Russian Orbital Segment
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The Russian Orbital Segment is the name given to the components of the International Space Station constructed in Russia and operated by the Russian Roscosmos. The ROS handles Guidance, Navigation, an
Cosmonaut Nikolai Budarin working inside one of the crew quarters aboard Zvezda service module
Dorsal side of the ROS in November 2021
View of the Poisk (back) and Rassvet module (front), both with docked Soyuz capsules, in moonlight (2015)
International Space Station
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The International Space Station is a space station in low Earth orbit. It is the product of the International Space Station program and is operated by five partner space agencies: NASA, Roscosmos, ESA
Russian Orbital Segment
…The Russian Orbital Segment (ROS) is the name given to the components of the International Space Station (ISS) constructed in Russia and operated by the Russian Roscosmos. The ROS handles Guidance, Navigation, and Control for the entire Station. The segment…
Obverse view in October 2018
A painting of Apollo–Soyuz, a first milestone in international spaceflight
Comet Lovejoy photographed during Expedition 30
Michael Foale conducts an inspection of the Microgravity Science Glovebox during Expedition 8.