1.  But as restaurants and hotels displaced the houses of the nobility as temples of cuisine, Russian service became standard.

2.  Early life support will be provided by the Russian service module, which is scheduled to be launched as the third station element.

3.  Eventually, NASA components will supplant the crew quarter, power and propulsion functions of the Russian service module.

4.  It would be used for station propulsion until the Russian service module arrived.

5.  Known formally as the Russian service module, the compartment is scheduled to be launched in late November from Central Asia.

6.  NASA has indicated it plans to use the Navy hardware even if the Russian service module goes up as planned next year.

7.  NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin said the United States would complete and launch a new control module for the station that could replace the long-delayed Russian service module.

8.  None of the new measures, however, eliminates the need for the Russian service module.

9.  The colorful rocket will carry the Russian service module, which includes living quarters for three station residents.

10.  The fledgling station will not have its own life support systems and living quarters until the arrival of the already tardy Russian service module.