ISS Cupola  
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ISS Cupola
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Cupola, a dome of windows for ISS that should head up with STS-130. The seven windows are under controlled covers to protect against collisions with small space debris. Originally Cupola was to go up via multiple flights, but the shortened Shuttle schedule didn't permit this, and a method to put the module up in one launch was worked out.
It was very cool to get to stand immediately next to an ISS extension.
The Cupola, attached to the ISS.
Date: 2009-05-10T12:55:42-0400
Location: International Space Station Processing Facility, Kennedy Space Center, FL
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