Station module · International Space Station

Kibo

Also known as Japanese Experiment Module, JEM

Human spaceflightLaunched 2008

Overview

Kibo, meaning 'hope', is JAXA's laboratory complex on the ISS — the station's largest module, with an external platform for experiments exposed to space.

Knowledge connections

Part of stationInternational Space Station
Operated byJAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
Built byJAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)

Sources

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JAXAJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Japanese missions (Hayabusa, Akatsuki) and space science.