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Printed on Cotman Water Colour Paper F4 Smooth / exposed for 3hrs
Jacquard cyanotype kit (Potassium Ferricyanide & Ferric Ammonium Citrate)
Toning: none
Enlarger: Lucky Attache-35 (E-Lucky 1:2.8 f=38mm)
Film carrier: 35mm carrier
Negative film: 35mm (135) film in 1970s (Hungary)
Light source: High power (50w) UV LED unit (SMD=surface mounted LED modules)
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The European Service Module that will power NASA’s Orion spacecraft to the Moon and beyond is taking shape in the assembly hall at Airbus Defence and Space, Bremen, Germany. The spacecraft module will provide propulsion, electricity, water, oxygen and nitrogen and thermal control.
Seen here is the primary structure that provides rigidity to the European Service Module much like the chassis of a car. It absorbs the vibrations and energy from launch while a secondary structure protects the module from micrometeoroids and space debris.
Assembly of the thousands of components needed to build the advanced spacecraft started on 19 May with the arrival of the primary structure that was shipped from Turin, Italy, by Thales Alenia Space. In 2018 this structure will be an element of the European Service Module that will be launched into space, as part of the Orion spacecraft, on its first mission to fly more than 64 000 km beyond the Moon and back.
In the background is a poster of ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) that was also assembled in this hall in Bremen. Five ATVs flew to the International Space Station to deliver supplies and raise its orbit. Developing ATV provided the experience necessary to develop the European Service Module in Europe.
Credit: Airbus DS
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.
My first ever GBC-module! Only took me around 6-7 years to finally get one done, haha! Anyways, hope you like it :) Check the video, it does actually work! youtu.be/SD7lMjUY234?si=PfMJ7c46OluOruLs
Module 15, this cliff was supposed to be a lot higher.
To save parts and time I made a smaller rock but the footprint is the same. Later I might revise this part.
Third stage with the command module and seats one astronaut. This will connect to the top of the second stage well thus hiding the propulsion rockets beneath. The Millennium Falcon canopies recently acquired from the last event make a perfect fit. Just have to build the supports so it can be displayed horizontally showing the connections between the three stages...
Motor modules in boxes will probably not be the next big thing in transportation, but it makes a nice picture.
Finally had a chance to make use of the Fallout Shelter minifigs from EclipseGRAFX Customs in the module before it gets deconstructed...
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
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.
PROJECT: Space Bus splits into 3 modules: The Control Center, the Main Cabin, and the Science Section.
iss067e034152 (May 4, 2022) --- This view from one of seven windows on the International Space Station's cupola shows three Russian components including (from bottom) the Soyuz MS-21 crew ship, the Prichal docking module, and the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module.
My first take on the micropolis module format for microscale LEGO city. Comments and constructive criticism appreciated!
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.
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.
Actual build.
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Moduverse+
32x32 Angular curved road (slope 45) module.
388 parts.
Compatible with the latest LEGO road baseplates:
www.flickr.com/photos/93468412@N08/50974361693/in/datepos...
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Free building instructions:
snakebyte.dk/lego/instructions/moduverse/moduverse_road_a...
This is another image of my Lunar Module model rendered in Bricklink's Studio 2.0. I made a few adjustments to the design and reassigned different colours. Most notably, the orange bricks I used originally for the Kapton polymide film foil blankets have been replaced with a metallic gold brick from Studio 2.0’s palette. This gives the model a more accurate appearance.
“SPACE STATION CONCEPTS as envisioned by General Dynamics. The company’s Convair Division in San Diego, California, has completed studies for NASA to define the mission requirements for a permanent, manned, low Earth-orbit Space Station. Convair has also examined Space Station development missions for servicing space-based transfer vehicles for NASA.”
Boy, does that ever ignore what this is or what's going on here.
The space-based transfer vehicles referenced are Orbital Transfer Vehicles (OTV).
Modules “H-1” & “H-2” are of course Habitat Modules, “LM-1” is the Logistics Module and “SL-2” is a Spacelab module. Maybe “SL-1” is the one within the payload bay?
