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The Functional Cargo Block, or FGB, which has been named ""Zarya"", is the first module of the International Space Station. It will be put into orbit by a Proton launcher on the morning of November 20th, 1998. The Zarya carries all the propulsion and attitude control for maintaining the orbit and will provide all the electrical power and communications equipment for later missions.
This video index contains material concerned with the FGB.
Timecode Description
10:00:00:00 conditions of use
10:00:10:00 ESA opening titles
10:00:47:00 caption: A-roll
10:00:54:00 start of A-roll
10:04:13:00 caption: B-roll
10:04:19:00 caption: International Space Station graphics
10:04:23:00 animation: the International Space Station
10:04:42:00 caption: Construction, Russia
10:04:47:00 animation: the Russian contribution to the International Space Station
10:05:06:00 caption: Construction USA/ Canada [SSRMS]
10:05:11:00 animation: the American and Canadian components of the International Space Station
10:05:34:00 title: Proton launcher
10:05:44:00 footage of Proton launch
10:05:57:00 animation: Proton launch
10:06:11:00 footage of Proton launcher assembly
10:06:46:00 title: Zarya module graphic
10:06:52:00 animation: Zarya module
10:08:16:00 title: Zarya construction
10:08:21:00 various footage construction of the Zarya module at the Krunichev Space Centre in Moscow, Russia
10:13:17:00 caption: Space Shuttle Launch
10:13:23:00 night launch of