iss058e004610 (1/20/2019) --- A View of the Destiny US Laboratory aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The U.S. Laboratory Module, called Destiny, is the primary research laboratory for U.S. payloads, supporting a wide range of experiments and studies contributing to health, safety, and quality of life for people all over the world. Science conducted on the ISS offers researchers an unparalleled opportunity to test physical processes in the absence of gravity. The results of these experiments will allow scientists to better understand our world and ourselves and prepare us for future missions. Destiny provides internal interfaces to accommodate 24 equipment racks for accommodation and control of ISS systems and scientific research.
ISS007-E-11800 (3 August 2003) --- Interior view of the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS) during the Expedition 7 mission.
S124-E-009836 (10 June 2008) --- Astronaut Ron Garan, STS-124 mission specialist, uses a communication system in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery is docked with the station.
ISS014-E-18866 (3 April 2007) --- Cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Expedition 14 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, uses a communication system in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS002-E-7012 (24 April 2001) --- Astronaut James S. Voss, Expedition Two flight engineer, handles a connector in the Destiny/U.S. Laboratory. A digital still camera was used to record this image.
S120-E-007028 (28 Oct. 2007) --- Astronaut Stephanie Wilson, STS-120 mission specialist, poses for a photo as a procedures handbook floats freely nearby in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
S120-E-007025 (28 Oct. 2007) --- Astronaut Doug Wheelock, STS-120 mission specialist, poses for a photo as a procedures handbook floats freely nearby in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS014-E-09442 (12 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, floats with his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station as he prepares for the mission's first scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA).
ISS01-E-5378 (14 February 2001) --- Astronaut Mark L. Polansky is pictured in the new Destiny laboratory. The STS-98 and Expedition One crews have been busy in the lab since its hatch was opened earlier in the week. This photo was taken with a digital still camera.
SS01-E-5353 (14 February 2001) --- Cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, flight engineer for the three-man Expedition One crew, floats in the Destiny laboratory onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The scene was recorded with a digital still camera.
ISS011-E-11376 (31 July 2005) --- Astronauts James M. Kelly (left), STS-114 pilot, and Wendy B. Lawrence, mission specialist, are photographed after installing the new Human Research Facility (HRF) rack 2 in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS014-E-09440 (12 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, floats with his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station as he prepares for the mission's first scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA).
S124-E-009835 (10 June 2008) --- Astronaut Ron Garan, STS-124 mission specialist, takes a moment for a photo as he uses a communication system in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery is docked with the station.
S124-E-006024 (2 June 2008) --- Astronaut Garrett Reisman, STS-124 mission specialist, looks over a checklist while holding a camera in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery is docked with the station.
S124-E-007654 (7 June 2008) --- Astronaut Greg Chamitoff, Expedition 17 flight engineer, takes a moment for a photo as he works in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery is docked with the station.
Students from Albuquerque, MN, tour through the mockup of the U.S. Destiny laboratory module that will be attached to the International Space Station (ISS). Behind them are the racks for the Fluids and Combustion Facility being developed by Glenn Research Center. The mockup was on display at the Space Tehnology International Forum in Albuquerque, MN. Photo credit: NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center
ISS014-E-09446 (11 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut William A. (Bill) Oefelein, STS-116 pilot, moves a stowage bag through the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station.
S128-E-008352 (7 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Kevin Ford, STS-128 pilot, is pictured in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.
ISS007-E-13293 (24 August 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, floats in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).
ISS014-E-13980 (19 Feb. 2007) --- Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer, works the controls of the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) or Canadarm2 in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS014-E-07751 (10 Nov. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 14 flight engineer, works with the Cardiac experiment--Breathing Protocol 5--in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
This Boeing photograph shows the Node 1, Unity module, Flight Article (at right) and the U.S. Laboratory module, Destiny, Flight Article for the International Space Station (ISS) being manufactured in the High Bay Clean Room of the Space Station Manufacturing Facility at the Marshall Space Flight Center. The Node 1, or Unity, serves as a cornecting passageway to Space Station modules. The U.S. built Unity module was launched aboard the orbiter Endeavour (STS-88 mission) on December 4, 1998 and connected to the Zarya, the Russian-built Functional Energy Block (FGB). The U.S. Laboratory (Destiny) module is the centerpiece of the ISS, where science experiments will be performed in the near-zero gravity of space. The U.S. Laboratory/Destiny was launched aboard the orbiter Atlantis (STS-98 mission) on February 7, 2001. The ISS is a multidisciplinary laboratory, technology test bed, and observatory that will provide unprecedented undertakings in scientific, technological, and international experimentation.
