Interview with ESA Director of Human Spaceflight and Head of Node-3 and Cupola Project Office
ESA's Director of Human Spaceflight, Simonetta Di Pippo and ESA's Head of Node-3 and Cupola Project Office, Philippe Deloo explain the importance of Node-3 and Cupola to the ISS.
Node-3 and Cupola were launched on Space Shuttle Endeavour, STS-130 on Monday 8 February at 10:14:08 CET from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre (KSC). Node-3 (named “Tranquillity” by NASA) is one of the three ISS interconnecting modules that will house the life support equipment necessary for a permanent crew of six. The European-built Cupola observation module is a seven window dome-shaped structure from where the Space Station's robotic arm will be operated and the crew will have a panoramic view of space.
For more information visit Node-3 and Cupola special website.
