Zarya (ISS module)
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Zarya, also known as the Functional Cargo Block, is the first module of the International Space Station. Launched on 20 November 1998 atop a Proton-K rocket, the module would serve as the ISS's primar
Zarya as seen by Space Shuttle Endeavour during STS-88
Launch of the Zarya module
Zarya and Unity rendezvous in 1998
Sergei Krikalev and Robert Cabana enter in Zarya in December 1998
Proton-K
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Proton-K, was a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. It was built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81/23, 81/24, 200/39 and 200/40 at the Baikonur Cosmodro
Zarya (ISS module)
…Cargo Block (Russian: Функционально-грузовой блок), is the first module of the International Space Station (ISS). Launched on 20 November 1998 atop a Proton-K rocket, the module would serve as the ISS's primary source of power, propulsion, and guidance during its early years. As the ISS expanded, Zarya's role…
Launch of a Proton-K carrying the Zvezda module of the International Space Station
The early Proton-K launch configurations from 1965 to 1971