The Russian-built module that served as the ISS's first foundation
In short: Step inside the very first piece of the International Space Station. This 360° experience allows you to explore Zarya, the foundational module that orbited Earth alone before the rest of the station was assembled.
Launched on November 20, 1998, Zarya—which translates to "Sunrise"—was the first component of the International Space Station. Despite being a U.S.-funded component, it was built by Russia's Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center under a subcontract to The Boeing Company for NASA.
The module orbited Earth alone for 16 days until the space shuttle Endeavour arrived three weeks later to attach the Unity module. Weighing 42,600 pounds with a habitable volume of 1,650 cubic feet, Zarya now primarily serves as storage. The footage was captured in June 2015 by ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti during her 199-day Futura mission.
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