ABIS - NOSE-JOB by preeder
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NOSE-JOB
Up until this point, the voyage of the Space Shuttle Atlantis has progressed like the many space shuttle missions which have preceded it in years gone by. From this point onwards all that changes, as the radical design modifications which Robert L Carter and his people have created for the new fleet of Orbital Shuttles start to come into effect.
With the payload bay doors now open the pilot of the shuttle suits up and leaves the craft via the now vastly enlarged airlock. Making his way to the first of the three generic fuel pods which are strapped in the cargo bay of the shuttle, the pilot directs the shuttles commander as she moves into place and locks onto the forward pod the first of the two new robotic arms which are now fitted in the shuttle�s cargo bay.
Once the arm is locked onto place the pilot will release the pod from its cargo pallet and using a combination of directions from the pilot and the cameras mounted both in the cargo bay and on the robotic arm the commander will manoeuvre the fuel pod into a position near the nose of the shuttle and lock the arm into place.
With the fuel pod safely locked into place near the nose of the shuttle the commander will now transport the pilot to nearly the same position using the second of the two robotic arms.
Even the backpacks the astronauts will now use in space have received the Carter redesign treatment with the new packs having built-in manoeuvring thrusters to allow a greater range of mobility whilst working in space.
Using his manoeuvring thrusters the pilot makes the short journey to the nose of the shuttle, unlatches the aerodynamic cone which has protected the forward fuel pod docking port on its journey into space and allows the cone to float freely away where gravity will eventually require it to re-enter and burn up in Earth�s atmosphere.
To be continued.
Comments (6)
neiwil
Out with the old, in with the new.A very detailed description and image.
jmb007
belle image!!
wliebtposer
fantastic render
adrie
Fantastic space render my friend, excellent work.
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent space scene!
wblack
While I commend your creative presentation, I need to add that the Space Shuttle Orbiter is neither designed nor intended to remain on orbit for long durations and could not function in this role. No amount of system modification would permit this type of deployment – maintaining the shuttle on orbit is not merely a matter of extra fuel tanks, the amount of fuel is not the primary constraint. Critical Orbiter systems require extensive service and maintenance operations, operations which must be performed between each and every flight, or these systems will cease to function. Aside from the critical-system maintenance necessary, many systems and sub systems are configured specifically per mission – this is the nature of flexibility built into the Orbiter – re-configuration of systems along with required maintenance involves extensive dis-assembly of space craft components, the availability of specialized equipment and personnel, and extensive support facilities. Orbiter processing between missions involves between 1000 and 2000 tasks for about 10,000 to 16,000 individual work shifts –critical subsystem maintenance tasks require technicians with highly specialized skills, this involves a work-force which numbers in the thousands.