A possible variant of this configuration, accompanied by the following text:
“This General Dynamics/Convair space station concept was intended as a “spacedock” for assembling and servicing large spacecraft in low Earth orbit.”, is at:
www.pmview.com/spaceodysseytwo/station/sld018.htm
Specifically:
sites.google.com/site/spaceodysseytwo/station/ssf84_c.jpg
Both above credit: PMView Pro website
The same image is also within the following enlightening document:
General Dynamics/Convair Division’s “A STUDY OF SPACE STATION NEEDS, ATTRIBUTES & ARCHITECTURAL OPTIONS: final briefing”, NASA-CR-173997, N84-34459, dated 5 April 1983.
Additional pertinent extracts from it:
“Having concluded the initial phase of this Space Station mission requirements study, it seems appropriate to look ahead to the next phase of activities. Some of the major conclusions of our study are reiterated…but as a particular point we would like to focus on one potential approach which could lead to an early, affordable, effective way to start the Space Station program. It is recognized that the approach discussed…which utilizes a “STS platform” is one of many potential schemes which could be developed for this purpose. In this regard, we at General Dynamics have also investigated several schemes, and consider that the approach defined herein warrants further study.
As a first step towards development of the “STS platform” concept, the wings, tail, crew compartment, and the TPS are removed from the Orbiter. The cargo bay is stretched by approximately 30 feet, and a forward control module is added.
A forward fairing for a solar power array, and a wraparound heat exchanger are added to the external tank. Access provisions to the hydrogen tank are added.
The solid rocket boosters remain essentially unchanged from their present configuration.
The above items comprise the basic elements of the “STS platform”.
The STS platform is launched, unmanned, with nearly normal staging of STS elements. During ascent, the fairings that cover the solar power array are jettisoned. The STS platform is finally positioned in its desired orbit. [See my accompanying posting.]
Once on orbit, the cargo bay doors are opened automatically and the platform command module is rotated 90 from its stowed position in the cargo bay to its operating position. With the command module in this position, an Orbiter cargo bay equivalent length remains available for accommodating spacecraft, etc., delivered by the Shuttle.
The external tank remains attached to the platform for later use since it potentially can serve many useful functions as a part of the station. [See my accompanying posting.]
The crew can be installed on the first Orbiter flight to the STS platform. The flight could carry one or two modules, such as habitability module and a logistics module. They would be coupled to ports that exist on the command module. With the crew aboard, we have a permanent Space Station capability achieved in two flights, with an immediate capacity to perform many tasks.
The presence of a cargo bay as part of an early Space Station provides for an easy transition from Orbiter-based activities to Station-based, and may provide the opportunity to conduct important technology development missions with a major shift in approach from Orbiter-based experiments to space-based.
As an example, technology development related to space-based OTV operations from the Station can be carried out with a minimum of change. Since the same relative arrangement is preserved between the Orbiter and the Station in this concept, we have the basis for early experimentation in servicing and perhaps even in carrying out OTV flights from the Space Station.
In this concept, we move progressively from technology development to full operational capability…The original STS platform remains the backbone of the Space Station, nothing becomes obsolete. The cargo bay, for example, having been used initially for technology development missions, is now diverted to other purposes, such as a base for teleoperators.
In summary, we at General Dynamics recognize our mutual need to find the right way to start the Space Station program. We suggest that early and serious consideration be given to the STS platform approach. Finding ways to reduce the cost of achieving a Space Station is the key to success. We see within the STS the technology resource and physical means that can make the initial Space Station possible.”
At:
ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19840026388/downloads/1984002...
See also:
www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/boldly-going-a-his...
Credit: "alternate history" website
Yet again, as if ALL of the above wasn’t enough – which it should be – it’s by Roy Gjertson!
WHO knew?
Did YOU?
I did NOT.
And…last, but not least:
e05.code.blog/2025/04/09/nasa-cr-173345/
Credit: Garrett O’Donoghue/Station E05 blog
Aerial view of a John Deere model 7760 cotton harvester and the round cotton module it automatically makes while harvesting rows of cotton.
The round cotton modules are about 7.5 feet in diameter, 8 feet long, and weigh about 5,000 lbs. each.
These machines cost about $750,000.
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