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My second ever GBC-module. Wanted to try building it from scratch this time, so took a little while to figure out the wave-mechanism, but a fun challenge :)
Pretty happy with the way the dragon turned out and the motion works fairly well with the overall look. Have a look at the video if you want a closer look. Hope you like it! youtu.be/GenuLBWM1-Y?si=3zWL5cj-TP9QCVXr
Name: Sturdy Edge Module
Designer: Michał Kosmulski
Orange units: 48 Paper: 4,0 х 4,0
Green units: 48 Paper: 4,0 х 5,2 (1 : 1,3)
Purple units: 72 Paper: 4,0 х 4,0
Final height: ~ 13,0 cm
Truncated Cuboctahedron
Original: michal.kosmulski.org/origami/truncated-cuboctahedron-stem...
Tutorial: michal.kosmulski.org/origami/stem/
This ‘mirror module’ – formed of 140 industrial silicon mirror plates, stacked together by a sophisticated robotic system – is destined to form part of the optical system of ESA’s Athena X-ray observatory.
Due to launch in 2031, Athena will probe 10 to 100 times deeper into the cosmos than previous X-ray missions, to observe the very hottest, high-energy celestial objects. To achieve this the mission requires entirely new X-ray optics technology.
Energetic X-rays don’t behave like typical light waves: they don’t reflect in a standard mirror. Instead they can only be reflected at shallow angles, like stones skimming along water. So multiple mirrors must be stacked together to focus them: ESA’s 1999-launched XMM-Newton has three sets of 58 gold-plated nickel mirrors, each nestled inside one another. But to see further, Athena needs tens of thousands of densely-packed mirror plates.
A new technology had to be invented: ‘silicon pore optics’, based on stacking together mirror plates made from industrial silicon wafers, which are normally used to manufacture silicon chips.
It was developed at ESA’s ESTEC technical centre in the Netherlands, and patented by ESA, invented by an ESA staff member with the founder of cosine Research, the Dutch company leading an European consortium developing Athena’s optics.
The technology was refined through a series of ESA R&D projects, and all process steps have been demonstrated to be suitable for industrial production. The wafers have grooves cut into them, leaving stiffening ribs to form the ‘pores’ the X-rays will pass through. They are given a slight curvature, tapering towards a desired point so the complete flight mirror can focus X-ray images.
“We’ve produced hundreds of stacks using a trio of automated stacking robot,” explains ESA optics engineer Eric Wille. “Stacking the mirror plates is a crucial step, taking place in a cleanroom environment to avoid any dust contamination, targeting thousandth of a millimetre scale precision. Our angular resolution is continuously improving.”
“Ongoing shock and other environmental testing ensures the modules will meet Athena’s requirements, and the modules are regularly tested using different X-ray facilities.”
Athena’s flight mirror – comprising hundreds of these mirror modules – is due for completion three to four years before launch, to allow for its testing and integration.
Each new ESA Science mission observes the Universe in a different way from the one before it, requiring a steady stream of new technologies years in advance of launch. That’s where ESA’s research and development activities come in, to early anticipate such needs, to make sure the right technology is available at the right time for missions to come.
Long-term planning is crucial to realise the missions that investigate fundamental science questions, and to ensure the continued development of innovative technology, inspiring new generations of European scientists and engineers.
Science is everywhere at ESA. As well as exploring the Universe and answering the big questions about our place in space we develop the satellites, rockets and technologies to get there. Science also helps us to care for our home planet. All this week we're highlighting different aspects of science at ESA. Join the conversation with #ScienceAtESA.
Credits: ESA/cosine Research
iss065e431136 (Sept. 28, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft carrying three Expedition 65 crewmates is pictured during its relocation maneuver from the Rassvet module to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module.
The City Space theme continues to inspire. I wanted to use the curved quarter panels as a windscreen, and by excellent luck had the matching curve plate in sand blue. From then on it was just a matter of mixing the design cues and colour scheme from the sets with my build.
Rather pleased with this, looks chunky and industrial near-future. The crane, while functional, can't lift the module without ripping itself apart. Oh well.