ISS01-E-5368 (14 February 2001) --- Onboard the new Destiny laboratory, Expedition One commander William M. (Bill) Shepherd, shares a brief break from a busy work agenda with astronaut Marsha S. Ivins, STS-98 mission specialist. The two are alumni of the tenth class of NASA astronaut candidates, having come aboard with 15 other trainees in the summer of 1984.
S128-E-007954 (7 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronauts Jose Hernandez (left foreground) and Patrick Forrester (right background), both STS-128 mission specialists; and Michael Barratt (top center), Expedition 20 flight engineer; along with European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne (left background) and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk, both Expedition 20 flight engineers, are busy with various tasks in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
S128-E-008354 (7 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez, STS-128 mission specialist, reads a procedures checklist in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.
ISS014-E-09478 (11 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, STS-116 mission specialist, works the controls of the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) or Canadarm2 in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station during flight day three activities.
ISS014-E-09413 (8 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer, conducts a Surface, Water and Air Biocharacterization (SWAB) air sampling in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS007-E-12107 (6 August 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, enjoys a light moment as he floats upside down in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).
ISS021-E-006177 (14 Oct. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Expedition 21 flight engineer, works with the Portable Pulmonary Function System (PPFS) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne, commander, works in the background.
ISS014-E-09631 (12 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Joan E. Higginbotham, STS-116 mission specialist, works the controls of the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) or Canadarm2 in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station during flight day four activities.
ISS021-E-006171 (14 Oct. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne (background), Expedition 21 commander; and NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams, flight engineer, work in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
STS98-E-5113 (11 February 2001) --- This wide shot, photographed with a digital still camera, shows the interior of the newly attached Destiny laboratory. The crews of Atlantis and the International Space Station opened the laboratory on Feb. 11 and spent the first full day of what are planned to be years of work ahead inside the orbiting science and command center. Station commander William M. (Bill) Shepherd opened the Destiny hatch, and he and shuttle commander Kenneth D. Cockrell ventured inside at 8:38 a.m. (CST), Feb. 11. As depicted in subsequent digital images in this series, members of both crews went to work quickly inside the new module, activating air systems, fire extinguishers, alarm systems, computers and internal communications. The crew also continued equipment transfers from the shuttle to the station.
Engineers from NASA's Glen Research Center demonstrate the access to one of the experiment racks plarned for the U.S. Destiny laboratory module on the International Space Station (ISS). This mockup has the full diameter, full corridor width, and half the length of the module. The mockup includes engineering mockups of the Fluids and Combustion Facility being developed by NASA's Glenn Research Center. (The full module will be six racks long; the mockup is three racks long). Photo credit: NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
The International Space Station (ISS), with its newly attached U.S. Laboratory, Destiny, was photographed by a crew member aboard the Space Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis during a fly-around inspection after Atlantis separated from the Space Station. The Laboratory is shown in the foreground of this photograph. The American-made Destiny module is the cornerstone for space-based research aboard the orbiting platform and the centerpiece of the International Space Station (ISS), where unprecedented science experiments will be performed in the near-zero gravity of space. Destiny will also serve as the command and control center for the ISS. The aluminum module is 8.5-meters (28-feet) long and 4.3-meters (14-feet) in diameter. The laboratory consists of three cylindrical sections and two endcones with hatches that will be mated to other station components. A 50.9-centimeter (20-inch-) diameter window is located on one side of the center module segment. This pressurized module is designed to accommodate pressurized payloads. It has a capacity of 24 rack locations. Payload racks will occupy 15 locations especially designed to support experiments. The Destiny module was built by the Boeing Company under the direction of the Marshall Space Flight Center.
