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ISS Leak May Be Sealed, But Political And Budgetary Threats Loom is available to both Aviation Week & Space Technology and ...
The Unity module, the second module of the International Space Station (ISS), was launched on December 4, 1998. It was the first US-built component of ISS, constructed for NASA by Boeing in a ...
The Russian-built NASA-financed Zarya module, left, was the first component of the International Space Station to reach orbit. The second was the Unity connecting node, right. The two were ...
The U.S. Unity node is the first space station module launched by the United States. It's one of three connecting nodes on board the station and flew into space aboard space shuttle Endeavour on ...
This unique orientation of the Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter attached to the Unity module is pictured from the Russian segment of the International Space Station. At lower center ...
The Space Shuttle used it's robotic arm called ... STS-88 brought up the Unity Module and attached it to the Russian module Zarya. STS-98 brought up the Destiny Module and attached it to the ...
The Zvezda module snapped into place with two other space station components, Zarya and Unity, which were launched in 1998. The first crew then could go to the station in October, reports CBS News ...
With the joining of the first two modules, Zarya and Unity, the International Space Station was born. Its creation has allowed a constant human presence in space for more than 20 years and ...
Each module is capable of delivering 16 International Standard Payload Racks. Three U.S. Nodes - Unity Node is for storage space only; Node 2 contains racks of equipment used to convert electrical ...