ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles), 6, 40
ICSU (International Council of Scientific Unions), 6
IGY (International Geophysical Year), 6, 40
Infrared telescopes, 100-102
Intelligence satellites, 42
Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), 6, 40, 45
Intergovernmental Agreement on Space Station Cooperation, 79
International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), 6, 40
International Geophysical Year (IGY), 6, 40
International issues
NASA space science partnerships, 27
Outer Space Treaty, 10
space agencies, 45t
space launches worldwide, 13, 14f
International Solar-Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) program, 27, 93-94
International Space Station (ISS)
assembly, first stages of, 79-80
assembly, halting of, 83
assembly as of February 2004, 84t
bone loss studies, 85
costs, 82
crew training, 85-86, 88t
development, 71-72
Expedition 1, 79-80
Expedition 2, 80
extravehicular activity (EVA), 86, 89f, 90f
microgravity science glovebox (MSG), 85, 86f
Multi-purpose logistics modules (MPLMs), 80
NASA's role, 26
partner nations, 79t
plan, 78-79
Russian/American cooperation, 11, 48
service module, 80f
sighting information, 146, 146f
space shuttle missions to, 67-68
space tourism, 13-14, 80-81, 82
spacesuits, 86, 89f
vital statistics and flights, 81t
Internet, 145-146
Interplanetary exploration
Huygens Probe, 49
NASA programs, 26-27
Pioneer mission, 133
Voyager mission, 26, 133-135, 134f
See also Robotic space explorers; Specific planets
Investigations
Challenger accident, 63
Columbia accident, 64
Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000, 68, 84
Is Mars Habitable? (Wallace), 114
ISS. See International Space Station (ISS)
ISTP (International Solar-Terrestrial Physics) program, 27, 93-94
Italian space agency, 135-136, 136f
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