iss065e241371 (Aug. 12, 2021) — Key portions of the International Space Station are pictured from a window on Russia’s newest addition to the orbiting lab, the Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module. At left is part of the Soyuz MS-18 crew ship docked to the Rassvet module. From top to bottom are Japan’s Kibo laboratory module with its attached Exposed Facility where a variety of experiments are placed in the vacuum of space, including: the Japanese robotic arm attached to Kibo; the Leonardo Multipurpose Logistics Module attached to the Tranquility module; and the seven-windowed cupola attached to Tranquility.
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