JJ.. - 15/3/2008 5:33 PMso .. will node 3 be on the opposite side of unity to quest ?have i got that right ?thanks,JJ..
redgryphon - 15/3/2008 6:27 PMWasn't there an issue with soyuz/progress dockings to Zarya nadir port if Node 3 was installed on Node 1 nadir? At least until the Russian DCM was installed?
hanschristian - 16/3/2008 12:59 AMI think Node 3 nadir of Node 1 would be much better...If Node 3's gonna ba permanently bolted to Node 1 port, practically all of Node 3's CBMs are inaccessible to future expansion of the ISS (if there IS a plan), plus PMA 3 cannot be used for its main purpose., leaving the ISS 1 docking port short... and the Cupola would be limited in its SSRMS workstation capability... although Earth Observation would not be compromised much...I think what erioladastra's opinion is more valid for the meantime, to give way for the DCM to be docked on Zarya's Nadir port... it makes a lot more sense to me...But for the meantime, I'll just wait for them to launch these things... BTW, what is the current status of the DCM?
hanschristian - 17/3/2008 8:04 AMAnd also, I've heard that the AMS experiment instruments are still "under construction", but from what I've learned from here, there's no shuttle launch available for it...so what would be the future of this equipment
hanschristian - 16/3/2008 12:59 AMI think Node 3 nadir of Node 1 would be much better...1. If Node 3's gonna ba permanently bolted to Node 1 port, practically all of Node 3's CBMs are inaccessible to future expansion of the ISS (if there IS a plan)2. , plus PMA 3 cannot be used for its main purpose., leaving the ISS 1 docking port short..
Jim - 17/3/2008 3:36 PMQuotehanschristian - 16/3/2008 12:59 AMI think Node 3 nadir of Node 1 would be much better...1. If Node 3's gonna ba permanently bolted to Node 1 port, practically all of Node 3's CBMs are inaccessible to future expansion of the ISS (if there IS a plan)2. , plus PMA 3 cannot be used for its main purpose., leaving the ISS 1 docking port short..1. What expansion? there is none. 2. How so?
hanschristian - 19/3/2008 12:36 AM After all, why bother making Node 3 with all of those unused CBMs (and I mean no module permanently bolted in it)? Why just make it with only the necessary CBMs in it, and sump the rest and put a permanent plug in it, just like those deleted docking ports on Zvezda's port and starboad side?
Jim - 19/3/2008 6:31 AMQuotehanschristian - 19/3/2008 12:36 AM After all, why bother making Node 3 with all of those unused CBMs (and I mean no module permanently bolted in it)? Why just make it with only the necessary CBMs in it, and sump the rest and put a permanent plug in it, just like those deleted docking ports on Zvezda's port and starboad side?Because it is cheaper than making a 3rd node configuration.
hanschristian - 19/3/2008 11:32 AMThird Node config, you mean a redesign or remanufacture? A bit confused on that part... sorry....
Jim - 19/3/2008 10:49 AMQuotehanschristian - 19/3/2008 11:32 AMThird Node config, you mean a redesign or remanufacture? A bit confused on that part... sorry....new drawings and analysis.