After more than seven days after the docking, the United States, “Atlantis” No. 23 from the International Space Station, Space Shuttle, returning to Earth. Studio 1535 battery
During the docking, Atlantis’ astronauts completed three spacewalks, installing solar panels to the space station six new batteries. Each new battery weighs 170 kilograms, costing up to 3.6 million. Replaced the batteries were shipped to the Earth.
Space station’s solar panel to the battery for 10 years. NASA hopes the space shuttle before the end of this year retired collectively, these batteries “old for new.” Last year in July with the “Endeavour launch of space shuttle astronauts replaced all six batteries.
In addition, the cooling system of the station crew to connect a new cable for the space station to install a diameter of about 1.8 m parabolic antenna to improve the space station and ground control center data in both directions, voice and video capabilities. They also called for the Space Station, “Dexter” and the robot arm connected to a storage platform. “Dexter” designed and built by the Canadian Space Agency, standing about 3.6 meters and a wingspan of almost 2.4 meters, vgp-bps8 , can remove the space station on the surface of small parts such as high precision, reducing and astronauts in extravehicular activities.
“Atlantis” on the 14th Space Shuttle Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the launch of the International Space Station, Space Center is expected to return 26. The main task of this trip is to transport the Russian space station is “Dawn” has a small test chamber, and the solar cell and other key components and goods.
This is the “Atlantis” was the first since 1985, serving 32 flights, is also scheduled last. Studio 1536 battery , Under the plan, “Discovery” and “Endeavour” was in September of this year, respectively, and in November for a flight, the space shuttle will be retired.