Friday, May 21, 2021

Photo of the Day: The ISS Will Receive a Power Upgrade Next Month, Courtesy of the Next SpaceX Cargo Flight...

The first two of six new solar array wings that will be installed on the International Space Station (ISS) next month are placed inside the unpressurized trunk of SpaceX's Cargo Dragon capsule that will launch to the ISS on June 3.
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New Solar Arrays Ready for Launch to International Space Station (News Release - May 20)

The first two of six new solar arrays for the International Space Station have been loaded into Dragon’s unpressurized spacecraft trunk. SpaceX will deliver them to the orbiting laboratory during its next cargo resupply mission, targeted for June 3 at 1:29 p.m. The arrays will provide additional electrical power for the numerous research and science investigations conducted every day, as well as the continued operations of the station. Spacewalking astronauts will install the two new arrays in two spacewalks that will take place in June.

Source: NASA.Gov

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An artist's concept of the International Space Station with six new solar array wings attached to it.
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