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Universal Docking Module
The Universal Docking Module (UDM) (), was a planned Russian docking module for the International Space Station, to be jointly built by RKK Energia and Khrunichev. The ''Prichal'' nodal addition to the ''Nauka'' laboratory, the eventual form of the FGB-2 design upon which the UDM was based, grew out of this proposal. History The original design resembled ''Zarya'' but was larger. It would be docked to the nadir The nadir is the direction pointing directly ''below'' a particular location; that is, it is one of two vertical directions at a specified location, orthogonal to a horizontal flat surface. The direction opposite of the nadir is the zenith. Et ... (Earth-facing) '' Zvezda'' service module docking port, and have four docking ports to accommodate the two Russian Research Modules and the SO2 docking compartment, later named '' Poisk''. Because one Russian Research Module was cancelled due to lack of funds, this module was also cancelled. The one remaining Researc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Docking Module
A docking compartment is a module of a space station to which visiting spacecraft can dock. Docking Compartment may refer to: * Docking Compartment 1 (Pirs) * Docking Compartment 2 (Poisk) See also * Mini-Research Modules * Mir Docking Module The ''Mir'' Docking Module, formally known as the Stykovochnyy Otsek (SO; ; designation: 316GK), was the sixth module of the Russian space station ''Mir'', launched in November 1995 aboard the . The module, built by Energia, was designed to help ... {{SIA Components of the International Space Station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station that was Assembly of the International Space Station, assembled and is maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), European Space Agency, ESA (Europe), JAXA (Japan), and Canadian Space Agency, CSA (Canada). As the largest space station ever constructed, it primarily serves as a platform for conducting scientific experiments in microgravity and studying the space environment. The station is divided into two main sections: the Russian Orbital Segment (ROS), developed by Roscosmos, and the US Orbital Segment (USOS), built by NASA, ESA, JAXA, and CSA. A striking feature of the ISS is the Integrated Truss Structure, which connect the station’s vast system of solar panels and Spacecraft thermal control, radiators to its pressurized modules. These modules support diverse functions, including scientific research, crew habitation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khrunichev State Research And Production Space Center
The Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (''Государственный космический научно-производственный центр (ГКНПЦ) имени М. В. Хру́ничева'' in Russian) is a Moscow-based manufacturer of spacecraft and space-launch systems, including the Proton and Rokot rockets, and the Russian modules of Mir and the International Space Station. The company's history dates back to 1916, when an automobile factory was established at Fili, western suburb of Moscow. It soon switched production to airplanes and during World War II produced Ilyushin Il-4 and Tupolev Tu-2 bombers. A design bureau, OKB-23, was added to the company in 1951. In 1959, the company started developing intercontinental ballistic missiles, and later spacecraft and space launch vehicles. The company designed and produced all Soviet space stations, including Mir. OKB-23, renamed to ''Salyut Design Bureau'', became an independent compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prichal (ISS Module)
''Prichal'' (), also known as the Uzlovoy Module (UM, ) is a Russian-built component of the International Space Station (ISS). This spherical module has six docking ports (forward, aft, port, starboard, zenith, and nadir) to provide additional docking ports for Soyuz and Progress spacecraft, as well as potential future modules. ''Prichal'' was launched on 24November 2021, at 13:06:35UTC, atop a Soyuz-2.1b rocket and guided automously into the nadir port of the '' Nauka'' module by a Progress M-UM spacecraft attached to the ''Prichal''s nadir port. Once in place, the Progress spacecraft disconnected for a destructive reentry. As of 2024, the forward, aft, port and starboard docking ports remain covered. ''Prichal'' was initially intended to be an element of the now canceled Orbital Piloted Assembly and Experiment Complex (OPSEK). Description ''Prichal'' is a nodal module that has a pressurized spherical ball-shaped design with six hybrid docking ports. It also has functio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nauka (ISS Module)
''Nauka'' (), also known as the ''Multipurpose Laboratory Module, Upgrade'' (MLM-U, ), is the primary laboratory of the Russian Orbital Segment of the International Space Station (ISS). Serving alongside the ''Rassvet'' and ''Poisk'' mini-research modules, Nauka conducts scientific experiments and stores research equipment. Originally built as a backup for ''Zarya'', the very first module of the ISS, ''Nauka'''s construction was halted in the late 1990s, when it was about 70% complete. After exploring various options, Roscosmos decided to convert the partially completed module into a laboratory. While the initial target launch date was set for 2007, and outfitting equipment for Nauka was delivered by Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' in 2010 attached to the ''Rassvet'' module, numerous delays and technical issues delayed the launch by 14 years. ''Nauka'' finally launched on 21 July 2021 at 14:58:25UTC from the Baikonur Cosmodrome atop a Proton-M rocket. Like most of the Russian mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zarya (ISS Module)
