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Portions of the space station are pictured from Nauka

Portions of the space station are pictured from Nauka
Key portions of the International Space Station are pictured from the Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module.

iss065e241371 (Aug. 12, 2021) — Key portions of the International Space Station are pictured from a window on Russia’s newest addition to the orbiting lab, the Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module. At left is part of the Soyuz MS-18 crew ship docked to the Rassvet module. From top to bottom are Japan’s Kibo laboratory module with its attached Exposed Facility where a variety of experiments are placed in the vacuum of space, including: the Japanese robotic arm attached to Kibo; the Leonardo Multipurpose Logistics Module attached to the Tranquility module; and the seven-windowed cupola attached to Tranquility.