Jacques van Oene wrote:
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The modification provides a system to
supply
Station electrical power to docked Space Shuttles, enabling the Orbiter to
stay
longer at the complex.

The Station-Shuttle Power Transfer System (SSPTS) allows the Orbiter to use
electricity generated by the Station's solar arrays. The additional Station
power
supplements Shuttle fuel cells, saving onboard supplies of hydrogen and
oxygen.

The Station power will allow Shuttles to dock up to 12 days instead of up to
eight days. The longer stay allows additional time for spacewalks, Station

What's the new long pole in the tent, if it's not fuel cell supplies?
Boiloff rates for fuel cell fuels?
Can the fuel cells be turned completly off, or is this just something to
power the shuttle when the station is in light?
And what sort of power draw does the shuttle have (at minimum).