Probably won't take any more pictures of the module itself either, it's just an empty shell that seems to be more like a double-decker carriage on a scenic train than a science module. Some more work on that will be required, I think. But that's a problem for another time. I already have an idea for a larger build that will incorporate four of these modules.
Le module de commande Columbia est la partie du vaisseau spatial qui a servi lors de la mission Apollo 11. Elle a été la première à faire alunir des humains sur la Lune.
Tiles from the Museu Nacional do Azulejo in Lisbon, Portugal
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A section of landscape I've been building. I might still make some changes or expand it in the future, but for now I'm happy with it!
Both ends of the module are built to the MILS standard, so it can be connected to other modules to form a larger layout at shows. The module and track have a curve of about 22.5º, or about the same as a single R40 curved track pice. The module is 2 32stud baseplates deep, and about 5 32stud baseplates long.
Here are the modules I have so far, plus the unmanned scout vehicle.
I don't have plans for any more modules immediately, but could definitely see myself building some eventually.
Scientist-astronaut Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 lunar module pilot, uses an adjustable sampling scoop to retrieve lunar samples during the second Apollo 17 Eextravehicular Activity EVA 2, at Station 5 at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. A gnomon is atop the large rock in the foreground. Image taken by Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan. Station 5, Sample 5060,5075,5080 taken during EVA 2 of the Apollo 17 mission. Original film magazine was labeled D film type was SO-368 Color Exterior CEX, Ektachrome MS, color reversal, 60mm lens with a sun elevation of 28 degrees.
NASA Identifier: as17-145-22157
My first take on the micropolis module format for microscale LEGO city. Comments and constructive criticism appreciated!
Another masterpiece artists’ concept of an early LEM/CSM design (ca. 1962), depicting the Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) burn of the Command/Service Module Service Propulsion System (SPS) engine. The shading, dramatic lunar terrain and overall attention to detail is amazing. Unparalleled artwork.
Kudos to Ludwik Źiemba and William A. Collopy.
8.5" x 11".
William A. “Bill” Collopy, an unexpected WIN:
starherald.com/william-a-collopy/article_936831fc-6037-58...
Credit: Star Herald website
And since the above link is likely tenuous, its content:
“SCOTTSBLUFF - William A. 'Bill' Collopy, 78, of Scottsbluff died Friday, Jan. 27, 2006, at Regional West Medical Center comforted by his wife, Kay.
A memorial service was held Jan. 31 at the First Church of God in Scottsbluff with the Rev. Curtis Germany officiating. Abiding by Bill's wishes, cremation has taken place at the Jolliffe Funeral Home in Scottsbluff…
…Bill was born Dec. 10, 1927, in Scottsbluff, to Francis John and Maude Rutz (Amalia) Collopy. He received his education in the Scottsbluff Public School System graduating from Scottsbluff High School, and continued at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, as well as attending the Scottsbluff Junior College in Scottsbluff.
Bill enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Corps on Dec. 18, 1945, and was honorably discharged in July of 1947, after achieving the rank of corporal.
Bill married Regina Kayleen "Kay" Germany on Aug. 13, 1950, in Scottsbluff. Bill spent his working years in Kansas, California, and Texas as a technical illustrator for Boeing, Convair, and Lockheed.
Following retirement in 1992, Bill returned to Scottsbluff, the boyhood home he loved so much. Bill enjoyed his retirement years locally as an activities bus driver for the Scottsbluff Public School System, as well as Western Nebraska Community College and especially enjoying his recent years at Twin Cities Baseball. Bill enjoyed woodworking and spending time with family.
Bill is survived by his wife: Regina Kayleen "Kay" Collopy of Scottsbluff; son: Brad Collopy and his wife Aggie in Gering; daughters: Brenda Momper of Alliance and Berni Holmes and her husband Rodney of Aurora, Colo.; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; uncle: John Rutz; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
His parents: Frank and Maude; and brother: Frank Jr., preceded Bill in death.”
This model showcases the Apollo Command Module, a pioneering spacecraft that carried 27 astronauts on nine lunar missions between 1968 and 1972. Launched atop the colossal Saturn V rocket, the most powerful rocket ever constructed, the Command Module was the sole component of the spacecraft to return to Earth after each mission.
