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Ref : S12013
Theme :
Testings - Satellites - Probes - Rockets (2314 images)
Title : The Photovoltaic Module 1 Integrated Equipment Assembly (IEA) is moved past Node 1
Caption :
(01/14/1998) --- The Photovoltaic Module 1 Integrated Equipment Assembly (IEA) is moved past Node 1, seen at left, of the International Space Station (ISS) in Kennedy Space Center’s Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF). The IEA will be processed at the SSPF for flight on STS-97, scheduled for launch in April 1999. The IEA is one of four integral units designed to generate, distribute, and store power for the ISS. It will carry solar arrays, power storage batteries, power control units, and a thermal control system. The 16-foot-long, 16,850-pound unit is now undergoing preflight preparations in the SSPF
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