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	Cupola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In architecture, a cupola consists of a dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome, often used as a lookout or to admit light and air.
		If one can reach the cupola by climbing a stairway inside the building, one can refer to this type of accessible cupola as a belvedere or as a widow's walk.
		Cupolas also occur on tracked, armored vehicles, where they serve as protected observation posts.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Cupola (196 words)

	Cupola (ISS) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cupola is a ESA-built observatory module of the International Space Station (ISS) that will provide astronauts with direct viewing for robotic operations and Space Shuttle payload bay viewing, as well as a spectacular observation point of earth.
		When the Cupola was designed, it was intended that one of the two identical robotic workstations to control the Canadarm2 would be eventually mounted in the Cupola.
		Completion of the Cupola's development phase was marked by an ESA ceremony at the Alenia Spazio facility in Turin, Italy on September 6, 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cupola_(ISS) (218 words)

	International Space Station Encyclopedia Article @ GipsyPrincess.com (Gipsy Princess) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The ISS has however been visited by astronauts from a large number of other countries and was also the destination of the first three space tourists.
		ISS contruction began on November 20, 1998 and is now far behind the original planned schedule for completion of the ISS in 2004 or 2005.
		This bare 2-module core of the ISS remained unmanned for the next one and a half years, until in July 2000 the Russian module Zarya was added, allowing a minimum crew of two astronauts or cosmonauts to be on the ISS permanently.
	www.gipsyprincess.com /encyclopedia/International_Space_Station (3590 words)

	ISS Zvezda - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		ISS Zvezda is a Russian service module for the International Space Station.
		The module, similar in layout to the core module of the Mir space station, was manufactured by S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia and launched by a Proton rocket on July 12, 2000.
		Zvezda is the structural and functional center of the Russian portion of the ISS -- the Russian Orbital Segment and the early core of the station.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/wiki/ISS_Zvezda (724 words)

	International Space Station Encyclopedia Article @ LaunchBase.com (Launch Base) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The US Lab was also the first science module delivered to the ISS, whereas Zarya provides electrical power, storage, propulsion, and guidance functions and Zvezda provides living quarters, a life support system, a communication system, electrical power distribution, a data processing system, a flight control system, and a propulsion system.
		ISS cargo/crew: Only $140 million were spent for purchase of supplies, cargo and crew capability for Progress and Soyuz flights.
		This mission to the ISS was intended both to test new safety measures implemented since the Columbia disaster, and to deliver supplies to the station.
	www.launchbase.com /encyclopedia/International_Space_Station (3612 words)

	A room with a view for the International Space Station: Completion of the cupola observation module
		The cupola, currently scheduled for launch in January 2009, is an observation and control tower for the ISS, with windows that will provide a panoramic view for observing and guiding operations on the outside of the station.
		The cupola project is the outcome of a bilateral barter agreement between the European Space Agency and NASA, under which ESA is providing the cupola for the ISS in exchange for Shuttle transportation of European equipment and experiments to the station.
		The completion of the cupola marks the end of the development phase of the project, which began with the signing of the cupola contract between ESA and Alenia Spazio on 8 February 1999.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2004-08/plos-arw083004.php (424 words)

	Transconscious - Forums - Science, Space & Technology - ISS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Adjusting the orbit of the ISS is a routine operation that is conducted regularly to prepare the station for the arrival of manned and cargo spacecraft.
		Ownership of the European-built Cupola observation module for the International Space Station (ISS) was officially transferred to NASA on 7 July 2005.
		The document transferring ownership of the Cupola from ESA to NASA was signed on 7 July 2005 by Alan Thirkettle, on behalf of ESA, and Mike Suffredini, on behalf of William Gerstenmaier, NASA's International Space Station Programme Manager.
	transconscious.com /xoops/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=198&start=20 (2327 words)

	Kennedy Media Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Cupola has seven windows that will allow the crew to monitor spacewalks, docking operations and survey exterior equipment.
		The Cupola is an element scheduled to be installed on the International Space Station in early 2009.
		KSC-04PD-2098 (10/08/2004) --- KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. — The Cupola, an element scheduled to be installed on the International Space Station in early 2009, arrives at KSC on the flatbed of a trailer.
	mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov /search.cfm?cat=125 (914 words)

