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The launch dates need to be updated, because of the delays caused by suspension of the Space Shuttle Program after loss of Space Shuttle Columbia.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Chillmann (talk • contribs) 22:33, 7 August 2005.
It would be nice to have the mass for the solary arrays listed.
I'm planning to merge this page with ISS Truss page for information on a convenient page. Bigtop 03:57, 10 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'm planning to merge the ISS solar array page with this page for information on a convenient page. Bigtop 03:56, 10 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
What is a Plasma contractor?
I imported here the discussions from the now merged articles and put redirects to this talk page. Some major work needs also to be done on this new article, which is extremely out of date (starting from the ISS rendering, which features elements cancelled years ago like the russian Science Power Platform!) // Duccio (write me) 11:14, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'd like to edit the truss references to be clearer. I'd like to limit the use of the "slash" to the P3/P4 and S3/S4 trusses, and use commas for the rest. The "slashed" truss elements are joined on the ground and delivered as a package, whereas the rest of the truss elements are being delivered individually. Please comment. Srain 21:35, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I added a reference to the final location of truss P6 in the text, but I'd also like to add that to the truss assembly table (with dashes in the size/weight columns). Please comment. Srain 21:35, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
As I recall from memory, the ad hoc fix to the truss was due to the space station going out of control when they closed the electrical circuit in the SAW. The reason for the design change was that the original design created a large magnetic flux at right angles to the largest magnetic flux on the space station. There was orbital decay, and SAW alignment was inaccurate. I believe that this is so for the reason that when I told someone how to fix it NASA did what I said to do. If you can find the video of the astronaut throwing the refrigerator away, you will enjoy it. Clearly he was worried about orbital decay. Frizb (talk) 00:17, 23 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I added an image from STS-115 between the December 2000 image and the computer rendering. I suggest that this should be updated with a current image whenever a major addition is made to the station. I also realize that the orientation of the photo might be confusing, but the image is so compelling I couldn't bring myself to rotate it.Srain 20:18, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I am extremely surprised that the P5 truss element launched on STS-116 has a mass of 12 tons. The STS-116 article itself says 3 tons, which looks quite correct. Could someone check this figure ?Hektor 16:34, 16 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The article currently says the batteries are "capable of storing a total of 8 kW of electrical power". Isn't the right units kW hours or Joules??? Erich 23:36, 13 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
P6 has the torn solar array; why does the current diagram show P6 in red, when it looks like blue is being used for the STS-120 components? Because P6 was already in orbit, but it was moved to where it is shown on the diagram? (SEWilco 03:09, 31 October 2007 (UTC))[reply]
Would be nice if we could get an image like http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/116/iss_arrays.gif added to the article. I'm just not sure what kind of copyright/licensing is on that image. http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/116/STS-116_Archive.html --TheDJ (talk • contribs) 20:30, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
We desperately need to add something about the rail on the truss. It's a unique feature that was totally new in space station design. It was already part of the Space Station Freedom design, and the CETA carts on it were already tested during STS-37 http://nix.larc.nasa.gov/info;jsessionid=27art3enil3kh?id=S89-50846&orgid=8 --TheDJ (talk • contribs) 02:46, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I could not find in this article any information about the material used for the truss structure itself. Is it made of metal? Plastic? Ceramic? Wood? What are its mechanical properties? How dense is it? How flexible? What stress loads can it carry? Lacking this information, I have reassessed the article from class B to class Start. (sdsds - talk) 21:40, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
References
Found this source http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/spacestation/components/docs/P3-P4.pdf on the P3 P4 truss section by Boeing. It provides a lot of useful technical data about this system. No time to properly use it right now myself. --TheDJ (talk • contribs) 23:22, 2 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
in the article it is claimed that Z1 is unpressurized, this is untrue as there is a small pressurized section that is used as storage.
This picture shows the dome when the node 1 zenith CBM hatch is open: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/118032main_hassman_iss_briefing4_med.jpg
-Ronsmytheiii
Actualy, the vestibule is normaly unpressurized, as well. It is just presurised when the crew has to access it. Multispacer (talk) 12:01, 6 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
This is a great photo that can be used to demonstrate the subject. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ISS_March_2009.jpg
I noticed the article Drive Lock Assembly; it should probably be merged into this article. Mlm42 (talk) 17:15, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I'm a bit of noob regarding Wikipedia editing but I have a source for the "Citation needed" is the Solar Array Rotary Joint section. If someone who knows what they're doing wants to edit that. http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20110015384.pdf — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wolfpack40351 (talk • contribs) 04:39, 22 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Intro says it is made from aluminium and stainless steel - but article does not say where any stainless steel is used. Could it be only in the trolley rails (and perhaps some fasteners) ? - Rod57 (talk) 09:19, 27 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
In this section, it describes the original Nickel Hydrogen batteries.
Would it be within the summary of this section to mention that the original set of Nickel Hydrogen batteries were later replaced by a second set. Also, what happened to that first set of batteries? Were they returned in a shuttle or disposed of by reentry.
Since January 2017, there have been several spacewalks replacing the Nickel Hydrogen batteries with lithium-ion batteries on a two to one ratio. Would this be notable enough for the article? AmigaClone (talk) 10:45, 12 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]