What are these stacked panels on the ISS in this image?
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I found this image of the ISS in a folder on my computer. I don't know the exact source but a reverse image search shows it in many different websites. Unfortunately I can't pin down a date.
What are the stacked flat plates shown in the cropped image?
It seems strange, the middle ones are shielded from space and sunlight by the ones on either side.
Credit is likely NASA, but can't be sure. Here's an undated instance: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-international-space-station-cargo-transport-contracts
iss identify-this-object
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I found this image of the ISS in a folder on my computer. I don't know the exact source but a reverse image search shows it in many different websites. Unfortunately I can't pin down a date.
What are the stacked flat plates shown in the cropped image?
It seems strange, the middle ones are shielded from space and sunlight by the ones on either side.
Credit is likely NASA, but can't be sure. Here's an undated instance: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-international-space-station-cargo-transport-contracts
iss identify-this-object
asked 1 hour ago
uhohuhoh
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That's storage for extra TV trays for when there's company How many times were there thirteen people inside the ISS? Is it hard on the station?
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– uhoh
1 hour ago
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i.stack.imgur.com/AKsPR.jpg
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– Muze
1 hour ago
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@Muze oh that's much better than the previous one! Still, the images in the question are sufficient. Thanks!
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– uhoh
59 mins ago
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I found this image of the ISS in a folder on my computer. I don't know the exact source but a reverse image search shows it in many different websites. Unfortunately I can't pin down a date.
What are the stacked flat plates shown in the cropped image?
It seems strange, the middle ones are shielded from space and sunlight by the ones on either side.
Credit is likely NASA, but can't be sure. Here's an undated instance: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-international-space-station-cargo-transport-contracts
iss identify-this-object
asked 1 hour ago
uhohuhoh
36.5k18128457
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I found this image of the ISS in a folder on my computer. I don't know the exact source but a reverse image search shows it in many different websites. Unfortunately I can't pin down a date.
What are the stacked flat plates shown in the cropped image?
It seems strange, the middle ones are shielded from space and sunlight by the ones on either side.
Credit is likely NASA, but can't be sure. Here's an undated instance: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-international-space-station-cargo-transport-contracts
iss identify-this-object
iss identify-this-object
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That's storage for extra TV trays for when there's company How many times were there thirteen people inside the ISS? Is it hard on the station?
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– uhoh
1 hour ago
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i.stack.imgur.com/AKsPR.jpg
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– Muze
1 hour ago
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@Muze oh that's much better than the previous one! Still, the images in the question are sufficient. Thanks!
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– uhoh
59 mins ago
add a comment |
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That's storage for extra TV trays for when there's company How many times were there thirteen people inside the ISS? Is it hard on the station?
$endgroup$
– uhoh
1 hour ago
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i.stack.imgur.com/AKsPR.jpg
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– Muze
1 hour ago
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@Muze oh that's much better than the previous one! Still, the images in the question are sufficient. Thanks!
$endgroup$
– uhoh
59 mins ago
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That's storage for extra TV trays for when there's company How many times were there thirteen people inside the ISS? Is it hard on the station?
$endgroup$
– uhoh
1 hour ago
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That's storage for extra TV trays for when there's company How many times were there thirteen people inside the ISS? Is it hard on the station?
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– uhoh
1 hour ago
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i.stack.imgur.com/AKsPR.jpg
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– Muze
1 hour ago
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i.stack.imgur.com/AKsPR.jpg
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– Muze
1 hour ago
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@Muze oh that's much better than the previous one! Still, the images in the question are sufficient. Thanks!
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– uhoh
59 mins ago
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@Muze oh that's much better than the previous one! Still, the images in the question are sufficient. Thanks!
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They are folded-up solar panels on the Russian FGB module ("Zarya"). Folded up so they don't interfere with the truss-mounted radiator panels, and not needed since the large ISS solar arrays were added.
Zarya shortly after launch
Annotated photo of an early, interestingly asymmetrical ISS assembly stage showing they are solar arrays (PVA = Photo Voltaic Array) and without the truss mounted radiators fully deployed. (TRRJ = Thermal Radiator Rotary Joint) "Foreword" should read "Forward"
Angle shot that shows how the FGB arrays could interfere with the fully deployed radiators if the solar arrays were still fully extended. (ignore "unity module" callout)
All photos NASA, annotations from here
answered 1 hour ago
Organic MarbleOrganic Marble
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wow there's a lot going on in that image!
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– uhoh
1 hour ago
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The original is one of my faves. Note the shuttle robot arm holding the inspection boom under the shuttle belly so the instruments on it are protected from the undocking of the Soyuz from which the picture was taken.
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– Organic Marble
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oh, I found the inspection so interesting I hadn't stopped to wonder where the photo was taken from. I'll give this a more thorough look in the morning...
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They are folded-up solar panels on the Russian FGB module ("Zarya"). Folded up so they don't interfere with the truss-mounted radiator panels, and not needed since the large ISS solar arrays were added.
Zarya shortly after launch
Annotated photo of an early, interestingly asymmetrical ISS assembly stage showing they are solar arrays (PVA = Photo Voltaic Array) and without the truss mounted radiators fully deployed. (TRRJ = Thermal Radiator Rotary Joint) "Foreword" should read "Forward"
Angle shot that shows how the FGB arrays could interfere with the fully deployed radiators if the solar arrays were still fully extended. (ignore "unity module" callout)
All photos NASA, annotations from here
answered 1 hour ago
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wow there's a lot going on in that image!
