Tranquility (ISS module)

Tranquility
Tranquility in 2011
Module statistics
COSPAR ID2010-004A [1]
Launch date8 February 2010, 09:14:08 UTC[2]
Launch vehicleSpace Shuttle Endeavour
Docked12 February 2010
Mass19,000 kg (42,000 lb)
Length6.706 m (22.00 ft)
Diameter4.48 m (14.7 ft)

Tranquility, also known as Node 3,[3] is a module of the International Space Station (ISS). It contains environmental control systems, life support systems, a toilet, exercise equipment, and an observation cupola.

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) had Tranquility manufactured by Thales Alenia Space. A ceremony on 20 November 2009 transferred ownership of the module to NASA.[4] On 8 February 2010, NASA launched the module on the Space Shuttle's STS-130 mission.

  1. ^ "Display: Tranquility 2010-004A". NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. NASA. 14 May 2020. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. ^ "ESA - Node 3: Connecting module". ESA. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  4. ^ "NASA Receives Tranquility". NASA. 23 October 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2013.

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