At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the nose of the Beluga aircraft

At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the nose of the Beluga aircraft is open to offload its cargo, the Italian-built module, U.S. Node 2, for the International Space Station. The second of three Station connecting modules, Node 2 attaches to the end of the U.S. Lab and provides attach locations for the Japanese laboratory, European laboratory, the Centrifuge Accommodation Module and, later, Multipurpose Logistics Modules.