With its new U.S. Laboratory, Destiny, contrasted over a blue and white Earth, the International Space Station (ISS) was photographed by one of the STS-98 crew members aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis following separation of the Shuttle and Station. The Laboratory is shown at the lower right of the Station. The American-made Destiny module is the cornerstone for space-based research aboard the orbiting platform and the centerpiece of the ISS, where unprecedented science experiments will be performed in the near-zero gravity of space. Destiny will also serve as the command and control center for the ISS. The aluminum module is 8.5- meters (28-feet) long and 4.3-meters (14-feet) in diameter. The laboratory consists of three cylindrical sections and two endcones with hatches that will be mated to other station components. A 50.9-centimeter (20-inch-) diameter window is located on one side of the center module segment. This pressurized module is designed to accommodate pressurized payloads. It has a capacity of 24 rack locations. Payload racks will occupy 15 locations especially designed to support experiments. The Destiny module was built by the Boeing Company under the direction of the Marshall Space Flight Center.
ISS01-E-5340 (12 February 2001) --- Cosmonaut Yuri P. Gidzenko, Expedition One's Soyuz commander, prepares to take pictures through the porthole in the Destiny laboratory. Gidzenko's photos will document parts of the second STS-98 space walk in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The legs of one of the space walkers can be seen through the window. Representing the Russian Aviation and Space Agency along with another cosmonaut, Gidzenko is part of a three man crew that intiated full-time habitation of the outpost in early November of 2000. This scene was recorded with a digital still camera.
The International Space Station (ISS), with the newly installed U.S. Laboratory, Destiny, is backdropped over clouds, water and land in South America. South Central Chile shows up at the bottom of the photograph. Just below the Destiny, the Chacao Charnel separates the large island of Chile from the mainland and connects the Gulf of Coronado on the Pacific side with the Gulf of Ancud, southwest of the city of Puerto Montt. The American-made Destiny module is the cornerstone for space-based research aboard the orbiting platform and the centerpiece of the ISS, where unprecedented science experiments will be performed in the near-zero gravity of space. Destiny will also serve as the command and control center for the ISS. The aluminum module is 8.5-meters (28-feet) long and 4.3-meters (14-feet) in diameter. The laboratory consists of three cylindrical sections and two endcones with hatches that will be mated to other station components. A 50.9-centimeter (20-inch-) diameter window is located on one side of the center module segment. This pressurized module is designed to accommodate pressurized payloads. It has a capacity of 24 rack locations. Payload racks will occupy 15 locations especially designed to support experiments. The Destiny module was built by the Boeing Company under the direction of the Marshall Space Flight Center.
In this photograph, Astronaut James Voss, flight engineer of Expedition Two, performs a task at a work station in the International Space Station (ISS) Destiny Laboratory, or U.S. Laboratory, as Astronaut Scott Horowitz, STS-105 mission commander, floats through the hatchway leading to the Unity node. After spending five months aboard the orbital outpost, the ISS Expedition Two crew was replaced by Expedition Three and returned to Earth aboard the STS-105 Space Shuttle Discovery on August 22, 2001. The Orbiter Discovery was launched from the Kennedy Space Center on August 10, 2001.
ISS018-E-014685 (22 Dec. 2008) --- Astronaut Sandra Magnus, Expedition 18 flight engineer, is pictured near stowage containers floating freely in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS018-E-014682 (22 Dec. 2008) --- Astronaut Sandra Magnus, Expedition 18 flight engineer, is pictured among stowage containers floating freely in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS011-E-11417 (2 August 2005) --- Astronauts Wendy B. Lawrence (foreground), STS-114 mission specialist, and James M. Kelly, pilot, work at the Canadarm2 workstation in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station.
ISS013-E-54174 (16 July 2006) --- Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, watches a tomato float freely in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
Thomas Turk, an engineer with NASA's Glenn Research Center, waits for more visitors at a mockup of part of Destiny, the U.S. laboratory module that will be attached to the International Space Station (ISS) in Year 2001. Visible behind Turk are engineering models of the three racks that will make up the Fluids and Combustion Facility (FCF) in the module. The mockup is full scale, although Destiny will be twice as long to accomodate six experiment racks along each side. The exhibit was part of the NASA outreach activity at AirVenture 2000 sponsored by the Expeprimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh, WI.
