A FGB cargo block was incorporated as an upper stage engine into the Polyus spacecraft, flown (unsuccessfully) on the first Energia launch. [6] With the end of the Mir program, the design …

Animation of the assembly of the International Space Station. The process of assembling the International Space Station (ISS) has been under way since the 1990s. Zarya, the first ISS …

Sep 27, 2023 · The Zarya Module, also known by the technical term Functional Cargo Block and the Russian acronym FGB, was the first component launched for the International Space …

Zarya ("Dawn" or "Sunrise") Control Module, also known as FGB, which stands for Russian abbreviation of Functional Cargo Block, became the first element of the International Space …

On Nov. 20, 1998, a Russian Proton-K rocket launched the Zarya FGB Control Module (Vehicle 77KM No. 17501), which kicked off the assembly of the International Space Station.

Dec 16, 2019 · Atop its Proton rocket, the Zarya Functional Cargo Block (FGB) thundered off its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome into cold wintry skies. Zarya was built under contract …

Nov 20, 1998 · Assembly and visit sequence of the International Space Station (ISS) ... HTV approaching ISS [NASA] Assembly Sequence # Launch Date Flight Launcher Delivered …

The FGB provides "functional" support in the form of electrical power, propulsion, guidance and docking; The support for "cargo" operations is supplied in the form of a pressurized habitable …

The FGB provided electrical power, storage, propulsion, and guidance to the ISS during the initial stage of assembly. With the launch and assembly in orbit of other modules with more …

Main article: Assembly sequence Zarya (Russian: Заря́; lit. dawn), also known as the Functional Cargo Block or FGB (Russian: ФГБ), was the first module of the station, launched on 20 …