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10 years in the making
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Functional Cargo Block: Zarya
The Zarya was the first piece put into space. It was built by the Russians under the contract of NASA, it provided communications and altitude control. The module is now used for storage and propulsion. -
Sevice Module: Zvezda
The first Russian module providing living quarters, life support and excercise systems. The module also provided a docking port for vessels. -
U.S. Joint Airlock: Quest
This pressurised airlock lets the astranauts perform space walks without a massive loss of air. It als o holds space suits. -
Canardam 2
Reaching over eight feet this arm can reach nearly all over the space station. This arm is very important for sapce walks. -
Node 2: Harmony
This piace named by childeren the Harmony, it is the anchor for the European and Japenese labrotories. -
European Labrotory: Columbus
A European space module. This can be used for experiments in both a pressurized deck and a zero gravity deck. -
Special Purpose Dextorous Manipulator
Dextre for short can work with precision and has lights, a tool platform and video equipment. -
Japenes Labrotory: Kibo
This module arrived from Japan. Kibo means hope in Japenese, it can do experiments in the presurised module and exposed module. -
Japenese Labrotory: Kibo
The final part of the Kibo Labrotory, the robotic arm and the exposed platform, arrived in 2009. -
Space Shuttle
The space shuttle brang up the larger parts of the station and is able to bring up crew and cargo. When the fleet retired last year the russian craft Soyuz will take over from the shuttle until NASA'a rocket Aeres is done.
