CubeSats are standardized small satellites that provide the possibility of personalization and customization by stacking modular units. They are made by assembling ready-made components available on the market, which drastically reduces their price and production time compared to traditional satellites. The cubic shape of the nanosatellite perfectly corresponds to Croatian most famous national symbol recognizable all over the world – …
The Integrated Truss Structure (ITS) of the International Space Station (ISS) consists of a linearly arranged sequence of connected trusses on which various unpressurized components are mounted, such as logistics carriers, radiators, solar arrays, and other equipment. It supplies the ISS with a bus architecture. All truss components were named after their planned end-positions: Z for zenith, S for starboard …
The International Space Station (ISS) is a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. It is the largest artificial body in orbit and can be seen with naked eye from Earth. The ISS consists of pressurized modules, external trusses, solar arrays, and other components. ISS components have been launched by American Space Shuttle missions, and Russian Proton and Soyuz rockets. …
Infographic on New Horizons space mission, with a series of 3D illustrations, using 100% original renders and data from NASA, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Southwest Research Institute and Wikipedia. The infographic was updated and corrected with great help of Dr. Alan Stern of Southwest Research Institute, New Horizons mission Principal Investigator.
New Horizons was planned as a voyage to the only unexplored planet in the Solar System. When it was launched, Pluto was still classified as a planet. It was reclassified as a dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2006. How New Horizons mission’s PI Alan Stern improved our infographic
External stowage platforms (ESPs) are key components of the International Space Station (ISS). Each platform is an external pallet that can hold spare parts, also known as Orbital Replacement Units (ORUs), for the space station. As a platform it is not pressurized, but does require electricity to power the heaters of some of the stored equipment. ORUs are attached to …
Tranquility, also known as Node 3, is a module of the International Space Station (ISS). ESA and the Italian Space Agency had Tranquility built by Thales Alenia Space. A ceremony on November 20, 2009 transferred ownership of the module to NASA. The module provides six berthing locations, but three of those locations are disabled, as modules originally planned to be …
The Leonardo Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) is primarily used for storage of spares, supplies and waste on the ISS, which is currently stored in many different places within the space station. The Leonardo PMM was a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) before 2011, but was modified into its current configuration. It was formerly one of three MPLM used for bringing cargo …