.....Dragon launched June 3 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy, arriving at the station a little less than 16 hours later. The spacecraft delivered more than 7,300 pounds of research investigations, crew supplies, and vehicle hardware to the orbiting outpost. Dragon’s external cargo “trunk” carried six new ISS Roll-Out Solar Arrays (iROSAs),.......
Prevent me from going mad. The NASA update I had this morning stated that Dragon had carried all 6 iROSAs !Quote.....Dragon launched June 3 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy, arriving at the station a little less than 16 hours later. The spacecraft delivered more than 7,300 pounds of research investigations, crew supplies, and vehicle hardware to the orbiting outpost. Dragon’s external cargo “trunk” carried six new ISS Roll-Out Solar Arrays (iROSAs),.......This is wrong - there are just 2 going up this time........?
On which cargo ship the next iRosa panel supports are to be shipped ?
The iROSAs for the 1A and 1B power channels are scheduled to be launched in the trunk of SpX-28 on June 3rd with 1A being installed on June 9th and 1B being installed on June 15thThis is the first time I'm hearing there will be iROSAs for the 2A and 3B power channelshttps://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-to-provide-briefing-coverage-of-spacewalks-for-station-upgrades
Why not make last two arrays transformational
Quote from: Chinakpradhan on 05/30/2023 01:46 amWhy not make last two arrays transformationalAs that would require a new design to be certified for flight, NASA had signed a contract with Boeing for 6 iROSAs that included an option for an additional two. Certifying a new design is more expensive and take more time so NASA went with the option to order two additional iROSAs as it meets their power requirements for the ISS
Quote from: Josh_from_Canada on 05/30/2023 02:20 amQuote from: Chinakpradhan on 05/30/2023 01:46 amWhy not make last two arrays transformationalAs that would require a new design to be certified for flight, NASA had signed a contract with Boeing for 6 iROSAs that included an option for an additional two. Certifying a new design is more expensive and take more time so NASA went with the option to order two additional iROSAs as it meets their power requirements for the ISSPlus ground spares.