Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #spacestation20th
Most recents (2)
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
Atlantis carried the Quest Joint Airlock to the station, which functions as an airlock (surprise 😉) for astronauts & cosmonauts for EVAs. #Space
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
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
@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
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.
@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.
