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Cupola Module
Hi,
I just saw on the KSC Nasa site a small video about the Cupola module. At the end, it said it wouldn't be launched aboard the Space Shuttle until 2009. Now I can understand that there must be a bit of of a backlog of items to be transported by the Shuttle, but why does it have to stay in storage for so long? Regards, David. |
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David wrote:
2009. Now I can understand that there must be a bit of of a backlog of items to be transported by the Shuttle, but why does it have to stay in storage for so long? Cupola was originally planned to be attached to Node 1 (Unity) and help with final construction of station. Now they have decided to mount it to Node3 which will be one of the last modules to be added (if not the last). So cupola has to wait for Node 3 to be sent up. I have no idea what the advantage of putting the cupola on node3 vs unity is. Cupola isn't big enough to justify its own flight, so it needs to be manifested on the few flights that have spare space/capacity. |
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2009. Now I can understand that there must be a bit of of a backlog of items to be transported by the Shuttle, but why does it have to stay in storage for so long? hey both presidents are calling for ending the shuttle earlier or no RTF... the modules on the ground may never go anywhere but a museum. .. .. End the dangerous wasteful shuttle now before it kills any more astronauts.... |
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