On 7 December, Swedish ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang is scheduled to become the next European to visit the ISS.
With the Shuttle resuming regular flights, the ISS assembly is gainig pace again, and this Exchange is looking at its prospects at the eve of the next Shuttle mission.
It includes soundbites (English) by ESA astronauts Christer Fuglesang and Hans Schlegel.

10h00í00íí Title : ISS Update November 2006
The International Space Station is bracing itself for an intense period of activity which will soon see a rapid transformation towards a 1200 cubic metre research laboratory 400 kilometres above the Earth. Over the next year, Europe will play a key role in the ISS assembly.
ISS images
10h00í37íí ESA, along with the United States, Russia, Japan and Canada, has been involved in the worldís largest research project since the outset. Thousands of Europeans have helped in the construction of the ISS and the European Space Agency has sent seven astronauts there to help with the assembly and conduct scientific research.
ISS images, Discovery lift off with Reiter
10h00í56íí Currently onboard the Station is German ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter, who is the first European on a six month mission.
Reiter arriving at ISS, close-ups
10h01í02íí Reiter, who has been one of three permanent crew members since 4 July, conducted a space walk in