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| − | The Tranquility node of the International Space Station (ISS) features a viewing dome unlike any other window ever flown in space. The dome, called the Cupola, is literally studded with windows for observing Earth, space, and the marvelous expanse of the ISS itself. | + | The Tranquility node of the [[International Space Station]] (ISS) features a viewing dome unlike any other window ever flown in space. The dome, called the Cupola, is literally studded with windows for observing Earth, space, and the marvelous expanse of the ISS itself. |
| − | The Cupola, named after the raised observation deck on a railroad caboose, is designed as an observation platform for operations outside the station | + | The Cupola, named after the raised observation deck on a railroad [[caboose]], is designed as an observation platform for operations outside the station, for example: robotics, spacewalks, and docking spacecraft. Computer workstations inside the dome will give astronauts full control over the space station's robotic arm and dexterous manipulator, while the windows offer unparalleled views of these devices in action. |
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Latest revision as of 14:51, March 27, 2017
The Tranquility node of the International Space Station (ISS) features a viewing dome unlike any other window ever flown in space. The dome, called the Cupola, is literally studded with windows for observing Earth, space, and the marvelous expanse of the ISS itself.
The Cupola, named after the raised observation deck on a railroad caboose, is designed as an observation platform for operations outside the station, for example: robotics, spacewalks, and docking spacecraft. Computer workstations inside the dome will give astronauts full control over the space station's robotic arm and dexterous manipulator, while the windows offer unparalleled views of these devices in action.