Rassvet (ISS module)

Rassvet
Rassvet as seen from the Cupola module during STS-132 with a Progress in the lower right
Module statistics
Part ofInternational Space Station
Launch date14 May 2010, 18:20:09 UTC
Launch vehicleSpace Shuttle Atlantis
Berthed18 May 2010, 12:20 UTC (Zarya nadir)
Mass5,075 kg (11,188 lb)
Length6 m (20 ft)
Diameter2.35 m (7 ft 9 in)
Pressurised volumeTotal: 17.4 m3 (610 cu ft)
Pressurised: 5.85 m3 (207 cu ft)
References: [1]

Rassvet (Russian: Рассвет, lit. 'first light'), also known as the Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM 2, Russian: Малый исследовательский модуль 1) and formerly known as the Docking Cargo Module, is a component of the International Space Station (ISS). The module's design is similar to the Mir Docking Module launched on STS-74 in 1995. Rassvet is primarily used for cargo storage and as a docking port for visiting spacecraft. It was flown to the ISS aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis on the STS-132 mission on 14 May 2010,[2] and was connected to the ISS on 18 May 2010.[3] The hatch connecting Rassvet with the ISS was first opened on 20 May 2010.[4] On 28 June 2010, the Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft performed the first docking with the module.[5]

  1. ^ "Space Shuttle Mission STS 132 Press Kit" (PDF). NASA. May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Gebhardt, Chris (9 April 2009). "STS-132: PRCB baselines Atlantis' mission to deliver Russia's MRM-1". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  3. ^ "STS-132 MCC Status Report #09". NASA. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2010. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "STS-132 MCC Status Report #13". NASA. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2010. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ Ray, Justin (28 June 2010). "Station Crew Takes Soyuz for 'Spin around the Block'". SpaceFlight Now. Retrieved 7 July 2010.