Node 3, also known as Tranquility, is on its way to Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center on a mission to complete and extend the space station’s life.
Node 3 will be permanently attached to ISS and will house many of its environmental control and life support systems.
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This would include an air revitalisation system, an oxygen generator system and a water recycling facility. It will also have a waste and hygiene compartment and a treadmill for crew exercise.
The node will also accommodate the Cuppola, a technological control room with seven windows to enable a 360° view around the station.
Tranquility is the final piece of the ISS hardware which includes Node 1 and Node 2.
Node 2 and Node 3, both built by Thales Alenia Space have a similar cylindrical structure — 7m in length, 4.6m in diameter with a weight of over 14t.
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By GlobalDataThe last node is on its way to the Kennedy Space Center where it will be fitted with the Cuppola, given finishing touches and readied for launch in February 2010.
