Space Station Freedom Option C 3D model

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In 1993, the Space Station Freedom program (what would become the International Space Station) faced a combination of cost overruns and budget shortfalls. As a result, an organizational review of the program was conducted, called the Space Station Redesign Study, to find ways of making the station cheaper to build. Three options were presented. Option A and B were fairly straightforward de-scopings of the baseline Freedom design, keeping broadly the same module designs and architecture but cutting less-critical parts (sacrificing capability in favor of cost). Option C, however, was a radical redesign.