Crew Exploration Vehicle Docked With Iss
by Walter Myers/science Photo Library
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Crew Exploration Vehicle Docked With Iss
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Walter Myers/science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Illustration of a manned Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) docked with the International Space Station (ISS). This view is from below" the ISS with a combination of sun light and reflected earth light illuminating the scene. Visible elements of the ISS include a pressurized mating adapter (PMA), an international docking adapter (IDA), and manned modules, and unmanned cargo vessels. On the far right also docked with the ISS is a Soyuz TMA-M manned spacecraft. Various CEV designs have been produced, including the Orion spacecraft for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS). They typically carry a crew of 2 to 6 astronauts. This CEV is 10 meters long with a maximum diameter of 6 meters, while the solar voltaic panels have a maximum spread of a little over 18 meters."
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September 25th, 2018
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