still some things \u201chidden away in various parts of the original modules\u201d that haven\u2019t been found by the crews who followed.)<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s station has&nbsp;as much&nbsp;living space&nbsp;as a six-bedroom house (or a Boeing 747), and spreads as wide as a football field when its solar arrays are included. Right now, its occupancy is limited to six spacefliers, because that\u2019s the maximum seating for the two Soyuz lifeboats that are attached to the station. But once Boeing\u2019s CST-100 Starliner capsule and SpaceX\u2019s crew-capable Dragon V2 capsule&nbsp;are flying, the crew complement could go up to seven.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-188079 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pluto1.png\" alt=\"pluto\" width=\"250\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pluto1.png 250w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pluto1-200x151.png 200w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pluto1-132x100.png 132w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\"><br \/>\n<strong>Science journalist Alan Boyle<\/strong>&nbsp;is the author of &#8220;The Case for Pluto: How a Little Planet Made A Big Difference.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When those commercial crew taxis go into service, it would get America back into the business of launching spacefliers into orbit from U.S. soil for the first time since the retirement of the space shuttle fleet in 2011. But first, the station\u2019s docking ports have to be remodeled with new equipment designed to accommodate the taxis. That\u2019s going to require sending up two International Docking Adapters, also known as IDAs, and having them installed onto the ports during a complex series of spacewalks.<\/p>\n<p>The first docking adapter&nbsp;was lost in June when a SpaceX resupply mission failed, but NASA is still aiming to have both entryways installed in time for the taxis\u2019 test flights to the station in 2017. Once that\u2019s done, NASA can reduce its reliance on the Russians, who are being paid more than $70 million per seat to transport America\u2019s astronauts to and from the station.<\/p>\n<p>The current plan calls for the station to remain in operation until 2024, but there\u2019s a chance that its lifetime will be extended even further. In September, Boeing said it was awarded&nbsp;a five-year, $1.18 billion NASA contract that includes looking into the possibility of keeping the station in service through&nbsp;2028. That would be 30 years after construction began \u2013 matching the space shuttle program\u2019s 30-year run.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=661240985733713920&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2015%2Fhow-nasa-is-remodeling-the-international-space-station-15-years-after-moving-in%2F&amp;sessionId=aa5f94153cf2bf42ee4710af29fbe04cb63e4ca2&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"661240985733713920\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782803436472129017=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">#15YearsOnStation! Kids today have never known a time where humans haven\u2019t lived off Earth: https:\/\/t.co\/gaxGSwUSMl pic.twitter.com\/u0pCPCqs8s<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NASA (@NASA) November 2, 2015<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For more about the 15-year anniversary, including statements from White House science adviser John Holdren and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, check out NASA\u2019s \u201cStation15\u201d special report. And while you\u2019re at it, make your plans to spot the station: If the weather\u2019s clear, you should be able to see it in the skies above Seattle starting Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Space Station has been continuously occupied since 2000. 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