[SunTzuWu]

Click this link http://www.tietronix.com/anim/MoviePlayer.asp?myMovie=movies/assembly640x360.swf for an animated look at the piece by piece assembly of the ISS. It's an amazing accomplishment.

[Names Ash Housewares]

“It’s an amazing accomplishment.”

Agreed.
Perhaps greater then anything humanity has ever built.

Folks, be sure to try to see the station sometime soon...

Just put in your location here.

http://www.heavens-above.com/

Some passes it is very very bright, imposssible to miss.

[Vince Ferrer]

I have never been a big fan of the space station, but watching that video gives me new respect for those who planned the logistics of its assembly. A space station just can't be built any old way, it still needs to be controlled, and for it to be controllable in as any configurations as it has gone through takes a lot of planning and foresight.

For many years, the astronauts aboard the ISS were condemned to be mere housekeepers, without the time or equipment to perform and useful science or engineering tasks. Hopefully that has ended and we can get some return on the effort.