The Treadmill with Vibration Isolation Stabilization System, commonly abbreviated as TVIS, is a treadmill for use on board the International Space Station and is designed to allow astronauts to run wi
Astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams bungeed to the TVIS treadmill aboard the International Space Station
Official patch for COLBERT
The COLBERT decal being placed during construction
Pete Gauthier, a packing engineer for United Space Alliance, prepares the COLBERT and its parts for loading into the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo in preparation for launch to the International Space Station.
Tranquility (ISS module)
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Tranquility, also known as Node 3, is a module of the International Space Station. It contains environmental control systems, life support systems, a toilet, exercise equipment, and an observation cup
Treadmill with Vibration Isolation Stabilization
…that could be used every day by the crew. The name for the treadmill (COLBERT) came about due to a naming contest that NASA held for what became the Tranquility module. Comedian and TV personality Stephen Colbert used his show The Colbert Report to encourage his viewers to write in votes to use "Colbert" during the…
Tranquility in 2011
Interior of Tranquility
The Tranquility node during initial manufacturing
Space toilet inside Node 3, after relocation from the U.S. lab