The ZVEZDA module: The ‘star’ of the Russian side of the International Space Station | SpaceByte

While today the International Space Station has more than a dozen habitable modules, one in particular has been the heart of the entire complex for two decades — the Russian Zvezda module.

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Launched on July 12, 2000, from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the third module to be added to the ISS docked to the fledgling outpost two weeks later.

Zvezda, which means “star” in Russian, is 13.1 meters long and 4.35 meters wide. It’s solar panel wingspan is 29.7 meters. Overall, the module has a mass of more than 20,000 kilograms with a pressurized volume of 75 cubic meters.

The module has several sections: A transfer compartment with three docking ports, a main body called the working compartment, a aft transfer chamber with a docking port and an unpressurized assembly section that includes a variety of external equipment.

Despite nearly two years of delays, it’s launch in 2000 was a critical point in the history of the ISS as its arrival was crucial to the long-term operation of the ISS as well as the success of U.S.-Russian and international collaboration on the project.

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