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– uhoh
1 hour ago
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The original is one of my faves. Note the shuttle robot arm holding the inspection boom under the shuttle belly so the instruments on it are protected from the undocking of the Soyuz from which the picture was taken.
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– Organic Marble
1 hour ago
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oh, I found the inspection so interesting I hadn't stopped to wonder where the photo was taken from. I'll give this a more thorough look in the morning...
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– uhoh
56 mins ago
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They are folded-up solar panels on the Russian FGB module ("Zarya"). Folded up so they don't interfere with the truss-mounted radiator panels, and not needed since the large ISS solar arrays were added.
Zarya shortly after launch
Annotated photo of an early, interestingly asymmetrical ISS assembly stage showing they are solar arrays (PVA = Photo Voltaic Array) and without the truss mounted radiators fully deployed. (TRRJ = Thermal Radiator Rotary Joint) "Foreword" should read "Forward"
Angle shot that shows how the FGB arrays could interfere with the fully deployed radiators if the solar arrays were still fully extended. (ignore "unity module" callout)
All photos NASA, annotations from here
answered 1 hour ago
Organic MarbleOrganic Marble
56.8k3154243
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wow there's a lot going on in that image!
$endgroup$
– uhoh
1 hour ago
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The original is one of my faves. Note the shuttle robot arm holding the inspection boom under the shuttle belly so the instruments on it are protected from the undocking of the Soyuz from which the picture was taken.
$endgroup$
– Organic Marble
1 hour ago
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oh, I found the inspection so interesting I hadn't stopped to wonder where the photo was taken from. I'll give this a more thorough look in the morning...
$endgroup$
– uhoh
56 mins ago
add a comment |
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They are folded-up solar panels on the Russian FGB module ("Zarya"). Folded up so they don't interfere with the truss-mounted radiator panels, and not needed since the large ISS solar arrays were added.
Zarya shortly after launch
Annotated photo of an early, interestingly asymmetrical ISS assembly stage showing they are solar arrays (PVA = Photo Voltaic Array) and without the truss mounted radiators fully deployed. (TRRJ = Thermal Radiator Rotary Joint) "Foreword" should read "Forward"
Angle shot that shows how the FGB arrays could interfere with the fully deployed radiators if the solar arrays were still fully extended. (ignore "unity module" callout)
All photos NASA, annotations from here
answered 1 hour ago
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56.8k3154243
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They are folded-up solar panels on the Russian FGB module ("Zarya"). Folded up so they don't interfere with the truss-mounted radiator panels, and not needed since the large ISS solar arrays were added.
Zarya shortly after launch
Annotated photo of an early, interestingly asymmetrical ISS assembly stage showing they are solar arrays (PVA = Photo Voltaic Array) and without the truss mounted radiators fully deployed. (TRRJ = Thermal Radiator Rotary Joint) "Foreword" should read "Forward"
Angle shot that shows how the FGB arrays could interfere with the fully deployed radiators if the solar arrays were still fully extended. (ignore "unity module" callout)
All photos NASA, annotations from here
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wow there's a lot going on in that image!
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– uhoh
1 hour ago
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The original is one of my faves. Note the shuttle robot arm holding the inspection boom under the shuttle belly so the instruments on it are protected from the undocking of the Soyuz from which the picture was taken.
$endgroup$
– Organic Marble
1 hour ago
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oh, I found the inspection so interesting I hadn't stopped to wonder where the photo was taken from. I'll give this a more thorough look in the morning...
$endgroup$
– uhoh
56 mins ago
add a comment |
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wow there's a lot going on in that image!
$endgroup$
– uhoh
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
The original is one of my faves. Note the shuttle robot arm holding the inspection boom under the shuttle belly so the instruments on it are protected from the undocking of the Soyuz from which the picture was taken.
$endgroup$
– Organic Marble
1 hour ago
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oh, I found the inspection so interesting I hadn't stopped to wonder where the photo was taken from. I'll give this a more thorough look in the morning...
$endgroup$
– uhoh
56 mins ago
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wow there's a lot going on in that image!
$endgroup$
– uhoh
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
wow there's a lot going on in that image!
$endgroup$
– uhoh
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
The original is one of my faves. Note the shuttle robot arm holding the inspection boom under the shuttle belly so the instruments on it are protected from the undocking of the Soyuz from which the picture was taken.
$endgroup$
– Organic Marble
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
The original is one of my faves. Note the shuttle robot arm holding the inspection boom under the shuttle belly so the instruments on it are protected from the undocking of the Soyuz from which the picture was taken.
$endgroup$
– Organic Marble
1 hour ago
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oh, I found the inspection so interesting I hadn't stopped to wonder where the photo was taken from. I'll give this a more thorough look in the morning...
$endgroup$
– uhoh
56 mins ago
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oh, I found the inspection so interesting I hadn't stopped to wonder where the photo was taken from. I'll give this a more thorough look in the morning...
$endgroup$
– uhoh
56 mins ago
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That's storage for extra TV trays for when there's company How many times were there thirteen people inside the ISS? Is it hard on the station?
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– uhoh
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i.stack.imgur.com/AKsPR.jpg
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– Muze
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@Muze oh that's much better than the previous one! Still, the images in the question are sufficient. Thanks!
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– uhoh
59 mins ago