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Deep Dive: On this day in space! Oct. 23, 2007: NASA launches Harmony module to ISS on STS-120 space shuttle mission

Ran in the 6:05 PM edition of LivePulse, Friday, October 23, 2026
Original reporting: Space.com · Hanneke Weitering, 2026-10-23

On October 23, 2007, the space shuttle Discovery launched the Harmony module to the International Space Station. The Harmony module is a utility hub 14 feet wide and 24 feet long, or about the length of a minibus. It joins the European Space Agency's Columbus module and Japan's Kibo laboratory and serves as the crew quarters for the American astronauts.

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