STS-88, ISS Unity Module, 1998
View of the space station module Unity, (upper center), in the Space Shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay. Unity, or Node-1, is the connecting module of the International Space Station, (ISS). The module is being positioned by the Shuttle's Canadarm, in order to connect it with the Russian-built control module Zarya. Launched in November 1998, Zarya was the first component of the ISS. This image was taken during STS-88, (12/4/98 - 12/15-98). During the mission, Zarya was captured by Endeavour's Canadarm and connected with Unity.
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Photo credit: © Photo Researchers / Alamy / Afripics
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