Kibo
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Japanese module of the International Space Station
Key facts
- Part of
- International Space Station
- Launch date
- ELM-PS: 11 March 2008, 06:28:14 UTC PM: 31 May 2008, 21:02:12 UTC EF: 15 July 2009, 22:03 UTC
- Launch vehicle
- Space Shuttle Endeavour and Discovery
- Berthed
- 14 March 2008 ( Harmony port)
- Mass
- 24,200 kg (53,400 lb)
- Length
- PM: 11.2 m (37 ft) ELM-PS: 4.2 m (14 ft)
- Diameter
- 4.4 m (14 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- US Orbital Segment
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Developer
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- Mass
- 15
- Image
- Japanese Experiment Module exterior - cropped.jpg
- Significant event
- rocket launch
- Connects with
- Harmony
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Encyclopedic overview
Kibō (Japanese: きぼう; lit. 'Hope'), also known as the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), is a Japanese science module for the International Space Station (ISS) developed by JAXA. It is the largest single ISS pressurized module by volume, attached to the Harmony module, and the second largest space station module ever, after Skylab's core. The first two pieces of the module were launched on Space Shuttle missions STS-123 and STS-124. The third and final components were launched on STS-127.
Components
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kibo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.