''Zarya'' (), also known as the ''Functional Cargo Block'' (), is the inaugural component of the International Space Station (ISS). Launched on 20 November 1998 atop a Proton-K rocket, the module would serve as the ISS's primary source of power, propulsion, and guidance during its early years. As the station has grown, ''Zarya''s role has transitioned primarily to storage, both internally and in its external fuel tanks. A descendant of the TKS spacecraft used in the ''Salyut'' programme, ''Zarya'' was built in Russia but its construction was financed by the United States. Its name, meaning "sunrise," symbolizes the beginning of a new era of international space cooperation. Construction The Zarya design was originally intended as a module for the Russian '' Mir'' space station, but was not flown as of the end of the Mir program. A FGB cargo block was incorporated as an upper stage engine into the Polyus spacecraft, flown (unsuccessfully) on the first Energia launch.B. Hen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadir
The nadir is the direction pointing directly ''below'' a particular location; that is, it is one of two vertical directions at a specified location, orthogonal to a horizontal flat surface. The direction opposite of the nadir is the zenith. Etymology Although it entered English via other European languages, the word “nadir” is ultimately an Arabic loanword. It comes from the Arabic word “nazir”, meaning “opposite to”. More specifically, it originated from the Arabic phrase “nazir as-samt”, meaning “ heopposite direction”. Hebrew (whether ancient or modern) is a related language to Arabic, as they are both Semitic languages. Hebrew also has a word “nadir” (נדיר), but with a somewhat different meaning: it is an adjective meaning “rare”. However, the same word also has a specialized usage to match its meaning in other languages like English. Definitions Space science Since the concept of ''being below'' is itself somewhat vague, scientists define ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zvezda (ISS Module)
''Zvezda'', also known as the ''Zvezda'' Service Module, is a module of the International Space Station (ISS). It was the third module launched to the station, and provided all of the station's life support systems, some of which are supplemented in the US Orbital Segment (USOS), as well as living quarters for two crew members. It is the structural and functional center of the Russian Orbital Segment (ROS), which is the Russian part of the ISS. Crew assemble here to deal with emergencies on the station. The module was manufactured in the Soviet Union, USSR by Energia (corporation), Energia, with major sub-contracting work by GKNPTs Khrunichev. ''Zvezda'' was launched on a Proton (rocket family), Proton launch vehicle on 12 July 2000, and docked with the ''Zarya (ISS module), Zarya'' module on 26 July 2000 at 01:45 Coordinated Universal Time, UTC. It is a descendant of the Salyut programme, ''Salyut'' programme's. Origins The basic structural frame of ''Zvezda'', known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Research Module
The Russian Research Module (RM) was to be a Russian component of the International Space Station (ISS) that provided facilities for Russian science experiments and research. History The original designs of ISS featured two research modules shaped like a rounded ''Zarya'' Functional Cargo Block, but Russian budget problems caused one of them along with the Universal Docking Module to be cancelled early in the program, leaving only one Research Module. This Research Module was scheduled to be built and launched in 2010 or later. In 2007 it was decided that, due to the continuing budget problems, the last Research Module was to be cancelled as well. According to the schedule the module with scientific designation for the Russian Orbital Segment became the FGB-2 based Multipurpose Laboratory Module ''Nauka'' approved after the cancellation of the original RM1 and RM2. Additionally the Russian Orbital Segment contains two smaller modules, initially named Mini-Research Module (MR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poisk (ISS Module)
''Poisk '' (), also known as the ''Mini-Research Module 2'' (MRM 2, ), is a docking module of the International Space Station (ISS). Added in 2009, ''Poisk'' was the first major Russian addition to the International Space Station since 2001. ''Poisk'' is overall the same design as the docking module Pirs (ISS module), ''Pirs''. Whereas ''Pirs'' was attached to the nadir ("bottom") port of Zvezda (ISS module), ''Zvezda'' until it was replaced by Nauka_(ISS_module), ''Nauka'', ''Poisk'' is attached to the zenith ("top"); ''Pirs'' was closer to the Earth with the ISS in its usual orientation, with ''Poisk'' on the other side. ''Poisk'' is Russian for ''explore'' or ''search''. ''Poisk'' combines various docking, Extravehicular activity, EVA, and science capabilities. It has two egress hatches for EVAs in addition to the two spacecraft docking ports. Although ''Poisk'' is designated as Mini-Research Module 2, it arrived before Mini-Research Module 1 (''Rassvet (ISS module), Rassvet'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rassvet (ISS Module)
''Rassvet '' (), also known as the ''Mini-Research Module 1'' (MRM 2, ) and formerly known as the Docking Cargo Module, is a component of the International Space Station (ISS). The module's design is similar to the Mir Docking Module launched on STS-74 in 1995. ''Rassvet'' is primarily used for cargo storage and as a docking port for visiting spacecraft. It was flown to the ISS aboard on the STS-132 mission on 14 May 2010, and was connected to the ISS on 18 May 2010. The hatch connecting ''Rassvet'' with the ISS was first opened on 20 May 2010. On 28 June 2010, the Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft performed the first docking with the module. Details ''Rassvet'' was berthed to the nadir port of '' Zarya'' with help from the Canadarm2. ''Rassvet'' carried externally attached ( piggybacking) outfitting equipment for the future ''Nauka'' (Multipurpose Laboratory Module-Upgrade). That equipment included a spare elbow joint for the European Robotic Arm (ERA), an ERA portable work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
