contains life support system equipment (water, food, toilet), rendezvous and docking equipment, vehicle system automatic equipment and a television camera
is the crew's living area during non-dynamic flight phases
is the crew's entry and exit during dock phase on the Space Station
separates from the Descent Module after undocking from the Space Station and burns up in the atmosphere upon re-entry
The Descent Module
is where the crew sits in a reclining position during ascent, orbital manoeuvres (correction burns, approach and docking, etc.) and re-entry
contains life support system equipment, autonomous flight devices and instrumentation (command panel) and the entry control system
is the only module with thermal protection for carrying the crew back to Earth
The Instrumentation/Propulsion Module
is divided into three compartments; the intermediate, instrumentation and propulsion compartments which contain oxygen tanks, electrical and thermal control systems, computers, thruster jets, infrared sensors, external radiators, and solar array attachments
separates from the Descent Module after undocking from the Space Station and burns up in the atmosphere upon re-entry
