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International Space Station Modules

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Zarya

Purpose: Storage, fuel and cargo block; Year added: 1998

Unity

Purpose: First U.S. built module of the ISS, connecting passage; Year added: 1998

Zvezda

Purpose: Living quarters, life support, electrical power distribution, data processing, flight control, and propulsion; Year added: 2000

Destiny

Purpose: U.S. Laboratory module; Year added: 2001

Quest

Purpose: Primary airlock for spacewalks; Year added: 2001

Pirs

Purpose: Docking port and airlock for Russian spacewalks; Year added: 2001

Harmony

Purpose: Connecting module and utility hub; Year added: 2007

Columbus

Purpose: European laboratory module for scientific research; Year added: 2008

Kibo

Purpose: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) science laboratory; Year added: 2008

Poisk

Purpose: Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM-2), used for spacewalks and as a docking port; Year added: 2009

Tranquility

Purpose: Additional living and working space; Year added: 2010

Cupola

Purpose: Observation and control tower with windows facing Earth and space; Year added: 2010

Rassvet

Purpose: Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM-1), used for cargo storage and as a docking port; Year added: 2010

Leonardo

Purpose: Multi-Purpose Logistics Module, used for storage and as a research laboratory; Year added: 2011

Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM)

Purpose: Test expandable space habitat technology; Year added: 2016

Nauka

Purpose: Russian laboratory module, also provides additional living quarters and a new docking port; Year added: 2021

Bishop Airlock

Purpose: Commercial airlock module for cargo deployment and retrieval; Year added: 2020

Prichal

Purpose: Docking module; Year added: 2021

Node 4 (proposed)

Purpose: Possible future expansion node for habitable modules; Year added: To be determined

Axiom Segment (planned)

Purpose: Commercial modules set to form the basis of a future commercial space station; Year expected to be added: Starting from 2024

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