Where is this located?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_Airlock_Module
Apparently this is being launched on the next Dragon flight.
But I'm curious where it will be berthed.

Anyone know.

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"Greg \(Strider\) Moore" wrote:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_Airlock_Module
Apparently this is being launched on the next Dragon flight.
But I'm curious where it will be berthed.

Anyone know.

Endcap of Node 3 apparently. Reference 4 in that article leads to an
arstechnica article with more detail.

Anthony

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says...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_Airlock_Module
Apparently this is being launched on the next Dragon flight.
But I'm curious where it will be berthed.

Anyone know.

Picture shows it attached to the axial CBM on a Node:

http://nanoracks.com/nanoracks-adds-...ce-to-airlock/

It's the dome shaped thing on the axial CBM port. That's really all it
is. You open the CBM hatch, load this thing up with nano-satellites,
close the CBM hatch, undo the CBM attachment (motorized bolts), then use
the SSRMS to grab the dome shaped thing and aim it the other way for
satellite deployment.

Jeff

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On 8/6/2019 6:30 AM, Jeff Findley wrote:

It's the dome shaped thing on the axial CBM port. That's really all it
is. You open the CBM hatch, load this thing up with nano-satellites,
close the CBM hatch, undo the CBM attachment (motorized bolts), then use
the SSRMS to grab the dome shaped thing and aim it the other way for
satellite deployment.

Jeff


I suppose I should read the article. What's the advantage of being able
to do that from the ISS? Last minute reconfigurations of the satellites?
Retreival of satellites after exposure to space?

Dave

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On 8/6/2019 6:30 AM, Jeff Findley wrote:

It's the dome shaped thing on the axial CBM port. That's really all it
is. You open the CBM hatch, load this thing up with nano-satellites,
close the CBM hatch, undo the CBM attachment (motorized bolts), then use
the SSRMS to grab the dome shaped thing and aim it the other way for
satellite deployment.

I suppose I should read the article. What's the advantage of being able
to do that from the ISS? Last minute reconfigurations of the satellites?
Retreival of satellites after exposure to space?

I honestly have no idea what the advantage is. This is only for
deployment. Retrieval has not been done, as far as I know.

The Russians just take them outside with the crew on an EVA and deploy
them by hand. The US has this fancy deployment mechanism. I believe
that the Japanese lab module also has a deployment mechanism for
smallsats. So I'm not really sure what the "need" is for this US
system.

Jeff

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Jeff Findley wrote:

The Russians just take them outside with the crew on an EVA and deploy
them by hand. The US has this fancy deployment mechanism. I believe
that the Japanese lab module also has a deployment mechanism for
smallsats.

The USA *doesn't* currently have independent capability, they get half
the openings of the Japanese airlock (12 a year limit so 6 available) to
put stuff outside. Smallsat launches have to share with experiments
using the JEM exposed facility which is creating a bottleneck. This new
'airlock' will allow more launches more frequently.

Anthony