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assembly, 28–35 Expedition 1 mission, protective shield,
Automated Transfer 31–32 17–18
Vehicle (ATV), 14, 31 experiments, 6, 10,
24, 33, 38 Reagan, Ronald, 8–9,
Bigelow Expandable 11
Activity Module Fischer, Jack, 5–6
(BEAM), 34, 41 Salyut stations, 7
Integrated Truss size, 10
Canadarm2, 32 Structure (ITS), 16, Skylab station, 7
Columbus module, 28 solar arrays, 16–17,
14, 33 21, 25, 28, 29, 32,
costs, 9 Kibo module, 32–33 33
Cupola module, 19 Soviet Union, 7, 9
Currie, Nancy, 29 Leonardo spacecraft, Soyuz spacecraft, 7
33–35
Destiny module, 31 life support systems, Unity node, 27, 29
20–21
Endeavour space Whitson, Peggy, 5–6
shuttle, 29–30 Mir space station, 7–8
European Space multilayer insulation Zarya module, 27, 29
Agency (ESA), 9, (MLI), 19 Zvezda module, 31
13–14, 33
About the Author
Cecilia Pinto McCarthy has written several nonfiction books
for young readers. When she is not writing, she enjoys
teaching ecology classes at a nature sanctuary. She lives with
her family north of Boston, Massachusetts.
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