The PMA-1 arrives in the SSPF prior to its attachment to Node 1

[KSC-97PC-1139]

  • Photo Number: KSC-97PC-1139

  • Release Date: 26-Jul-1997

    • Description: The first of two Pressurized Mating Adapters, or PMAs, for the International Space Station arrive in KSC's Space Station Processing Facility in July. A PMA is a cone-shaped connector that will be attached to Node 1, the space station's structural building block, during ground processing. The adapter will house space station computers and various electrical support equipment and eventually will serve as the passageway for astronauts between the node and the U.S-financed, Russian-built Functional Cargo Block. Node 1 with two adapters attached will be the first element of the station to be launched aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-88 in July 1998.

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