STS-105 Payload

AXM Paper Space Scale Models

The site for Space Shuttle Card Modelers

STS-105 Payload (Assembly phase 7A.1)

Discovery was launched on Aug 10th, 2001 to the International Space Station on a Logistic Mission carrying the "Leonardo" Multipurpose Logistic Module and the Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS). Originally, the EAS was part of the payload for the STS-102 mission but due to delays the EAS was deleted from the original cargo and assigned to this mission, the STS-105.

The EAS was transported on top of the Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC). The EAS was placed on the Forward side of the P6 truss attached to the trunnion via an EVA. It was a system that contained spare ammonia for the station's cooling system. Ammonia is the fluid used in the radiators that cools the station's electronics.

Among other payloads were the Materials International Space Station Experiments (MISSE). These were a series of experiments that were designed to investigate the effects of long-term exposure of materials to the harsch space environment. These materials were placed into suitcases-like containers, the Passive Experiment Containers (PECs). MISSE is a direct successor of the Mir Environmental Effects Payloads (MEEP) that were attached for over a year to the Mir Docking Module of the Mir Space Station.

STS-105 carried MISSE 1 and MISSE 2 which were placed on handrails on the Quest Joint Airlock and on the O2 high-pressure gas tank #0002. These suitcases were retrieved during an EVA on mission STS-114.

Information from different sources were available to make this model as accurate as possible considering the scale. Robotics and EVA information from NASA website was obtained. This module is available via Paypal. Enjoy!!