In the grasp of the Shuttle's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) robot arm, the U.S. Laboratory, Destiny, is moved from its stowage position in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. This photograph was taken by astronaut Thomas D. Jones during his Extravehicular Activity (EVA). The American-made Destiny module is the cornerstone for space-based research aboard the orbiting platform and the centerpiece of the International Space Station (ISS), where unprecedented science experiments will be performed in the near-zero gravity of space. Destiny will also serve as the command and control center for the ISS. The aluminum module is 8.5- meters (28-feet) long and 4.3-meters (14-feet) in diameter. The laboratory consists of three cylindrical sections and two endcones with hatches that will be mated to other station components. A 50.9-centimeter (20-inch-) diameter window is located on one side of the center module segment. This pressurized module is designed to accommodate pressurized payloads. It has a capacity of 24 rack locations. Payload racks will occupy 15 locations especially designed to support experiments. The Destiny module was built by the Boeing Company under the direction of the Marshall Space Flight Center.
In the grasp of the Shuttle's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) robot arm, the U.S. Laboratory, Destiny, is moved from its stowage position in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. This photograph was taken by astronaut Thomas D. Jones during his Extravehicular Activity (EVA). The American-made Destiny module is the cornerstone for space-based research aboard the orbiting platform and the centerpiece of the International Space Station (ISS), where unprecedented science experiments will be performed in the near-zero gravity of space. Destiny will also serve as the command and control center for the ISS. The aluminum module is 8.5- meters (28-feet) long and 4.3-meters (14-feet) in diameter. The laboratory consists of three cylindrical sections and two endcones with hatches that will be mated to other station components. A 50.9-centimeter- (20-inch-) diameter window is located on one side of the center module segment. This pressurized module is designed to accommodate pressurized payloads. It has a capacity of 24 rack locations. Payload racks will occupy 15 locations especially designed to support experiments. The Destiny module was built by the Boeing Company under the direction of the Marshall Space Flight Center.
ISS002-E-5497 (05 April 2001) --- Astronaut Susan J. Helms (left), Expedition Two flight engineer, pauses from her work to pose for a photograph while Expedition Two mission commander, cosmonaut Yury V. Usachev, speaks into a microphone aboard the U.S. Laboratory / Destiny module of the International Space Station (ISS). This image was recorded with a digital still camera.
ISS014-E-11047 (2 Jan. 2007) --- Cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Expedition 14 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, works with the Test of Reaction and Adaptation Capabilities (TRAC) experiment in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. The TRAC investigation will test the theory of brain adaptation during space flight by testing hand-eye coordination before, during and after the space flight.
S128-E-007611 (5 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Tim Kopra, STS-128 mission specialist, trims Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko’s hair in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station. NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, Expedition 20 flight engineer, looks on. Kopra used hair clippers fashioned with a vacuum device to garner freshly cut hair.
ISS002-E-5478 (30 March 2001) --- Astronaut Susan J. Helms, Expedition Two flight engineer, works at a laptop computer in the U.S. Laboratory / Destiny module of the International Space Station (ISS). The Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) control panel is visible to Helms' right. This image was recorded with a digital still camera.
ISS007-E-17880 (20 October 2003) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain prepares to set up the Cervantes program of tests (consisting of 20 commercial experiments) by starting with the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSB) in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). Duque is working on the PROMISS experiment, which will investigate the growth processes of proteins during weightless conditions.
Engineers from NASA's Glenn Research Center demonstrate the access to one of the experiment racks planned for the U.S. Destiny laboratory module on the International Space Station (ISS). This mockup has the full diameter, full corridor width, and half the length of the module. The mockup includes engineering mockups of the Fluids and Combustion Facility being developed by NASA's Glenn Research Center. (The full module will be six racks long; the mockup is three racks long). Listening at center is former astronaut Brewster Shaw (center), now a program official with the Boeing Co., the ISS prime contractor. Photo credit: NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
STS98-E-5304 (16 February 2001) --- The faces of some members of the Expedition One crew can be seen in the window of the newly attached Destiny laboratory as the International Space Station (ISS) and the Space Shuttle Atlantis (from which the digital still was taken) begin their relative separation.
