The international space Station, as the largest international ciil program in history, features unprecedented technical, cost, scheduling, managerial, and international complexity. A number of major milestornes have been accomplished to date, including he construction of major elements of flight hardware, the development of operations and sustaining engineering centers, astronaut training, and several space shuttle/Mir docking missions. Negortiations with all international parters On initial terms and conditions and Memoranda of Understanding have been largely completer, and discussions on bartering arrangements for services and new hardware are ongoing, When the international space Station is successfully completed, it wil pave the way for even bigger, more far-reaching, and more inspiring cooperative achievements in the future.
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