	SPACE.com -- Europe Sends NASA New Viewport for Space Station
		Each of the Cupola's seven windows is equipped with an external shutter, which can be closed when the module is not in use to protect against micrometeorite impacts and prevent heat loss.
		Current ISS crews are limited to two astronauts as NASA works to return its shuttle fleet to flight status after the Feb. 1, 2003 loss of the Columbia shuttle and its astronaut crew.
		While the Cupola is expected to be primarily use to keep tabs on spacewalking crews or control the station's robotic arm, ESA officials believe it could also serve a more personal purpose for ISS astronauts.
	space.com /missionlaunches/iss_cupola_040908.html (714 words)

	ESA Portal - ESA transfer ownership of European-built ISS observation module to NASA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The 1.8 tonne Cupola will now remain in storage before being prepared for its launch, which is currently planned for the first quarter of 2009.
		The Cupola is an observation and control tower for the International Space Station (ISS), with windows that provide a panoramic view through which operations on the outside of the Station can be observed and guided.
		This will allow crewmembers in the Cupola to control the Space Station’s robotic arm, which helps with the attachment and assembly of the various Station elements, and communicate with crewmembers in other parts of the Station or outside during spacewalk activities.
	www.esa.int /esaCP/SEMI32808BE_index_0.html (619 words)

	ESA Human Spaceflight \| Projects » Cupola
		The Cupola is a control tower-shaped structure, fitted with seven specially developed windows, which will be installed on Node 3 of the International Space Station (ISS).
		The Cupola, with its seven windows, is very unlike any of the other modules on the International Space Station and so presented some unique challenges for design, development and manufacture.
		The completion of the manufacture of the 1.8 tonne Cupola has been marked by ESA, NASA and Alenia Spazio in a small ceremony that took place at the Alenia Spazio premises in Turin on 6 September 2004.
	www.spaceflight.esa.int /projects/index.cfm?act=default.page&level=19&page=792 (419 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Science/Nature \| Space's largest window is built
		The 80cm-wide window is one of seven fitted to an observation dome called Cupola, which will be attached to the ISS in January 2009.
		The Cupola measures 2m in diameter and 1.5m in height and will be attached to Node-3 before the end of the decade.
		The Cupola project was started in by the US space agency (Nasa) and aerospace company Boeing, but was cancelled during a cost-cutting round.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sci/tech/3655580.stm (302 words)

	ISS Simulations
		Cupola – This is a walk-under representation of the cupola.
		Other modules will be added as the ISS continues assembly.
		Notice: the ISS exhibit is subject to change at the discretion of Discovery Place, inc. Images are copyright protected and cannot be used without the written consent of MuseumWorx.
	www.museumworx.com /isssimulations.htm (169 words)

	NASA - Windows on the Universe
		Bound for the International Space Station early in 2009, the Cupola module was delivered to the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
		Cupola has the capability for command and control workstations to be installed to assist in Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) and Extra Vehicular Activities (EVA).
		Cupola will be launched on Station assembly mission 14A (STS 133) and then be mated to the Forward Port of Node 3.
	www.nasa.gov /lb/missions/shuttle/f_cupola.html (239 words)

	Alenia - Space Infrastructures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Cupola is a pressurised structure of welded aluminium with a diameter of about 2 metres and a height of 1.5 metres.
		It has therefore been necessary to build special protective shields that protect the glass of the Cupola from the hostile external environment when the module is not being used.
		The Cupola will be launched inside the Space Shuttle mounted on a Spacelab Pallet using the Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM) that will then be used for docking to the Space Station.
	www.aleniaspazio.it /space_infrastructures_page.aspx?IdProg=37&IdPage=47 (293 words)

	Largest window for space completed
		The Cupola project was started in America by NASA and Boeing, but was cancelled as a result of cost cuts.
		For example the six trapezoidal side-windows, and the 80-cm diameter circular rooftop window of the Cupola must be able to withstand the extreme environment that they will be exposed to in space.
		For the astronauts, the Cupola will also be a highly welcome addition to the Station after it is installed on Node-3 in January 2009.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2004-09/esa-lwf090904.php (457 words)

	cupola information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In architecture, a cupola consists of a dome -shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome, often used as a lookout or to admit light and air.
		Cupolas also occur on tracked, armoredvehicles, where they serve as protected observation posts.
		Metallurgists use the name cupola to refer to a cylindricalshaft type of blast furnace used for remelting metals (usually iron)before casting.
	www.vsearchmedia.com /cupola.html (232 words)