S119-E-006748 (20 March 2009) --- Astronauts Lee Archambault, (foreground), STS-119 commander, John Phillips and Sandra Magnus, both mission specialists, are pictured at the robotic workstation in Destiny or the U.S. laboratory. Magnus is winding down a lengthy tour in space aboard the orbiting outpost, and she will return to Earth with the Discovery crew.
ISS021-E-005065 (11 Oct. 2009) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk, Expedition 21 flight engineer, uses a High Definition Video (HDV) camera in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Jeffrey Williams and Nicole Stott, both Expedition 21 flight engineers, are also pictured.
ISS002-E-5489 (31 March 2001) --- Astronaut Susan J. Helms, Expedition Two flight engineer, views the topography of a point on Earth from the nadir window in the U.S. Laboratory / Destiny module of the International Space Station (ISS). The image was recorded with a digital still camera.
S123-E-005942 (13 March 2008) --- NASA astronauts Gregory H. Johnson, STS-123 pilot; and Robert L. Behnken (foreground), mission specialist, work the controls of the station's robotic Canadarm2 in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Endeavour is docked with the station.
ISS018-E-040949 (18 March 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 18 flight engineer, works in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-119) remains docked with the station.
ISS002-E-5523 (10 April 2001) --- Astronaut James S. Voss, Expedition Two flight engineer, jokingly wraps a large hose around his body prior to installing it in the U.S. Laboratory / Destiny module of the International Space Station (ISS). This image was recorded with a digital still camera.
S114-E-6124 (31 July 2005) --- Astronauts Wendy B. Lawrence (foreground), STS-114 mission specialist, and James M. Kelly, pilot, work the controls of the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) or Canadarm2 in the Destiny laboratory of the international space station.
ISS002-E-5488 (31 March 2001) --- The Expedition Two crewmembers -- astronaut Susan J. Helms (left), cosmonaut Yury V. Usachev and astronaut James S. Voss -- pose for a photograph in the U.S. Laboratory / Destiny module of the International Space Station (ISS). This image was recorded with a digital still camera.
ISS002-E-6723 (15 June 2001) --- Astronaut Susan J. Helms, Expedition Two flight engineer, and cosmonaut Yury V. Usachev, mission commander, discuss a checklist in the Destiny/U.S. Laboratory. Usachev is with Rosaviakosmos. The photo was taken with a digital still camera.
ISS002-E-7043 (22 April 2001) --- Expedition Two flight engineers James S. Voss and Susan J. Helms work at the Canadarm2 / Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) control station in the Destiny Laboratory. The image was recorded with a digital still camera.
ISS005-E-05037 (15 June 2002) --- View of Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).
This photograph shows the U.S. Laboratory Module (also called Destiny) for the International Space Station (ISS), in the Space Station manufacturing facility at the Marshall Space Flight Center, being readied for shipment to the Kennedy Space Center. The U.S. Laboratory module is the centerpiece of the ISS, where science experiments will be performed in the near-zero gravity of space. The Destiny Module was launched aboard the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis (STS-67 mission) on February 7, 2001. The aluminum module is 8.5 meters (28 feet) long and 4.3 meters (14 feet) in diameter. The laboratory consists of three cylindrical sections and two endcones with hatches that will be mated to other station components. A 50.9-centimeter- (20-inch-) diameter window is located on one side of the center module segment. This pressurized module is designed to accommodate pressurized payloads. It has a capacity of 24 rack locations, and payload racks will occupy 13 locations especially designed to support experiments. The ISS is a multidisciplinary laboratory, technology test bed, and observatory that will provide unprecedented undertakings in scientific, technological, and international experimentation.
In this photograph, the U.S. Laboratory Module (also called Destiny) for the International Space Station (ISS) is shown under construction in the West High Bay of the Space Station manufacturing facility (building 4708) at the Marshall Space Flight Center. The U.S. Laboratory module is the centerpiece of the ISS, where science experiments will be performed in the near-zero gravity of space. The Destiny Module was launched aboard the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis (STS-98 mission) on February 7, 2001. The aluminum module is 8.5 meters (28 feet) long and 4.3 meters (14 feet) in diameter. The laboratory consists of three cylindrical sections and two endcones with hatches that will be mated to other station components. A 50.9-centimeter- (20-inch-) diameter window is located on one side of the center module segment. This pressurized module is designed to accommodate pressurized payloads. It has a capacity of 24 rack locations, and payload racks will occupy 13 locations especially designed to support experiments. The ISS is a multidisciplinary laboratory, technology test bed, and observatory that will provide unprecedented undertakings in scientific, technological, and international experimentation.
