MSNBC (JimO) on value of 'big door' on ISS

On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 22:19:15 -0400, John Doe wrote:


Once shuttle is retired, this will no longer be possible and many items
currently loaded onto the ISS via the CBM hatches will have no way to be
unloaded from the station without some serious disassenbly/breaking up
into smaller parts. So I guess they will have to send some acétylene
torches to the ISS so they can break up components so they can fit
through the smaller russian hatches.

Not so.

CxV...

"http://www.transformspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=projects.view&workid=CCD3097A-96B6-175C-97F15F270F2B83AA"

Note the square CBM hatch in the illustration.

Apex...

http://www.spacehab.com/sfs/apex.htm

Note the square CBM hatch in the illustration.


HTV...

http://www.nasda.go.jp/projects/rock...#configuration

Note the square CBM hatch in the illustration.

SpaceX Dragon...

http://images.spaceref.com/news/2006...ISS.Asm6.m.jpg

Note where it's berthed.



Brian

Brian Thorn wrote:


CxV...

"http://www.transformspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=projects.view&workid=CCD3097A-96B6-175C-97F15F270F2B83AA"

Note the square CBM hatch in the illustration.



What exactly are those two spacecraft in the background supposed to be?
They look like vastly scaled-up Atlas ICBM warheads with hatches on the
back.

Pat

On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 06:58:44 -0500, Pat Flannery
wrote:

"http://www.transformspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=projects.view&workid=CCD3097A-96B6-175C-97F15F270F2B83AA"

What exactly are those two spacecraft in the background supposed to be?
They look like vastly scaled-up Atlas ICBM warheads with hatches on the
back.

I think those are the cargo version. Crew version is the one with the
solar panels.

Brian

Brian was ahead of me on this -- I have been vigorously
introduced to the CBM mechanism on Japan's HTV by
some of its potential users -- article needs an update....