cupola
noun
cu·po·la
ˈkyü-pə-lə 
1
a
: a rounded vault resting on a usually circular base and forming a roof or a ceiling
b
: a small structure built on top of a roof
2
: a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron in the foundry that has tuyeres and tapping spouts near the bottom
3
: a raised observation post in the roof of a railroad caboose
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Wang posted video Wednesday of when the crew finally did open the cupola.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
Isaacman and a new crew of three returned to Resilience for last year's Polaris Dawn mission, but this time SpaceX added the Skywalker spacewalk platform in place of the cupola, allowing Isaacman to become the first commercial astronaut to perform a tethered spacewalk.
—arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Isaacman and a new crew of three returned to Resilience for last year’s Polaris Dawn mission, but this time SpaceX added the Skywalker spacewalk platform in place of the cupola, allowing Isaacman to become the first commercial astronaut to perform a tethered spacewalk.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2025
Renderings that have been previously released have shown new cupolas and new, narrow retail and restaurant pathways carved between existing buildings on the Plaza’s west side — where construction would purportedly first begin.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
Isaacman and a new crew of three returned to Resilience for last year's Polaris Dawn mission, but this time SpaceX added the Skywalker spacewalk platform in place of the cupola, allowing Isaacman to become the first commercial astronaut to perform a tethered spacewalk.
—arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Isaacman and a new crew of three returned to Resilience for last year’s Polaris Dawn mission, but this time SpaceX added the Skywalker spacewalk platform in place of the cupola, allowing Isaacman to become the first commercial astronaut to perform a tethered spacewalk.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2025
Renderings that have been previously released have shown new cupolas and new, narrow retail and restaurant pathways carved between existing buildings on the Plaza’s west side — where construction would purportedly first begin.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Cupola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cupola. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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cupola
noun
cu·po·la
ˈkyü-pə-lə
1
: a rounded roof or ceiling : dome
2
: a small structure built on top of a roof
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