	Transconscious - Forums - Science, Space & Technology - ISS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		US astronaut Leroy Chiao and his Russian colleague Salizhan Sharipov left the ISS empty for the second time in two months during the procedure.
		Since 2003, the ISS has had a crew of only two at a time - one fewer than usual - because the US space shuttles remain grounded.
		There is no one inside the ISS to monitor its systems during spacewalks.
	transconscious.com /xoops/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=198&... (2250 words)

	Boeing Frontiers Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Boeing completed preliminary designs for the cupola in the early 1990s, when a NASA barter agreement resulted in the European Space Agency and Alenia Spazio assuming responsibility for design and construction.
		At the center of the window assembly is the pressure window, which holds in the ISS cabin pressure much like a window in an airplane but at almost twice the pressure.
		The cupola is slated for launch on Station assembly mission 14A (Shuttle Mission STS-133) in early 2009.
	www.boeing.com /news/frontiers/archive/2005/march/i_ids6.html (697 words)

	ScienceDaily: Room With An Out-Of-This-World View Arrives At NASA
		The Cupola will be used specifically to monitor the approach and berthing of the Japanese H-2 supply craft and other visiting vehicles.
		Construction of the Cupola by Alenia Spazio, under a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA), is finished.
		The Cupola is scheduled to launch on Station assembly mission 14A (Shuttle mission STS-133) in early 2009.
	www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2004/10/041013090156.htm (1925 words)

	Cupola (ISS): Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Cupola is designed to be attached to the Unity Module[for more info, click this link].
		Development phase completion of the Cupola was marked by an ESA ceremony at the Alenia Spazio facility in Turin, Exception Handler: No article summary found.
		ISS Zvezda (Iss zvezda is a russian service module for the international space station....)
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /ref/cupola_iss2 (585 words)

	ESA - Human Spaceflight and Exploration - International Space Station - Cupola
		Cupola, a room with a view on space
		Cupola provides a pressurised observation and work area for the Space Station crew giving visibility to support, the control of the space station remote manipulator system and general external viewing of the Earth, celestial objects and visiting vehicles.
		The Cupola is provided by ESA to NASA in exchange for the transport of 5 external payloads
	www.esa.int /export/esaHS/ESA65K0VMOC_iss_0.html (291 words)

	Cupola (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cupola, from Latin for 'little dome', is used for dome-shaped items, so that:
		Cupola (ISS), a proposed observation dome on the International Space Station
		A small turret on an armoured fighting vehicle or fortification
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cupola_(disambiguation) (125 words)

	SPACE.com -- Shuttle's Retirement May Affect ISS Construction, NASA Chief Says
		A new battery is being installed on the truss to ensure it does not exceed the lifetime expectancy prior to installation on the International Space Station.
		NASA Administrator Michael Griffin said that while completing the ISS is a major goal of both, the agency’s return to flight effort and its exploration vision, meeting the challenge by the 2010 deadline may prove difficult.
		Cupola which will eventually serve as the space station’s viewport.
	www.space.com /missionlaunches/050512_rtf_shuttle.html (1023 words)

	FLIGHT 10A (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		CE is temporarily installed on the ISS using the
		Following Orbiter departure, the Node 2 and Cupola are repositioned to their final locations is a series of EVAs and EVRs.
		The cupola provides direct viewing capability for robotic operations and payload viewing.
	www-ss.ksc.nasa.gov /mission/flight10A.htm (154 words)

	Minutes for April 10, 2001 EVA AIT \| SpaceRef Canada - Your Daily Source of Canadian Space News
		The team also evaluated using the ISS bolt puller and determined that is an adequate backup for the pry bar.
		If the crew is working on one of the cupola windowpanes, the adjacent shutters can be closed to control the hazard, therefore only the shutter on the window on which you’re working is at risk.
		The ISS process dictates that the requirement not apply rather than be waived, therefore a PIDS exception has to state that the requirement does not apply.
	www.spaceref.ca /news/viewsr.html?pid=2797 (4117 words)

	Unity Module - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Carried to orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, Unity was mated on Dec. 6, 1998, with the already orbiting Zarya, a U.S.-funded and Russian-built component launched earlier aboard a Russian Proton rocket launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
		Essential space station resources such as fluids, environmental control and life support systems, electrical and data systems are routed through Unity to supply work and living areas of the station.
		ESA is building the two additional nodes as partial payment for the launch of the ESA Columbus laboratory module and other equipment on the Space Shuttle.
	www.pakistangrid.com /mediawiki/index.php/Unity_Module (498 words)

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