passive docking assembly spacecraft
1Mir — This article is about the Soviet/Russian space station. For other uses, see Mir (disambiguation). Mir …
2Mir-2 — was a space station project begun in February 1976.[1] Some of the modules built for Mir 2 have been incorporated into the International Space Station (ISS). The project underwent many changes, but was always based on the DOS 8 base block space… …
3International Space Station — ISS redirects here. For other uses, see ISS (disambiguation). International Space Station …
4Androgynous Peripheral Attach System — The Androgynous Peripheral Attach System, or Androgynous Peripheral Assembly System, is a spacecraft docking mechanism used on the International Space Station.[1] It is used to dock the Space Shuttle orbiter and to connect the Functional Cargo… …
5Nodal Module — The Nodal Module (NM) is a pressurized module of the Russian Segment (RS or ROS) of the International Space Station (ISS) and will be used in the OPSEK space station. NM is being developed by RSC Energia in order to support the docking to ISS RS… …
6Node Module — redirects here. For other uses, see Node Module (disambiguation). The Node Module (NM) is a pressurized module of the Russian Segment (RS or ROS) of the International Space Station (ISS) and will be used in the OPSEK space station. NM is being… …
7STS-133 — Mission insignia Mission statistics Mission name STS 133 Space shuttle Discovery …
8space exploration — Investigation of the universe beyond Earth s atmosphere by means of manned and unmanned spacecraft. Study of the use of rockets for spaceflight began early in the 20th century. Germany s research on rocket propulsion in the 1930s led to… …
9Pressurized Mating Adapter — The International Space Station (ISS) uses three Pressurized Mating Adapters (PMAs) to interconnect spacecraft and modules with different docking mechanisms. The first two PMAs were launched with the Unity module aboard STS 88. The third was… …
10aerospace industry — Introduction assemblage of manufacturing concerns that deal with vehicular flight within and beyond the Earth s atmosphere. (The term aerospace is derived from the words aeronautics and spaceflight.) The aerospace industry is engaged in the …
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