The docking module on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-74 , before docking with the "World"
The docking module was the sixth module docked to the Mir station . It was delivered to orbit by Shuttle Atlantis on November 12, 1995 during the STS-74 mission. The module together with the Shuttle docked at the station on November 15th .
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Details
- Length: 5 m
- Diameter: 2.9 m
- Weight: 4090 kg
Description
The docking module was designed to simplify the docking of the Shuttle with the station, according to the Mir-Shuttle program. The module carried two docking units - modified APAS-89. APAS No. 3 - for docking with the Crystal module, and APAS No. 2 for the ASAS No. 1 docking of the Space Shuttle Orbiter [1] . The module also had its own thermal control, television transmitter and telemetry systems.
Links
- Russian Space Web (English)
- Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
- Mir Docking ModuleGunter's Space Page (English)
Notes
- ↑ V.Syromyatnikov. “100 stories about docking and other adventures in space and on Earth. Part 2: 20 years later. ”- Moscow: The University Book, Logos, 2008. - 568 p.: Ill. ISBN 978-5-98704-307-7