Station module · International Space Station

Zvezda

Also known as Service Module

Human spaceflightLaunched 2000-07-12

Overview

Zvezda, the Service Module, provided the early ISS with life support, crew quarters, and propulsion, and was the structural heart of the Russian segment.

Knowledge connections

Part of stationInternational Space Station
Operated byRoscosmos
Built byRoscosmos

Sources

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NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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RoscosmosState Space Corporation Roscosmos
Russian crewed and robotic spaceflight history and programs.