"Derek Lyons" wrote in message
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Not counting the Nodes and other essentially structural or semi-inert
'modules', I come up with 8 active modules at current assembly
complete. So they didn't miss what you 'think' would be proper by
much.

Actually, the nodes do double duty as functioning modules, especially Node 3
since the Hab module was cancelled. There was even some serious thought
given to stretching Node 3:

http://images.spaceref.com/nasa/02.23.01.node3.lrg.jpg
http://www.nasawatch.com/iss/02.23.0...hed.node3.html

Jeff
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