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Tue, Sep 07, 2004

Someone To Watch Over Me

Italy Sends ISS Watchtower To ESA

The champagne popped and there were handshakes all around in Turin, Italy, Monday, as Italy released its space station cupola to the ESA for inclusion on the International Space Station.

The $25 million watchtower, scheduled for launch in January 2009, is an observation and control tower for the ISS, with windows that will provide a panoramic view for observing and guiding operations on the outside of the station. The pressurized module will accommodate command and control workstations and other hardware, enabling crew members to control the station’s robotic arm - for attaching and assembling various station elements - and to communicate with other crew members in other parts of the station or outside during spacewalk activities.

The cupola will also be used for observational applications in the areas of Earth observation and space science. It's now on its way to Toulouse, France, for further development.

FMI: www.esa.int/esaCP/index.html

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