In this photograph, the U.S. Laboratory Module (also called Destiny) for the International Space Station (ISS) is shown under construction in the West High Bay of the Space Station manufacturing facility (building 4708) at the Marshall Space Flight Center. The U.S. Laboratory module is the centerpiece of the ISS, where science experiments will be performed in the near-zero gravity of space. The Destiny Module was launched aboard the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis (STS-98 mission) on February 7, 2001. The aluminum module is 8.5 meters (28 feet) long and 4.3 meters (14 feet) in diameter. The laboratory consists of three cylindrical sections and two endcones with hatches that will be mated to other station components. A 50.9-centimeter- (20-inch-) diameter window is located on one side of the center module segment. This pressurized module is designed to accommodate pressurized payloads. It has a capacity of 24 rack locations, and payload racks will occupy 13 locations especially designed to support experiments. The ISS is a multidisciplinary laboratory, technology test bed, and observatory that will provide unprecedented undertakings in scientific, technological, and international experimentation.
This photograph shows the U.S. Laboratory Module (also called Destiny) for the International Space Station (ISS), under construction in the Space Station manufacturing facility at the Marshall Space Flight Center. The U.S. Laboratory module is the centerpiece of the ISS, where science experiments will be performed in the near-zero gravity of space. The Destiny Module was launched aboard the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis (STS-67 mission) on February 7, 2001. The aluminum module is 8.5 meters (28 feet) long and 4.3 meters (14 feet) in diameter. The laboratory consists of three cylindrical sections and two end cones with hatches that will be mated to other station components. A 50.9-centimeter- (20-inch-) diameter window is located on one side of the center module segment. This pressurized module is designed to accommodate pressurized payloads. It has a capacity of 24 rack locations, and payload racks will occupy 13 locations especially designed to support experiments. The ISS is a multidisciplinary laboratory, technology test bed, and observatory that will provide unprecedented undertakings in scientific, technological, and international experimentation.
This STS-98 mission photograph shows astronauts Thomas D. Jones (foreground) and Kerneth D. Cockrell floating inside the newly installed Laboratory aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The American-made Destiny module is the cornerstone for space-based research aboard the orbiting platform and the centerpiece of the ISS, where unprecedented science experiments will be performed in the near-zero gravity of space. Destiny will also serve as the command and control center for the ISS. The aluminum module is 8.5-meters (28-feet) long and 4.3-meters (14-feet) in diameter. The laboratory consists of three cylindrical sections and two endcones with hatches that will be mated to other station components. A 50.9-centimeter (20-inch-) diameter window is located on one side of the center module segment. This pressurized module is designed to accommodate pressurized payloads. It has a capacity of 24 rack locations. Payload racks will occupy 15 locations especially designed to support experiments. The Destiny module was built by the Boeing Company under the direction of the Marshall Space Flight Center.
STS98-E-5114 (11 February 2001) --- This medium close-up shot, photographed with a digital still camera, shows Unity's closed hatch to the newly delivered Destiny laboratory. The crews of Atlantis and the International Space Station opened the laboratory, shortly after this photo was made on Feb. 11, and the astronauts and cosmonauts spent the first full day of what are planned to be years of work ahead inside the orbiting science and command center. Station commander William M. (Bill) Shepherd opened the Destiny hatch, and he and shuttle commander Kenneth D. Cockrell ventured inside at 8:38 a.m. (CST), Feb. 11. As depicted in subsequent digital images in this series, members of both crews went to work quickly inside the new module, activating air systems, fire extinguishers, alarm systems, computers and internal communications. The crew also continued equipment transfers from the shuttle to the station.
