ISS Assembly

Assembly of the International Space Station began in 1998 and is scheduled to be completed in 2014.  A total of 37 shuttle flights were required.  This is all subject to change.  The July 2000 launch of the habitation module was 2 years behind schedule.  This schedule is volatile and subject to change.

Credit - NASA
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USA Today has an animation showing the construction of the International Space Station at http://i.usatoday.net/tech/graphics/iss_timeline/flash.htm

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Assembly Sequence

1A/R	Zarya control module	COMPLETE - Proton Rocket, Launched Nov. 20, 1998
2A	Unity Connecting Module 2 Pressurized Mating Adapters (PMA-1, PMA-2)	COMPLETE - STS-88, 4-15 Dec 1998
2A.1	Spacehab Double Cargo Module	COMPLETE - STS-96, 27 May - 6 June 1999
2A.2a	Spacehab Double Cargo Module	COMPLETE - STS-101, 19-29 May 2000
1R	Zvezda Service Module	COMPLETE - Proton Rocket, Launched 12 July 2000, Docked July 26
2A.2b	Spacehab Double Cargo Module	COMPLETE - STS-106, 8-20 September 2000
3A	Integrated Truss Structure PMA-3 Ku-band communications system Control Moment Gyros	COMPLETE - STS-92, 11-24 October 2000
2R	Soyuz-TM 31	COMPLETE - First crew launched 31 October 2000; Station occupied on 2 November 2000
4A	Integrated Truss Structure Photovoltaic Module Radiators	COMPLETE - STS-97, 30 November - 11 December 2000
5A	U.S. Destiny Laboratory Module	COMPLETE - STS-98, 7-20 February 2001
5A.1	Destiny Laboratory Outfitting Leonardo Multipurpose Logistics Module (MPLM)	COMPLETE - STS-102, crew exchange, 9-21 March 2001
6A	Raffaello MPLM UHF antenna Remote Manipulator System	COMPLETE - STS-100, 19 April - 1 May 2001
7A	Joint Airlock High Pressure Gas Assembly	COMPLETE - STS-104, 12-25 July 2001
7A.1	Leonardo MPLM	COMPLETE - STS-105, crew exchange - 10-22 August 2001
4R	Docking Compartment-1 (Pirs)	COMPLETE - Soyuz Rocket - Launched 14 September 2001
UF-1	Raffaello MPLM PV Module Batteries	COMPLETE - STS-108, December 5-17, 2001
8A	Central truss segment Mobile Transporter (MT)	COMPLETE - STS-110, 8-19 April 2002
UF-2	Leonardo MPLM Payload racks Mobile Base System (MBS) Crew rotation	COMPLETE - STS-111, 5-19 June 2002
9A	First starboard truss segment Radiators Crew and Equipment Translation Aid Cart A	COMPLETE - STS-112, 7-18 October 2002
11A	First port truss segment Crew and Equipment Translation Aid Cart B Crew rotation	COMPLETE - STS-113, 24 November - 7 December 2002
LF1	Raffaello MPLM Logistics Flight External Stowage Platform (ESP-2)	COMPLETE - STS-114, 26 July - 9 August 2005
ULF1.1	Leonardo MPLM Utilization and Logistics Flight	COMPLETE - STS-121, 4 July 2006
12A	Second left-side port truss segment Solar array and batteries Leonardo MPLM	COMPLETE - STS-115, 9 September 2006
12A.1	Third port truss segment SPACEHAB single cargo module Logistics and supplies	COMPLETE - STS-116 , 10 December 2006
13A	Second starboard truss segment Solar array set and batteries	COMPLETE - STS-117, 8 June 2007
13A.1	SPACEHAB single cargo module Third starboard truss segment Logistics and supplies	COMPLETE - STS-118, 8 August 2007
10A	Harmony Node 2	COMPLETE - STS-120, 23 October 2007
1E	European Laboratory - Columbus Orbital Facility	COMPLETE - STS-122, 7 February 2008
1J/A	Japanese Experiment Module Experiment Logistics Module Science Power Platform solar arrays	COMPLETE - STS-123, 11 March 2008
1J	Kibo Japanese Experiment Module Japanese Remote Manipulator System	COMPLETE - STS-124, 31 May 2008
ULF2	Leonardo MPLM Utilization and Logistics Flight	COMPLETE - STS-126, 15 November 2008
15A	Fourth starboard truss segment Solar Arrays and Batteries	COMPLETE - STS-119, 15 March 2009
2J/A	Japanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility Japanese Experiment Logistics Module - Exposed Section (ELM-ES) Additional Science Power Platform (SPP) solar arrays	COMPLETE - STS-127, 15 July 2009
17A	Leonardo MPLM Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier (LMC) Three crew quarters, galley, second treadmill (TVIS2), Crew Health Care System 2 (CHeCS 2)	COMPLETE - STS-128, 29 August 2009
5R	Mini Research Module 2 (MRM2)	COMPLETE - Russian Soyuz - 10 November 2009
HTV-1	Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle	COMPLETE - H-IIB - 10 September 2009
ULF3	EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 1 (ELC1) EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 2 (ELC2)	COMPLETE - STS-129, 16November 2009
20A	Node 3 Cupola	COMPLETE - STS-130, February 2010
19A	Leonardo MPLM Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier (LMC)	COMPLETE - STS-131, 5 April 2010
ULF4	Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC) Mini Research Module (MRM)	COMPLETE - STS-132, 14 May 2010
ULF5	EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 4 (ELC4) Permanent Multi-Purpose Module (PPM)	COMPLETE - STS-133, 24 February 2011
ULF6	EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 3 (ELC3) Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS)	COMPLETE - STS-134, 16 May 2011
ULF7	Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM)	COMPLETE - STS-135 , 8 July 2011
3R	Nauka MLM with European Robotic Arm (ERA)	Russian Proton-M - February 2017