If you appreciate this and other rarely seen ‘space’ artwork, I invite you to click on the link below.
Thanks to the Space 3.0 Foundation/Scott Sacknoff, via the Enoch Pratt Library & presented by Digital Maryland, an exquisite collection of Lantern Slides of former Lockheed research scientist, Saunders B. Kramer have been made available to view.
The collection provides a rich visual feast for all, along with content sure to be of value to serious space (imagery/photography) history archivists & researchers. Bravo!
For example, near & dear to my heart; the works of the following talented yet largely obscure artists are featured & identified within the collection:
- Ken Anderson
- Edward A. Bertaccini*
- Rex Burnett
- William Collopy
- Frank Ellis
- Igor Mead
- Al Montgomery
- Harold W. Munson
- Anthony Saporito
- Possibly R.A. Smith
- THE Man: Ludwik Źiemba
The asterisked name denotes tentative identification based on my initial research.
Enjoy:
Encore un départ de cargo, le Progress russe, mais avec une nouveauté de taille : accroché au véhicule, un petit bout de station est carrément parti en même temps, et ce n’est pas tous les jours que ça arrive ! C’était le module DC1, qui nous a quitté après vingt ans de bons et loyaux services. 👋 On a penché la Station de 90° pour faciliter l’opération. Quelques heures après, on était aux premières loges pour observer le finish en ☄️ (destruction du véhicule en rentrant dans l’atmosphère, brûlé sous l’effet de la friction).
So long DC1! 👋 After almost twenty years of service, instead of getting a medal , one of the Space Station's oldest modules got a little trip through the atmosphere. Check these pics: it’s not every day that you see a piece of the Station being taken away. We pitched the International Space Station 90 degrees, and so we flew belly first, to help out with the manoeuver. Pyotr and myself tried to capture some photos and videos of this important moment in the Station's history. Quite a strange feeling to see a part of your ship fly away in mid-air (so to speak – no atmosphere here duh). A couple of hours later and we had front row seat to the fireball that was going to be DC1’s last act. 🌠We clearly saw smaller pieces float away from the main fireworks, as the ship was being destructed by the heat of atmospheric friction. Quite the show!
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet
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An artist’s impression of the Orion spacecraft with ESA’s service module.
The module sits directly below Orion’s crew capsule and provides propulsion, power, thermal control, and water and air for four astronauts. The solar array spans 19 m and provides enough to power two households.
A little over 5 m in diameter and 4 m high, it weighs 13.5 tonnes. The 8.6 tonnes of propellant will power one main engine and 32 smaller thrusters.
Credits: NASA
Le module lunaire ou LEM ou LM est le véhicule spatial utilisé dans le cadre du programme spatial américain Apollo pour débarquer des hommes sur la Lune.
Leica MD (10101), made in 1965
Leitz Visoflex III with pentaprism and helicoidal focuser OTZFO
OTRPO adapter
Leitz Elmarit-M f=9cm 1:2.8 lens head
Agfa APX400 B&W negative film
Developed and scanned by www.meinfilmlab.de
Each module is displayed by itself along with a view of the interior.
The first module is the command center and research station. Most of the technology is contained here for under water *secret* research.
The second module is the turret or weapon module. It is a relatively small module but is designed to be easily replicated. The interior has room for a few soldiers to man the battle stations.
The third module is the drill module. Deep below the surface there are many valuable resources to be harvested for Norkira. The interior shows lights and panels for drilling procedures.
The fourth module is the main housing module. This contains the area for cooking, exercise, but most importantly sleeping. The beds themselves can be viewed from the skylights.
The fifth module is both the generator and the docking station. The small submersible can be seen leaving the port and the generator equipment can be viewed through the window.
The sea creature is a giant squid! Although it has become friendly toward the Nokiran research center, other nations should beware.
iss060e007002 (July 12, 2019) --- The forward-end of the International Space Station is pictured highlighting portions of three modules and a pressurized mating adapter. An external high definition camera captured (from left) the Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM), the Harmony Module and the Japanese Kibo laboratory module. Protruding from the Harmony module is the pressurized mating adapter that will host the International Docking Adapter-3. The PMM is actually in front of the U.S. Destiny laboratory module to which Harmony is attached to.