STS98-E-5157 (11 February 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, STS-98 mission specialist, installs some of the fixtures in the newly attached Destiny laboratory onboard the International Space Station (ISS). After the Destiny hatch was opened early in the day, members of both crews went to work quickly inside the new module, activating air systems, fire extinguishers, alarm systems, computers and internal communications. The crews also took some photos and continued equipment transfers from the shuttle to the station. The scene was taken with a digital still camera.
STS98-E-5149 (11 February 2001) --- Astronaut Kenneth D. Cockrell, STS-98 commander, emerges from behind temporary covering in the newly attached Destiny laboratory onboard the International Space Station (ISS). After the Destiny hatch was opened early in the day, members of both crews went to work quickly inside the new module, activating air systems, fire extinguishers, alarm systems, computers and internal communications. The crews also took some photos and continued equipment transfers from the shuttle to the station. The scene was taken with a digital still camera.
STS98-E-5150 (11 February 2001) --- Astronaut Kenneth D. Cockrell, STS-98 commander, emerges from behind wall covering in the newly attached Destiny laboratory onboard the International Space Station (ISS). After the Destiny hatch was opened early in the day, members of both crews went to work quickly inside the new module, activating air systems, fire extinguishers, alarm systems, computers and internal communications. The crews also took some photos and continued equipment transfers from the shuttle to the station. The scene was taken with a digital still camera.
Engineers from NASA's Glenn Research Center, demonstrate access to one of the experiment racks planned for the U.S. Destiny laboratory module on the International Space Station. This mockup has the full diameter, full corridor width, and half the length of the module. The mockup includes engineering mockups of the Fluids and Combustion Facility being developed by NASA's Glenn Research Center. (The full module will be six racks long; the mockup is three rack long) Photo credit: NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center
ISS018-E-011487 (1 Dec. 2008) --- Astronaut Sandra Magnus, Expedition 18 flight engineer, is pictured near a bag of fresh onions floating freely in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS018-E-011486 (1 Dec. 2008) --- Astronaut Sandra Magnus, Expedition 18 flight engineer, is pictured near a bag of fresh fruit floating freely in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS007-E-05845 (26 May 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, floats in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).
ISS007-E-05847 (26 May 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, floats in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).
ISS018-E-017299 (2 Jan. 2009) --- Astronaut Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander, poses for a photo with hardware related to in-flight maintenance on the Mass Constituents Analyzer (MCA) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS018-E-029186 (9 Feb. 2009) --- Astronaut Sandra Magnus, Expedition 18 flight engineer, poses for a photo in her crew compartment in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
S119-E-006986 (22 March 2009) --- Astronaut Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander, works in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-119) is docked with the station.
ISS007-E-14441 (4 September 2003) --- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition 7 mission commander, wearing a Russian Sokol suit, is pictured in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). Malenchenko represents Rosaviakosmos.
iss073e0546282 (Aug. 26, 2025) --- Expedition 73 Flight Engineers Jonny Kim and Zena Cardman, both NASA astronauts, work together inside the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory module on science maintenance activities.
STS098-331-005 (7-20 February 2001) --- In the grasp of the shuttle’s remote manipulator system (RMS) robot arm, the Destiny laboratory is moved from its stowage position in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The photo was taken by astronaut Thomas D. Jones, who was participating in one of three STS-98/5a spacewalks at the time. Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam (out of frame) also made the three spacewalks.
STS104-E-5225 (21 July 2001) --- A crew member used a digital still camera to take a picture of members of the Expedition Two crew at work in the Destiny laboratory. Within the final three weeks of their habitation aboard the International Space Station (ISS), astronauts James S. Voss and Susan J. Helms, flight engineers, both performed important maneuvers with the Canadarm2, Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS), during the STS-104 mission. Cosmonaut Yury V. Usachev, Expedition Two commander, is out of frame.
ISS014-E-09635 (12 Dec. 2006) --- Astronauts Joan E. Higginbotham (foreground), STS-116 mission specialist, and Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer, refer to a procedures checklist as they work the controls of the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) or Canadarm2 in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station during flight day four activities.
S123-E-005937 (13 March 2008) --- NASA astronauts Gregory H. Johnson (foreground), STS-123 pilot; and Robert L. Behnken, mission specialist, work the controls of the station's robotic Canadarm2 in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Endeavour is docked with the station. European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Leopold Eyharts, mission specialist, looks on.
