Kibo Pressurized Module

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The Kibo Pressurized Module is the main laboratory section of Japan’s Kibo experiment facility on the International Space Station, providing a controlled environment for scientific research in microgravity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf International Space Station module
pressurized laboratory module
alsoKnownAs Japanese Experiment Module Pressurized Module NERFINISHED
Kibo PM NERFINISHED
atmosphereType Earth-like
attachedToNode Harmony NERFINISHED
berthingPort Harmony forward port
connectedTo Kibo Exposed Facility NERFINISHED
Kibo Logistics Module NERFINISHED
countryOfOperator Japan NERFINISHED
crewCapacity multiple astronauts simultaneously
environment pressurized
shirt-sleeve
hasComponent airlock to Kibo Exposed Facility
data handling systems
experiment racks
life support systems
power distribution systems
thermal control systems
windows for Earth observation
isMainLaboratoryOf Kibo experiment facility NERFINISHED
languageOfName Japanese
launchDate 2008-05-31
launchedOnMission STS-124 NERFINISHED
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Discovery NERFINISHED
location low Earth orbit
manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries NERFINISHED
meaningOfName hope
namedAfter Kibo NERFINISHED
operator JAXA NERFINISHED
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency NERFINISHED
orbitInclination 51.6 degrees
orbitingBody Earth NERFINISHED
partOf International Space Station NERFINISHED
Kibo NERFINISHED
primaryFunction fluid physics research
life sciences research
materials science research
microgravity research laboratory
space medicine research
provides controlled environment for scientific research
microgravity experiment facilities
spaceStationSegment US Orbital Segment NERFINISHED
status operational
usedFor education and outreach experiments
international scientific experiments
technology demonstrations

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STS-123 deliveredModule Kibo Pressurized Module
this entity surface form: Kibō Japanese Experiment Logistics Module – Pressurized Section
STS-123 deliveredPayload Kibo Pressurized Module
this entity surface form: Kibō logistics module (ELM-PS)
Kibo laboratory hasComponent Kibo Pressurized Module
Kibo laboratory hasComponent Kibo Pressurized Module
this entity surface form: Kibo Logistics Module - Pressurized Section
STS-124 primaryPayload Kibo Pressurized Module
STS-127 relatedSpaceStationModule Kibo Pressurized Module
this entity surface form: Kibo Japanese Experiment Module
STS-124 spaceStationModuleDelivered Kibo Pressurized Module
STS-124 spaceStationModuleDelivered Kibo Pressurized Module
this entity surface form: Kibo Japanese Experiment Module Pressurized Section (JEM-PM)