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Re: Russian docking mechanisms difference?
« Reply #40 on: 01/26/2009 04:01 pm »
Because of this, one side was permanently latched down (and the unnecessary control electronics removed, reducing mass).  This is the APAS-95 configuration: a "Passive" APAS-95 on ISS, and an Active APAS-95 on the matching Shuttle. 

More than just the electronics were removed. If you look at pictures of PMA 2 durring shuttle docking, you can see that the capture latches in the middle of the guide pedals are absent. The actuators for extending the ring appear to be not their either, but I can't really tell.

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