Kibo (ISS module)
![Japanese Experiment Module](/Images/godic/202501/21/Japanese_Experiment_Module_exterior_-_cropped5351.jpg")
![Starry sky overlooking Kibo's Exposed Facility and RMS](/Images/godic/202501/21/STS-134_view_of_a_starry_sky_and_Earth's_horizon5351.jpg")
![(25 Feb. 2014) -- A set of NanoRacks CubeSats is deployed by the NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer attached to the end of the Japanese robotic arm on the International Space Station](/Images/godic/202501/21/NanoRacksCubeSatLaunch_ISS038-E-0563895351.jpg")
![The interior of the Pressurized Module.](/Images/godic/202501/21/Kibo_PM_interior5351.jpg")
The Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), also known with the nickname Kibo(きぼうKibō, Hope), is a Japanese science module for the International Space Station (ISS) developed by JAXA. It is the largest single ISS module. The first two pieces of the module were launched on Space Shuttle missions STS-123 and STS-124. The third and final components were launched on STS-127.