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    The Cupola is an ESA-built observatory module of the International Space Station (ISS). Its name derives from the Italian word cupola, which means "dome"...
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    designers to reduce the profile of their vehicles. Cupola (ISS module) Daylighting Windcatcher In Italian, cupola simply means "dome", and the ornamental top...
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    Tranquility, also known as Node 3, is a module of the International Space Station (ISS). It contains environmental control systems, life support systems...
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    to the Tranquility (Node 3) module. With the Cupola attached, ISS assembly reached 85 per cent completion. The Cupola's central window has a diameter...
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    Segment of the International Space Station (ISS). Serving alongside the Rassvet and Poisk mini-research modules, Nauka conducts scientific experiments and...
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    component of the International Space Station (ISS). The module's design is similar to the Mir Docking Module launched on STS-74 in 1995. Rassvet is primarily...
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    Russian-built component of the International Space Station (ISS). This cylindrical module has six docking ports (forward, aft, port, starboard, zenith...
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    first U.S.-built component of the International Space Station (ISS). This cylindrical module, constructed of steel by Boeing for NASA, serves as the critical...
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    assembling the International Space Station (ISS) has been under way since the 1990s. Zarya, the first ISS module, was launched by a Proton rocket on 20 November...
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  • solid Cupola (ISS module), an observation dome on the International Space Station Cupola (military), a small gun turret mounted on a larger one Cupola gecko...
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