ESA Transfers ISS Module Ownership To NASA

On July 7, 2005, the European Space Agency (ESA) formally transferred ownership of the Cupola module of the International Space Station (ISS) to NASA pursuant to a prior agreement between the agencies.

The Cupola module is intended to be sent into orbit and installed during a Shuttle mission. It will serve as a multipurpose, manned module with the capability of command and control over the rest of the Station and accommodating scientific experiments for which the ISS was built.

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