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September 27th 06, 02:38 PM posted to sci.space.station
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Pirs docking compartment lifetime
Once Node 3 is installed, if the MLM (FGB-2) is at Service Module
nadir, how does Soyuz or Progress dock with FGB Nadir???
Jorge R. Frank wrote:
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Huh?
You mean that the FGB-2 probe male docking adapter would be replaced
prior to launch with a hybrid male adapter?
Yes.
In that event, how would
FGB-2 dock with FGB-1?
It wouldn't - it would dock directly to Zvezda nadir.
Remember that there is a firm requirement to
have a module docked at FGB nadir prior to the arrival of Node 3.
There is a firm requirement to have three Soyuz/Progress/ATV docking ports,
but there are alternatives to FGB nadir for meeting that requirement.
Anyway, this is by no means a done deal, but it is something the Russians
are seriously looking at.
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