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La Stazione Spaziale Internazionale, l'Europa e l'Italia   The International Space Station. Il laboratorio spaziale europeo Columbus  Europe's laboratory on the International Space Station Il veicolo di trasferimento automatizzato (ATV – Automated Transfer Vehicle)  The Automated Transfer Vehicle approaching the International Space Station. Il Braccio Robotico Europeo (ERA)  Artist's impression of the European Robotic Arm (ERA). An important task for ERA will be to transport astronauts or cosmonauts like a cherry picker crane to the position where they are supposed to perform their work, or from one external location to another. This saves time and effort during spacewalk activities. La Cupola  Artist's impression of Cupola attached to Node 3, a module of the International Space Station - a nighttime view.
The Cupola, currently scheduled for launch in January 2009, is an observation and control tower for the ISS, with windows that will provide a panoramic view for observing and guiding operations on the outside of the Station. The pressurised module will accommodate command and control workstations and other hardware, enabling crewmembers to control the Station’s robotic arm - for attaching and assembling various Station elements - and to communicate with other crewmembers in other parts of the Station or outside during spacewalk activities. The Cupola will also be used for observational applications in the areas of Earth observation and space science La ricerca a bordo della Stazione Spaziale Internazionale  Fluid Science Laboratory (FSL) Gli astronauti europei.  Astronauts of the European Space Agency.
Front line left to right: Paolo Nespoli, Roberto Vittori, Hans Schlegel, Christer Fuglesang, André Kuipers Last update: 4 Dicembre 2007 |