The mated Russian-built Zarya (left) and U.S.-built Unity modules are backdropped against the blackness of space and Earth's horizon shortly after leaving
Wednesday marks the 25th anniversary of the International Space Station’s (ISS) physical assembly in orbit. On December 6, 1998, the crew aboard the space shuttle Endeavor attached the US-built Unity node to the Russian-built Zarya module, kicking off the modular construction of the ISS.
Roscosmos said that it would use its ISS part in any way it considers right. The Russian space agency shared this after it received another criticism from NASA.
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Bob Cabana, director of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, speaks to employees in 2020. Credit: NASA/Glenn Benson
Former space shuttle commander Bob Cabana, who has led NASA’s Kennedy Space Center since 2008, will take a new job in Washington as the space agency’s No. 3 official next week.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Cabana’s appointment as the agency’s associate administrator this week. Cabana will start in his new position Monday, replacing outgoing associate administrator Steve Jurczyk, who has announced his retirement after serving as NASA’s acting administrator until the Senate confirmed Nelson as the new agency head.