Knowing what we know today, I think we would re-design that truss a little – we would probably coat it with a thermal resistant paint. There is no need to change the propulsion mechanism.

Since the first segment of the ISS—Zarya—was launched into orbit by a Proton rocket in 1998, it has grown to incorporate 18 pressurized modules, plus the integrated truss structure which ...

The International Space Station will deorbit in 2030. In its place, ... and finally, the truss structure that makes up the backbone of the station will break up.

The arraysand radiator are part of the $372million Port 3/Port 4 integrated truss structure hauled to the ISS byAtlantis to jump start the outpost's stalledconstruction.

STS-117 astroanuts pluck the Starboard 3/Starboard 4 trusses and solar arrays out of the payload bay of NASA's space shuttle Atlantis after docking at the International Space Station on June 10, 2007.

Two astronauts will go spacewalking on Saturday to fix the latest coolant leak on the ISS. ... crewmembers as they were floating away from an position on the space station's P6 truss structure.

The P1 truss will attach to the port side of the center truss, S0, and will be the third truss assembled to the ISS as part of a total 10-truss, girder-like structure that will ultimately extend ...

Two NASA astronauts and an ESA astronaut are set to take their first spacewalk outside the International Space Station ... Station’s truss structure 257 ... port truss of the ISS, ...

The reason for Thursday's spacewalk is to repair a faulty antenna on the truss structure of the International Space Station. Credit: NASA An International Space Station (ISS) spacewalk delayed ...