Assembling and Supplying the ISS

Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Foreword.- Dedication.- Prologue.- 1 An Alternative Plan.- 2 The Shuttle-ISS Assembly Missions.- 3 The Human Element.- 4 Putting It All Together.- 5 Getting There.- 6 Crew Transfers and Loadmasters.- 7 Building a Space Station.- 8 Stepping Out.- 9 From Inner to Outer Space.- 10 Getting Back.- Closing Comments.- Afterword.- Abbreviations.- Appendices.- Bibliography.- About the Author.- Other Works By the Author.- Index.

Dave Shayler has been following the shuttle operational story for over 30 years and in particular aspects of its relationship with space stations. He has presented numerous papers on the topic and has authored series of articles published by the BIS in support of this outreach program and research. This work includes:

- 1991: The proposed USSR Salyut and US Shuttle Docking Mission circa 1981 (paper presented at the BIS Soviet Technical Forum 1991; paper published in JBIS 1991)
- 2000: American flights to Mir (Space shuttle) (published in BIS publication History of Mir; paper presented at BIS Soviet Technical Forum)
- 2002: NASA Shuttle missions to ISS (1998-2002) (published in BIS publication From Imagination to Reality: the ISS Volume 1)
- 2005: NASA Shuttle missions to ISS (2002-2005) (published in the BIS publication From Imagination to Reality: the ISS Volume 2)
- Unpublished: NASA Shuttle missions to ISS (2005-2011)

He joined theBIS in January 1976 and has participated in numerous activities, programs and projects including chairing meetings, working on committees and contributing to society publications. Dozens of his articles have appeared in BIS publications since 1977. He created Astro Info Service in October 1982 to focus his space writing and research, with lectures and educational outreach activities. Early publications included the periodicals ORBITER (on the Shuttle) and ZENIT (on Soviet activities), and a growing range of biographies on the world's space explorers. In 1990 he co-created the Midland Spaceflight Society and acts as its chairman. His first books were published in 1987 by Ian Allen and Salamander Books and since then over 20 titles have been authored including 13 titles in the Praxis Space Library between 2000 and 2009. He has also contributed to U. S. books and collections on human spaceflight including the three editions of Macmillan's Who's Who in Space edited by Michael Cassutt. In2008

"In this volume, part of a series on space exploration, aeronautical historian Shayler focuses on the Space Shuttle's 37 missions devoted to building the International Space Station (ISS). ... The book contains fascinating photos from the NASA archives as well a wealth of tables and charts. Space program enthusiasts and historians will enjoy this detailed narrative. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty; professionals and general readers." (J. Z. Kiss, Choice, Vol. 55 (10), June, 2018)