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Harmony, also known as Node 2, is the "utility hub" of the International Space Station. It connects the laboratory modules of the United States , Europe and Japan , as well as providing electrical power and electronic data.
The process of 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 1998. The STS-88 Space Shuttle mission followed two weeks after Zarya was launched, bringing Unity , the first of three node modules, and connecting it to Zarya .
STS-120 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that launched on October 23, 2007, from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. [5] The mission is also referred to as ISS-10A by the ISS program. STS-120 delivered the Harmony module and reconfigured a portion of the station in preparation for future assembly missions. [2]
The Harmony node was added in 2007 as part of an expansion of the International Space Station. The maneuver will begin at 6:35 a.m. EDT with undocking the spacecraft from the Harmony module's ...
Unity has two axial and four radial Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM) ports. In addition to connecting to the Zarya module, Unity connects to the U.S. Destiny Laboratory Module (added on STS-98), the Z1 truss (an early exterior framework for the station added on STS-92), the PMA-3 (also added on STS-92), and the Quest Joint Airlock (added on STS-104).
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams in the vestibule between the International Space Station's Harmony module and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on June 13. (NASA via AP, File) (ASSOCIATED ...
An IDA was permanently installed on each of the International Space Station's (ISS) two open Pressurized Mating Adapters (PMAs), both of which are connected to the Harmony module. History [ edit ]
NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts (from top) Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station's Harmony module and Boeing's ...