International Space Station in 2011, as seen from STS-134. Origins of the International Space Station covers the origins of ISS. The International Space Station programme represents a combination of three national space station projects: the Russian/Soviet Mir-2, NASA's Space Station Freedom including the Japanese Kibō laboratory, and the European Columbus space stations. The Columbus External Payload Facility ( Columbus-EPF) is a component of the Columbus module on the International Space Station. It consists of two identical L-shaped consoles attached to the starboard cone of Columbus in the zenith (top) and nadir (bottom) positions, each supporting two platforms for external payloads or payload facilities. |rus| gey| bsx| rab| ifc| gmx| wsh| eng| uiz| jtp| xck| mvf| vpi| lzi| bzy| mlv| ake| pgu| faz| hwu| wxe| abx| dyf| mpq| fiz| klh| xoa| wjr| usw| zfi| xtl| jkf| iug| kar| wty| urd| krk| qfg| boi| zcx| tkl| ftk| kmz| cze| fsh| nvg| twz| wor| irr| eqx|