ISS002-E-5052 (March 2001) --- Astronaut Susan J. Helms, Expedition Two flight engineer, totes computer hardware on the Destiny laboratory. Helms, along with cosmonaut Yury V. Usachev of Rosaviakosmos and astronaut James S. Voss, recently took over residency on the International Space Station (ISS) from a three-member crew who had been on board since early November 2000. The image was recorded with a digital still camera.
S114-E-7493 (5 August 2005) --- This image features a close-up view the hands of astronauts Wendy B. Lawrence, STS-114 mission specialist, and James M. Kelly, pilot, at the Mobile Service System (MSS) and Canadarm2 controls in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked to the Station. The two were re-stowing the Italian-built Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) in the cargo bay.
STS104-E-5223 (21 July 2001) --- A crew member used a digital still camera to take a picture of members of the Expedition Two crew in the Destiny laboratory. Within the final three weeks of their habitation aboard the International Space Station (ISS), astronauts James S. Voss and Susan J. Helms, flight engineers, both performed important maneuvers with the Canadarm2, Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS), during the STS-104 mission. Cosmonaut Yury V. Usachev, Expedition Two commander, is out of frame.
ISS014-E-11061 (2 Jan. 2007) --- Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer, works with the Test of Reaction and Adaptation Capabilities (TRAC) experiment in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. The TRAC investigation will test the theory of brain adaptation during space flight by testing hand-eye coordination before, during and after the space flight.
S114-E-7484 (5 August 2005) --- Astronaut James M. Kelly, STS-114 pilot, works in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked to the Station. Astronauts Kelly and Wendy B. Lawrence (out of frame), mission specialist, joined forces to re-stow the Italian-built Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) in the cargo bay.
ISS007-E-18044 (26 October 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu (at musical keyboard), Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain share a light moment during off-shift time in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).
S114-E-7490 (5 August 2005) --- Astronauts Wendy B. Lawrence (foreground), STS-114 mission specialist, and James M. Kelly, pilot, work with the Mobile Service System (MSS) and Canadarm2 controls in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked to the Station. The two were re-stowing the Italian-built Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) in the cargo bay.
STS102-E-5124 (11 March 2001) --- Astronaut Susan J. Helms works at the Destiny laboratory during the first STS-102 space walk. This extravehicular activity (EVA) by mission specialists Helms and James S. Voss, two thirds of the exchange crew for the International Space Station (ISS), will be followed by another space walk involving two other STS-102 mission specialists. This photo was taken with a digital still camera.
STS98-E-5137 (11 February 2001) --- Astronauts Thomas D. Jones (foreground), STS-98 mission specialist, and William M. Shepherd, Expedition One mission commander, participate in an impromptu photo shoot onboard the newly opened Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). After Shepherd opened the Destiny hatch, he and astronaut Kenneth D. Cockrell (out of frame) ventured inside at 8:38 a.m. (CST), February 11, 2001. As depicted in subsequent digital images in this series, members of both crews went to work quickly inside the new module, activating air systems, fire extinguishers, alarm systems, computers and internal communications. The crew also took some photos and continued equipment transfers from the shuttle to the station.
ISS018-E-011485 (1 Dec. 2008) --- Astronaut Sandra Magnus and cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, both Expedition 18 flight engineers, are pictured in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. A bag of fresh fruit floats freely near Magnus.
ISS007-E-14440 (4 September 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, wearing a Russian Sokol suit, floats in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).
ISS018-E-042649 (22 March 2009) --- Astronaut Sandra Magnus, STS-119 mission specialist, exercises on the Cycle Ergometer with Vibration Isolation System (CEVIS) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.
ISS021-E-005057 (11 Oct. 2009) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk, Expedition 21 flight engineer, trims Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko's hair in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. Thirsk used hair clippers fashioned with a vacuum device to garner freshly cut hair.
STS098-322-0001 (7-20 February 2001) --- Three STS-98 astronauts move a rack into position aboard the newly attached Destiny laboratory. From the left to right are astronauts Robert L. Curbeam, mission specialist; Mark L. Polansky, pilot; and Kenneth D. Cockrell, mission commander.