Rasswet

Rasswet
	Rasswet (MRM-1)
Space station:	International space station
Start date:	May 14, 2010
Launcher:	Space Shuttles Atlantis
Coupling:	May 18, 2010
Dimensions:	5,075 kg
Length:	6 m
Diameter:	2.35 m
Volume:	17.4 m³
	Adjacent modules

The location of Rassvet (MRM-1) in the Russian segment

Rassvet ( Russian Рассвет "dawn") is a research module of the International Space Station (ISS) and a contribution from the Russian space agency Roskosmos . Other names are Docking Cargo Module (DCM, Russian Стыковочно-грузовой модуль - СГМ ) or Mini Research Module 1 (MRM-1 or MIM-1). Rasswet was brought to the ISS on the STS-132 shuttle mission and docked at the Zarya module on May 18, 2010 .

development

Similar to the American space agency NASA , the Russian space agency Roskosmos was unable to launch all of the previously planned modules due to various problems with the construction of the international space station. With the installation of the American Leonardo module at Unity's Nadir docking point, it would no longer have been possible to safely navigate to the adjacent and currently used docking area for supply ships at Zarya's Nadir Square. As a solution to this problem, Rasswet provided a kind of extension and coupling module, so that after the installation a fourth coupling point of Russian design would still be available for coupling Soyuz spaceships and unmanned Progress transporters.

In order to accelerate the project and the construction of the module, the already completed hull of the previously planned and no longer required Science Power Platform was used during planning and construction . For this, the active coupling adapter type was SSWP-M 8000 (matching Swesda , nadir and zenith) by an active SSWP G4000 (matching Sarja exchanged Nadir), a second passive Adapter Type SSWP G4000 (corresponding Progress and Sojus) and for Unloading of supply ships necessary fuel lines installed. Rasswet has eight experimental workstations.

Start and installation

Rasswet during the installation on the ISS

Since Rassvet, unlike most other Russian-made modules, does not have its own engines, it was launched on board a space shuttle as part of the STS-132 mission on May 14, 2010. In return, the interior of Rassvet was used to transport American equipment reserved. Stopping points for the transport of an air lock, a radiator and spare parts for the European robot arm ERA are also installed on the outer skin . The launch mass of Rasswet was about 7.9 tons. The installation on the ISS was carried out with the help of the large Canadarm2 robotic arm . After Nauka has installed the airlock for research purposes, it will be moved to the free coupling point of the multipurpose research module and the radiator will be attached to its outer skin.

On December 7th, 2009 the new name of the module was announced. Rassvet reached the Kennedy Space Center on December 17, 2009 with an Antonov An-124 , where it was being prepared for launch over the next few months.

Technical specifications

The curb weight / curb weight of Rasswet is 5075 kg. It is 6 meters long and made of aluminum alloys. Rasswet has a diameter of 2.35 meters and offers an additional 17.4 m³ of storage space.

Web links

Commons : Rasswet - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Dr. Jesco von Puttkamer: International Space Station Daily Report. (No longer available online.) NASA, archived from the original on May 20, 2008 ; accessed on April 14, 2008 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ Lori Meggs: A New 'Dawn' in Space. NASA, accessed October 9, 2010 .
↑ Michael Braukus, Lynnette Madison: NASA Extends Contract With Russia's Federal Space Agency. NASA, accessed April 9, 2007 .
↑ Russia is expanding its ISS segment. RIA Novosti, December 7, 2009; accessed December 12, 2009 .
↑ Stephen Clark: Russian storage module arrives in Florida for launch. Spaceflight Now, December 17, 2009, accessed December 18, 2009 .
↑ Space Shuttle Mission STS 132 PRESS KIT . NASA. May 2010. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
↑ FliegerRevue August 2010, pp. 40–43: Good Bye Atlantis - Mission STS 132 .

[1] Dr. Jesco von Puttkamer: International Space Station Daily Report. (No longer available online.) NASA, archived from the original on May 20, 2008 ; accessed on April 14, 2008 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[2] Lori Meggs: A New 'Dawn' in Space. NASA, accessed October 9, 2010 .

[3] Michael Braukus, Lynnette Madison: NASA Extends Contract With Russia's Federal Space Agency. NASA, accessed April 9, 2007 .

[4] Russia is expanding its ISS segment. RIA Novosti, December 7, 2009; accessed December 12, 2009 .

[5] Stephen Clark: Russian storage module arrives in Florida for launch. Spaceflight Now, December 17, 2009, accessed December 18, 2009 .

[6] Space Shuttle Mission STS 132 PRESS KIT . NASA. May 2010. Retrieved May 10, 2010.

[7] FliegerRevue August 2010, pp. 40–43: Good Bye Atlantis - Mission STS 132 .