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STS-124 Payload (KIBO JEM-PM 1J Assembly phase)
Discovery was launched on May 31, 2008 on a mission to the ISS carrying the Japanese Pressurized Module (JEM-PM) and its Remote Manipulator System (JEM-RMS). The Kibo pressurized module is the largest module on the station, with 36.7 feet long, it surpasses "Destiny" which is 27.9 feet in length. During this mission, the Kibo module was attached to the port side of "Harmony". The JEM Logistics Module which was launched on STS-123, was robotically detached from the top of "Harmony" and reattached to the top port of Kibo to serve as a storage depot. The final section to complete the Kibo system will be launched on mission STS-127 which will bring the JEM Exposed Facility (EF)and the JEM Logistics Module-Exposed Section (ELM-ES)
The details that helped design this model was obtained from NASA site and technical data from Robotics documentation.
The model is available in both scales, 1:144 and 1:100. The AXM Kibo in 1:100 is highly detailed with fully articulated robot arm.
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Model shown is in 1:144 scale
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1:100 scale model shown
UPDATE : 6/12/11
KIBO Space Station Version 1:100 scale (1.5 mb) Updated model
Kibo patches source: www.spacefacts.de
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