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==History==
It was derived from a formerly- classified Titan Launch Dispenser used to distribute reconnaissance satellites to different orbits.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/news/1997/7-97r.htm |title=NRL Revamping Control Module for NASA Space Station |publisher=[[Naval Research Laboratory|NRL]] |date= June 1997 |access-date=17 May 2015}}</ref> It would have been able to prolong the lifespan of the [[Zarya (ISS module)|Zarya]] module by providing equivalent propulsion capabilities to the Service Module, although not any of the other life support capabilities.
 
{{quote|text=In 1997 NASA requested that the [[Naval Research Laboratory]] study the feasibility of adapting an existing, heritage spaceflight system to provide low-cost, contingency propulsion operations for the International Space Station (ISS).