Also note that graphic I posted in my previous post shows the Docking Compartment-1 (Pirs) attached to the aft port of the SM. Maybe the Russians plan on recertifying and keeping Pirs (if the module is still in good working condition).
An image of the Node Module transported by the Progress-M tug. Note that this variant drops the cylindrical unit attached to the front of the Node that was seen on the Commercial Space Station.From the 2010 Energia Annual Report.
Quote from: Danderman on 06/30/2011 04:45 pmAn image of the Node Module transported by the Progress-M tug. Note that this variant drops the cylindrical unit attached to the front of the Node that was seen on the Commercial Space Station.From the 2010 Energia Annual Report.Not only is it ugly… but the side thruster clusters have been moved…
Quote from: Stan Black on 06/30/2011 05:35 pmQuote from: Danderman on 06/30/2011 04:45 pmAn image of the Node Module transported by the Progress-M tug. Note that this variant drops the cylindrical unit attached to the front of the Node that was seen on the Commercial Space Station.From the 2010 Energia Annual Report.Not only is it ugly… but the side thruster clusters have been moved…AFAIK, there never have been side thruster clusters on the Node Module, these are electrical hydraulic refueling valves, similar to the units on Pirs.
What's the status of when/if this launches?
Quote from: Danderman on 06/30/2011 05:40 pmQuote from: Stan Black on 06/30/2011 05:35 pmQuote from: Danderman on 06/30/2011 04:45 pmAn image of the Node Module transported by the Progress-M tug. Note that this variant drops the cylindrical unit attached to the front of the Node that was seen on the Commercial Space Station.From the 2010 Energia Annual Report.Not only is it ugly… but the side thruster clusters have been moved…AFAIK, there never have been side thruster clusters on the Node Module, these are electrical hydraulic refueling valves, similar to the units on Pirs.On the service module, some fire forwards
Quote from: Jason1701 on 06/30/2011 05:24 pmWhat's the status of when/if this launches?It has been formally approved and will launch in 2012 (likely to be 2013 now).http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=22914.msg680992#msg680992
Quote from: Stan Black on 06/30/2011 05:41 pmQuote from: Danderman on 06/30/2011 05:40 pmQuote from: Stan Black on 06/30/2011 05:35 pmQuote from: Danderman on 06/30/2011 04:45 pmAn image of the Node Module transported by the Progress-M tug. Note that this variant drops the cylindrical unit attached to the front of the Node that was seen on the Commercial Space Station.From the 2010 Energia Annual Report.Not only is it ugly… but the side thruster clusters have been moved…AFAIK, there never have been side thruster clusters on the Node Module, these are electrical hydraulic refueling valves, similar to the units on Pirs.On the service module, some fire forwardsIf you are referring to the mid thrusters on the Progress-M tug, there is no way that those have been moved or changed; that would be a really, really big deal if it happened. The location and position of those thrusters create constraints that are reflected in the design of the Node Module itself.
They are sticking out
Quote from: Stan Black on 06/30/2011 05:59 pmThey are sticking outI am sure that the weird looking thrusters in the drawing are just an artifact. The engineering drawings show standard Progress M thrusters.
Orbitaltechnologies has a lot of internal views of their space station online:http://orbitaltechnologies.ru/en/images-of-the-commercial-space-station.htmlDon't think they are "borrowing" all this from the node module for ISS...
I don't read Russian, so may be someone can answer. But I've read that Roscosmos is planning to replace all their current Soyuz with Soyuz-2.1a/b by 2014 (I guess that's at the factory side, probably 2016 at the launch site). Is there any mention of the custom Progress LV? It would be a good step to see what it takes to adapt current Progress and Soyuz capsules to the new LV.
