Would be interested in seeing any design details or graphics, and also where it would be deployed (would have to be Node 3 Port or Node 3 Aft).
Quote from: Space Pete on 03/05/2015 02:19 pmWould be interested in seeing any design details or graphics, and also where it would be deployed (would have to be Node 3 Port or Node 3 Aft).
Isn't the current plan to berth BEAM to the aft port? Perhaps the zenith port would be an acceptable alternative for this
Quote from: Graham on 03/20/2015 01:42 pmIsn't the current plan to berth BEAM to the aft port? Perhaps the zenith port would be an acceptable alternative for thisNode 3 Zenith is not a usable port due to clearance issues with SGANT-1 on the Z1 Truss. Thus, Node 3 Zenith is blocked off by a PVGF basepoint for Dextre.BEAM will indeed be installed on Node 3 Aft, however it is only planned to be there for a couple of years.
Since cubesats are significantly smaller than VV I suspect they could be fired so as to miss the PVGF basepoint.
How about Node 3 port? It will be available after the relocations.
IIRC, some of the Node 3 CBM ports aren't really there, they were never fully outfitted.
only Zenith
I don't know whether the Node 3 Zenith CBM port itself would actually be usable if the PVGF were removed, i.e. whether the berthing collar, alignment guides, hooks, bolts etc. are installed.
Quote from: russianhalo117 on 01/27/2016 11:39 pmonly ZenithCorrect, the Node 3 Zenith port is blocked off with a PVGF, which can serve as a stowage location for the SPDM. This was done as the Z1 Truss SGANT-1 antenna presents clearance issues for any module berthed at Node 3 Zenith. However, this may in hindsight have been a bad decision, as small modules (such as the NanoRacks airlock) could possibly have been berthed at Node 3 Zenith without presenting any clearance issues with the Z1.I don't know whether the Node 3 Zenith CBM port itself would actually be usable if the PVGF were removed, i.e. whether the berthing collar, alignment guides, hooks, bolts etc. are installed.