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===Space Shuttles=== | ===Space Shuttles=== | ||
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| − | | | + | ! colspan="7" style="background:#ffdead;" | American Orbiters |
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| − | | | + | ! style="background:#DCDCDC;" |First launch |
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| OV-107 | | OV-107 | ||
|'''[[Space Shuttle Terra Nova|Terra Nova]]''' | |'''[[Space Shuttle Terra Nova|Terra Nova]]''' | ||
| − | + | |March 4, 2009 | |
| − | + | |Vandenberg AFB, SLC-7 | |
|First Space Shuttle launched into polar orbit. | |First Space Shuttle launched into polar orbit. | ||
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| OV-108 | | OV-108 | ||
|'''[[Space Shuttle Constitution|Constitution]]''' | |'''[[Space Shuttle Constitution|Constitution]]''' | ||
| − | + | |June 30, 2009 | |
| − | + | |Vandenberg AFB, SLC-7 | |
|First American Orbiter launched on an unmanned test flight. | |First American Orbiter launched on an unmanned test flight. | ||
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| OV-109 | | OV-109 | ||
|'''[[Space Shuttle Patriot|Patriot]]''' | |'''[[Space Shuttle Patriot|Patriot]]''' | ||
| − | | | + | |October 7, 2009 |
| − | + | |[[Mid-Pacific Launch Center|MPLC]], SLC-1 | |
|First Pacific Ocean Space Shuttle launch; First [[International Space Agency|ISA]] Orbiter to dock with [[Wikipedia:International Space Station|ISS]]. | |First Pacific Ocean Space Shuttle launch; First [[International Space Agency|ISA]] Orbiter to dock with [[Wikipedia:International Space Station|ISS]]. | ||
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| − | | OV- | + | | OV-110 |
|'''[[Space Shuttle Liberty|Liberty]]''' | |'''[[Space Shuttle Liberty|Liberty]]''' | ||
| − | + | |NET April 20, 2010 | |
| − | + | |Vandenberg AFB, [[SLC-7]] | |
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| + | ! colspan="7" style="background:#ffdead;" | Russian Orbiters | ||
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| + | ! style="background:#DCDCDC;" |Number | ||
| + | ! style="background:#DCDCDC;" |Name | ||
| + | ! style="background:#DCDCDC;" |First launch | ||
| + | ! style="background:#DCDCDC;" |Launch site | ||
| + | ! style="background:#DCDCDC;" |Notes | ||
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| + | | OK-2K1 | ||
| + | |'''[[Space Shuttle Baikal|Baikal]]''' | ||
| + | |December 10, 2009 | ||
| + | |Baikonur Cosmodrome, Pad 110 | ||
| + | |First second generation Russian orbiter | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | OK-2K2 | ||
| + | |'''[[Space Shuttle Sokol|Sokol]]''' | ||
| + | |TBD | ||
| + | |Baikonur Cosmodrome, Pad 110 | ||
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Revision as of 00:04, 4 January 2010
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| Established | 1975 |
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| Headquarters | Magnolia Bend, Louisiana, USA |
| Primary spaceport | Mid-Pacific Launch Center Vandenberg Air Force Base |
| Administrator(s) | Arthur Monroe Ian Rubin Harrison Whitford |
| Budget | US$250 billion (2009) |
| Website | www.isa.int |
The International Space Agency (ISA), established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 6 member agencies acting in cooperation. Headquartered in Magnolia Bend, Louisana, ISA has a staff of more than 30,000 with an annual budget of about $250 billion in 2009.
ISA's space flight program includes human spaceflight, mainly through its Space Shuttle program, the launch and operations of unmanned exploration missions to other planets, the Moon and M31, Earth observations, science, telecommunication as well as maintaining a major spaceport, the Mid-Pacific Launch Center at Gagarin Island and designing launch vehicles. The main European launch vehicles, the RDA space shuttle and Zeus V Launcher are operated in conjunction with NASA with ISA sharing in the costs of launching and further developing these launch vehicles.
ISA science missions are based at McGregor Space Center in Magnolia Bend, which also houses the International Space Training Facility (ISTF) that trains astronauts for future missions. ISA Mission Control is in Geneva, Switzerland, with Space Shuttle missions currently controlled from the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Contents
History
Goals and aims
Member countries and structure
Budget
Leadership
Facilities
Launch facilities
Landing sites
Tourism and museum facilities
Aircraft
Launch vehicle fleet
Space Shuttles
| American Orbiters | ||||||
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| Number | Name | First launch | Launch site | Notes | ||
| OV-107 | Terra Nova | March 4, 2009 | Vandenberg AFB, SLC-7 | First Space Shuttle launched into polar orbit. | ||
| OV-108 | Constitution | June 30, 2009 | Vandenberg AFB, SLC-7 | First American Orbiter launched on an unmanned test flight. | ||
| OV-109 | Patriot | October 7, 2009 | MPLC, SLC-1 | First Pacific Ocean Space Shuttle launch; First ISA Orbiter to dock with ISS. | ||
| OV-110 | Liberty | NET April 20, 2010 | Vandenberg AFB, SLC-7 | |||
| Russian Orbiters | ||||||
| Number | Name | First launch | Launch site | Notes | ||
| OK-2K1 | Baikal | December 10, 2009 | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Pad 110 | First second generation Russian orbiter | ||
| OK-2K2 | Sokol | TBD | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Pad 110 | |||
