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Is Space Station Alpha the Same as the ISS?
For e-Mission™: Space Station Alpha, Mission Control uses
an early phase in the construction of the International Space Station (ISS). Before
its completion, the International Space Station might go through 108 different
arrangements. Following Flight 102 STS-98 on Feb. 7, 2001, the International Space
Station consisted of four linked modules: the functional cargo block, or Zarya; the
service module, called Zvezda; a node called Unity; and the U.S. laboratory, Destiny.
The Z1 truss segment and the P6 solar array were attached to these modules.
On our web site, the ISS becomes Space Station Alpha, a simplified version of the
real thing. To help your specialist teams achieve success, this web site contains
everything you need. Of course, you will need to provide your own ingenuity, creativity,
and math and scientific abilities. If your curiosity leads you to other web sites that
contain information on the space station, make sure you adapt what you learn there to
the "reality" we are calling Space Station Alpha.
Space Station Alpha could be your next destination.
If your application is accepted, you will be linked live to our staff at Mission Control.
Your e-Mission will take place during the dangerous solar storms of Feb. 14, 2001, just
after the space shuttle was launched to deliver a new crew into space. The e-Mission:
Space Station Alpha web site has been carefully constructed to help new mission
specialists prepare for their e-Mission. Good luck.
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