Boeing
And Khrunichev Propose ISS Commercial Space Module
The Boeing
Company and Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
have announced a cooperative planning effort to market a
commercial space module (CSM) that could attach to the
International Space Station (ISS). The CSM is a module similar to
Zarya, which was launched in November 1998 as the first element of
the ISS.
The
multi-purpose module can provide on-orbit storage, interim crew
quarters, accommodations for multimedia, scientific, and
communications equipment, and waste management capabilities.
External pallets can be used for Earth observation
instrumentation, astrophysical research and additional external
storage. Launched aboard a Proton, the CSM could be on orbit as
early as mid-2002. The module can also be used to deliver
propellant and cargo to ISS.
The
module would provide up to 20 cubic meters of stowage volume. Its
final configuration, capabilities and module value will be
determined as the team works with potential customers and
investors over the next several months. Private capital will be
used to fund the effort. When launched the module could deliver up
to 3,000 kilograms of wet and dry cargo.
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