Cupola
Cupola [ESA] |
TheCupola Observation Module provides a pressurised observation and work area for the Space Station crew giving visibility to support, the control of the space station remote manipulator system and general external viewing of the Earth, celestial objects and visiting vehicles.
Cupola will be delivered to the International Space Station by Shuttle, probably in 2010.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Space station observation module |
| Operator: | ESA |
| Contractors: | Alenia |
| Equipment: | ? |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | none |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1805 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launcher | Remarks: | |
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| Cupola | 08.02.2010 | CC LC-39A | Shuttle | with Endeavour F24 (STS 130), Node 3 (Tranquility) |
Further ISS missions: ISS complex
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