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LAST FLIGHT OF ENDEAVOUR
STS-134 Payload / ULF-6
Space Shuttle Endeavour was successfully launched on May 16, 2011 from Cape Canaveral on its official last flight completing over 25 missions in all her history. For this mission, Endeavour carries the ELC-3 and the Alpha-Magnetic Spectrometer 2 (AMS-02). It also carries the MISSE-8 experiment that will be swapted with the MISSE-7.
This mission consists of 4 scheduled EVA's. Among these is the placement of a PDGF to the Zarya russian module. This PDGF will allow the Space Station robot arm to move to the russian segment of the ISS. The last EVA will transfer the OBSS from the Shuttle to the station's truss. In order for this to be accomplished, the EVA crew will remove an old PDGF from the P6 truss and placed it on the tip of the OBSS boom. Then the OBSS will be left as a permanent fixture on the S1 truss for future Space Station spacewalk work, if needed.
ELC-3: The top deck consists of one SPDM arm, one CTC-5, one SASA antenna, and an empty PFRAM. The lower deck consists of one ATA, one HPGT, one SASA antenna and the STP-H3 experiment from DOD. The ELC-3 will be attached to the upper portion of the P3 truss.
AMS-02: The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 is a state-of-the-art particle physics detector. It will search for clues on the origin of dark matter and the existence of antimatter. An earlier version of the AMS flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery in 1998 on mission STS-91. The data gathered provided the first accurate measurement of the composition of primary cosmic rays. The AMS-02 will be attached to the upper inner portion of the S3 truss.
For the first time, Endeavour carries the STORRM system (Sensor Test for Orion Rel-Nav Risk Mitigation. It will gather data during the initial rendezvouz and docking to the station, during the nominal undocking, and again during a dedicated re-rendezvouz. This system will make it easier for future space vehicles to dock to the ISS.
For this model, the payload detail was made possible thanks to NASA's photo Gallery, and NASA's Flightdata files.
The model is available on both scales via Paypal!
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STS-134 launch view from Port St Lucie, FL (AXM property-All Rights Reserved)
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Commemorative logo for External tank ET-122
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STORRM system (red) and avionics (blue arrow) |
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ELC-3 |
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AMS-02 |
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ELC-3 installed on P3 truss (top pallet) |
ISS view showing the ELC-3 installed. |
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AMS-02 installed on the S3 truss. Notice the angle after installation. |
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Zarya with new PDGF for Space Station robot arm |
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The OBSS attachment fixtures on the S1 truss |
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The OBSS permanently placed on the starboard part of the truss |
Photos of the real thing
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These photos are courtesy of my friend Andrew Smith who kindly shared them to be posted at this site. Thanks Andrew!! Photos are copyright and cannot be distributed without permission |
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Patches source: www.spacefacts.de
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