The first U.S.-manufactured element of the International Space Station is a component called node 1. Node 1 was launched on space shuttle mission STS-88 in July 1998.

The first of the scheduled 36 American built module, node one has been dubbed "Unity" as a tribute to the cooperative spirit of the project. Seven major powers are contributing to the station:

United States
Russia
Europe
Japan
Canada
Italy
Brazil

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