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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – – Russell Romanella, director of the ISS and Spacecraft Processing Directorate at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, addresses the media and guests who were provided an opportunity to see the newest section of the International Space Station, the Tranquility node, in the Space Station Processing Facility. c At right are the astronauts who will be on the mission: Pilot Terry Virts, Mission Specialists Stephen Robinson and Kathryn Hire, and Commander George Zamka. In front of Robinson is Philippe DeLoos, ISS Nodes project manager with the European Space Agency. Managers from NASA, the European Space Agency, Thales Alenia Space and Boeing -- the organizations involved in building and processing the module for flight -- were available for a question-and-answer session during the event. Tranquility is a pressurized module that will provide room for many of the station's life support systems. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann