On this day in space! March 11, 2008: 1st Japanese Module & ‘Dextre’ Robot Launch to space station
On March 11, 2008, the first piece of a Japanese module of the International Space Station launched on the space shuttle Endeavour during mission STS-123. The mission launched the Kibo Logistics Module, a storage room for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s massive Japanese Experiment Module for the station. Nicknamed Kibo, the Japanese Experiment Module is …