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On July 12, 2001, the Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off in the early morning hours on @Space_Station assembly mission 7A. (STS-104)

Atlantis carried the Quest Joint Airlock to the station, which functions as an airlock (surprise 😉) for astronauts & cosmonauts for EVAs. #Space Image
The airlock is important because it allows the crew of the ISS to “camp out” before a spacewalk. This process purges nitrogen from the bloodstream, helping to preventing decompression sickness. #space #SpaceStation20th
Pic here, @Astro_Christina as she entered the Quest Airlock during her March 2019 EVA. Koch & Nick Hague “worked outside in the vacuum of space for six hours and 45 minutes to continue swapping batteries & install adapter plates on the station's Port-4 truss structure.” #nasa Image
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On July 12, 2000, a Russian Proton rocket launched the Zvezda Service Module to the @Space_Station.

@NASA notes that Zvezda is the “structural and functional center of the Russian segment of the International Space Station.” #SpaceStation20th #space

Picture- NASA/Scott Andrews Image
Russia received money from @pizzahut to support this launch. The Pizza Hut logo was displayed on the side of the rocket (check out the picture below.)

@Skyrocket71 shared this tweet with a great picture showing the logo.
Zvezda is the third module on the ISS, and is practically identical in design to the service module that was used on the Soviet/Russian Mir space station.
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