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Cupola

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Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 2010-004Launched 2/8/2010
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
ISS 20A
Launch Vehicle
Space Shuttle
Launch Date
2/8/2010
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
341.5 km
Inclination
51.65 deg
Dry Mass
1,805 kg
Total Mass
0 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Human Spaceflight
Payload Category
SS
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia Space
Registry
COSPAR ID
2010-004
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Mentions
3
All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.
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Thales Alenia Space designed and manufactured almost 50% of the International Space Station pressurized volume, including the Cupola.

CapabilityValue 4.0Dec 4, 2022Alliance between Thales Alenia Space + Space Cargo Unlimited for the first space factory

The Inspiration4 crew conducted biomedical research and took pictures in a cupola installed in the nose of the Crew Dragon during a live session on 2021-09-17.

Capability
General
Value 3.5
Sep 18, 2021
Crew Dragon splashes down to conclude Inspiration4 mission

Axiom Space plans to attach a commercial module to the Harmony (Node 2) docking port in late 2024 equipped with docking ports and an Earth Observatory that is a larger version of the station’s cupola.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.2Mar 5, 2020Axiom to fly Crew Dragon mission to the space station