Station Crew Enters Permanent Multipurpose Module

The International Space Station has a new room, filled with equipment, supplies and a new device that could be a precursor of spacewalking robots. The room was christened Tuesday at 6:17 p.m. EST when the hatch was opened and Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly was first to enter.

The Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) Leonardo was installed on the Earth-facing port of the station?s Unity node at 10:05 a.m.

The PMM adds 2,472 cubic feet of pressurized storage space to the station. It  [...]

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