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4 +1 | connecting (bridge/linking) module |
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4 | link module |
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4 | multi-port connecting module |
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4 | Connecting module |
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connecting (bridge/linking) module Explanation: There's little consensus on the web, but ESA calls it a 'connectiong module' (see last webref.) and I guess they should know. Harmony (ISS module) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaWeighing approximately 14288 kilograms (31500 lb), Harmony is the second of three connectors between the major ISS modules. [7] The design is based on the ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmony_(ISS_module) - 52k - Cached - Similar pages Columbus (ISS module) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaLike the Harmony Module, the Columbus laboratory was constructed in Turin, .... The ESA Payloads for Columbus – A bridge between the ISS and exploration. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_(ISS_module) - 56k - Cached - Similar pages More results from en.wikipedia.org » NASA - STS-120 to Deliver Harmony Node to ISSSTS-120 to Deliver Harmony Node to ISS. 07.20.07 ... October's STS-120 mission will bring the Harmony module, christened after a school contest, ... www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/m... - 25k - Cached - Similar pages NASA - STS-120 Bringing Space Station ‘Harmony’The module will be the connecting point between the U.S. Destiny lab, the European Space Agency's Columbus module and the Japanese Kibo module. Harmony's ... www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/behindscenes/harmony_pay... - 24k - Cached - Similar pages More results from www.nasa.gov » Harmony ISS Module Goes Up Next Week | Gadget Lab from Wired.comWhen does a prefabricated hallway draw the attention of the international media and ignite the dreams of children the world over? blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/09/harmony-iss-mod.html - 61k - Cached - Similar pages SPACE.com -- Students Name Next U.S. Space Station Module 'Harmony'15 Mar 2007 ... This image shows scale models of the newly-named ISS Harmony module (formerly Node 2) prepared by third-grade students at West Navarre ... www.space.com/news/070315_issnode2_harmony.html - 59k - Cached - Similar pages Harmony module attached to ISS -Discovery's space sojourn-The ...The two US citizens Scott Parazynski and Douglas Wheelock Friday installed the Harmony linking module, which is due to be used in December for docking the ... timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2525284.cms - 39k - Cached - Similar pages Node 2: Connecting ModuleOn 15 March 2007 the new name Harmony was announced. Node 2, or Harmony, was launched in October 2007 on board Space Shuttle flight STS-120 (ISS Assembly ... www.esa.int/esaHS/ESAWEL0VMOC_iss_0.html - 21k - Cached - Similar pages |
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link module Explanation: This is obviously the sense - see the diagram, where the nodes are used to link the various sections: http://www.pbs.org/spacestation/station/components_detail.ht... gets some hits too: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q="link modules"... |
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multi-port connecting module Explanation: NASA - Space Shuttle STS-120 Astronauts to Visit NASA's Marshall ... The 23rd mission to the International Space Station delivered Harmony Node 2, the Italian-built U.S. multi-port connecting module. ... www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/news/releases/2007/M08-0... - 19k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this |
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Connecting module Language variant: connecting passage Explanation: Lucky you it must be an interesting one! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 48 min (2008-05-14 15:07:00 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- My major at University was about orbit optimisations. I love these subjects. Everything seems so still but in reality everything is changing. |
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