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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. — On Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers move the radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG). The generator will be installed on the New Horizons spacecraft encapsulated inside the fairing. Designed and integrated at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., New Horizons will launch on a nine-and-a-half-year voyage to Pluto. Typical of RTG-based systems, as on past outer-planet missions, New Horizons does not have a battery for storing power. At the start of the mission, the RTG, which provides power through the natural radioactive decay of plutonium dioxide fuel, will supply approximately 240 watts (at 30 volts of direct current) - the spacecraft’s shunt regulator unit maintains a steady input from the RTG and dissipates power the spacecraft cannot use at a given time. By July 2015 (the earliest Pluto encounter date) that supply decreases to 200 watts at the same voltage, so New Horizons will ease the strain on its limited power source by cycling science instruments during planetary encounters. On Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers on the ground oversee the radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) being lifted into the Vertical Integration Facility. The RTG will be installed on the New Horizons spacecraft within the fairing at the top of the Atlas V launch vehicle. Designed and integrated at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., New Horizons will launch on a nine-and-a-half-year voyage to Pluto. Typical of RTG-based systems, as on past outer-planet missions, New Horizons does not have a battery for storing power. At the start of the mission, the RTG, which provides power through the natural radioactive decay of plutonium dioxide fuel, will supply approximately 240 watts (at 30 volts of direct current) - the spacecraft’s shunt regulator unit maintains a steady input from the RTG and diss KSC-06pd0149
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --STS-113 Mission Specialists John Herrington (left) and Michael Lopez-Alegria (center) look over equipment involved in their mission during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities in the Space Station Processing Facility. Part of the payload on mission STS-113 is the first port truss segment, P1 Truss, to be attached to the central truss segment, S0, on the International Space Station. Once delivered, the P1 truss will remain stowed until flight 12A.1. Launch date for STS-113 is under review. KSC-02pd1140
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under the eyes of a technician (center), STS-113 crew members look over equipment involved in their mission during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities in the Space Station Processing Facility. At left is Mission Specialist Michael Lopez-Alegria; at right is Mission Specialist John Herrington. Part of the payload on mission STS-113 is the first port truss segment, P1 Truss, to be attached to the central truss segment, S0, on the International Space Station. Once delivered, the P1 truss will remain stowed until flight 12A.1. Launch date for STS-113 is under review. KSC-02pd1141
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under the watchful eyes of Boeing workers, STS-113 Mission Specialist John Herrington practices working on equipment involved in his mission during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities in the Space Station Processing Facility. Part of the payload on mission STS-113 is the first port truss segment, P1 Truss, to be attached to the central truss segment, S0, on the International Space Station. Once delivered, the P1 truss will remain stowed until flight 12A.1. Launch date for STS-113 is under review. KSC-02pd1142
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-113 Mission Specialists Michael Lopez-Alegria (left) and John Herrington (center) look over part of the payload for the mission during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities in the Space Station Processing Facility. The mission will be carrying the first port truss segment, P1 Truss, to be attached to the central truss segment, S0, on the International Space Station. Once delivered, the P1 truss will remain stowed until flight 12A.1. Launch date for STS-113 is under review. KSC-02pd1146
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-113 crew members look over equipment involved in their mission during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities in the Space Station Processing Facility. At left is Mission Specialist John Herrington; at right is Mission Specialist Michael Lopez-Alegria. Part of the payload on mission STS-113 is the first port truss segment, P1 Truss, to be attached to the central truss segment, S0, on the International Space Station. Once delivered, the P1 truss will remain stowed until flight 12A.1. Launch date for STS-113 is under review. KSC-02pd1144
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-113 Mission Specialist John Herrington looks over part of the payload for the mission during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities in the Space Station Processing Facility. The mission will be carrying the first port truss segment, P1 Truss, to be attached to the central truss segment, S0, on the International Space Station. Once delivered, the P1 truss will remain stowed until flight 12A.1. Launch date for STS-113 is under review. KSC-02pd1145
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-113 Mission Specialist Michael Lopez-Alegria arrives at KSC for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include a simulated launch countdown. The primary payloads on mission STS-113 are the first port truss segment, P1, and the Crew and Equipment Translation Aid (CETA) Cart B. Once delivered, the P1 truss will remain stowed until flight 12A.1 in 2003 when it will be attached to the central truss segment, S0, on the Space Station. Also onboard Space Shuttle Endeavour will be the Expedition 6 crew who will replace Expedition 5, returning to Earth after 4 months. The STS-113 launch is scheduled for Nov. 10, 2002. KSC-02pd1542
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Mission Specialist Michael Fossum arrives at KSC aboard a T-38 jet aircraft to get ready for launch on July 1. The launch will be his first space flight. During the 12-day mission, the STS-121 crew will test new equipment and procedures to improve shuttle safety, as well as deliver supplies and make repairs to the International Space Station. This mission is the 115th shuttle flight and the 18th U.S. flight to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd1241
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From a platform in Endeavour's payload bay, STS-113 Mission Specialist John Herrington looks closely at the payload for the mission. The 16th assembly flight to the International Space Station, STS-113 will carry the Port 1 (P1) truss aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour as well as the Expedition 6 crew, who will replace Expedition 5 on the Station. Mission STS-113 is scheduled to launch Nov. 10, 2002. KSC-02pd1610
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Under the eyes of a Boeing worker (center), STS-113 Mission Specialist John Herrington (left) and Mission Specialist Michael Lopez-Alegria (right) learn more about the payload for their mission. Part of the payload on mission STS-113 is the first port truss segment, P1 Truss, to be attached to the central truss segment, S0, on the International Space Station. Once delivered, the P1 truss will remain stowed until flight 12A.1. Launch date for STS-113 is under review. KSC-02pd1143
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Under the eyes of a Boeing worker (center), STS-113 Mission Specialist John Herrington (left) and Mission Specialist Michael Lopez-Alegria (right) learn more about the payload for their mission. Part of the payload on mission STS-113 is the first port truss segment, P1 Truss, to be attached to the central truss segment, S0, on the International Space Station. Once delivered, the P1 truss will remain stowed until flight 12A.1. Launch date for STS-113 is under review.
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