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Harmony (ISS module)

Harmony, also known as Node 2, is the "utility hub" of the International Space Station. It connects the laboratory modules of the United States, Europe and Japan, as well as providing electrical power and electronic data. Sleeping cabins for four of the crew are housed here.[3]

Harmony
Harmony shown connected to Columbus, Kibō, and Destiny. PMA-2 faces towards the camera. The nadir and zenith locations are open.
Module statistics
COSPAR ID2007-050A
Launch date23 October 2007,
15:38:19 UTC[1]
Launch vehicleSpace Shuttle Discovery
Docked26 October 2007
Mass14,300 kg (31,500 lb) [2]
Length7.2 m (24 ft)
Diameter4.4 m (14 ft)
Pressurised volume70 m3 (2,500 cu ft)

Harmony was successfully launched into space aboard Space Shuttle flight STS-120 on 23 October 2007.[4][5] After temporarily being attached to the port side of the Unity module,[6][7] it was moved to its permanent location on the forward end of the Destiny module on 14 November 2007.[8] Harmony added 70 m3 (2,500 cu ft) to the station's living volume, an increase of almost 20%, from 420 m3 (15,000 cu ft) to 490 m3 (17,000 cu ft). Its successful installation meant that from NASA's perspective, the station was considered to be "U.S. Core Complete".

Origin of name edit

 
Interior of Harmony

The unit formerly known as Node 2 was renamed Harmony in March 2004.[9] The name was chosen in a competition where more than 2,200 students from 32 states participated.[10][11] The Node 2 Challenge required students to learn about the space station, build a scale model, and write an essay explaining their proposed name for the module, which will serve as a central hub for science labs. The six winning classes were: Paul Cummins' 8th grade class at Browne Academy, Alexandria, Va.; Sue Wilson's 3rd grade class at Buchanan Elementary School, Baton Rouge, La.; Brigette Berry's 8th grade class at League City Intermediate School, League City, Texas; Bradley Neu's 9th grade science class at Lubbock High School, Lubbock, Texas; Russell Yocum 's 3rd grade class at West Navarre Intermediate School, Navarre, Fla.; and, David Dexheimer's students at the World Group Home School, Monona, Wisconsin.[12]

Specifications edit

 
Crew members hanging out of the USOS crew quarters
 
Harmony during assembly at the Space Station Processing Facility

Harmony is the second of three node modules on the United States Orbital Segment (USOS).[13] It is composed of a cylindrical, 5.1 cm (2.0 in) thick 2219-T851 aluminium alloy pressure shell with two endcones and is thermally insulated by a goldised Kapton blanket. It is protected from micrometeoroids by 98 panels, each made from a composite sandwich of stainless steel and 6061-T6 aluminium alloy, and a secondary barrier of Kevlar/resin.[14][15] The design is based on the existing Multi-Purpose Logistics Module, as well as the European Space Agency's Columbus module (both of which have only one passive Common Berthing Mechanism [CBM]).[13] There are six CBMs on Harmony: the aft CBM that connects it to Destiny is passive; the rest are active.[16]

Harmony is managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Its deployment expanded the Space Station, allowing it to grow from the size of a three-bedroom house, to the space equivalent of a typical five-bedroom house, once the Japanese Kibō and European Columbus laboratories are attached. The Space Station robotic arm, Canadarm2, is able to operate from a powered grapple fixture on the exterior of Harmony.[17] Harmony is equipped with eight International Standard Payload Racks: four avionics racks and four for stowage or crew quarters.[15] The first two were delivered on STS-126 and the second two on STS-128.[18][19] After the cancellation of the Habitation Module, Harmony was chosen to house the American Crew Quarters.[20][21]

Construction agreement edit

In an agreement between NASA and the European Space Agency, the company Thales Alenia Space, built Harmony at its facility in Turin, Italy.[17] Harmony arrived on 1 June 2003 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after its flight in an Airbus Beluga oversize cargo vehicle. Following post transportation inspection, the Italian Space Agency (ASI) formally handed over Harmony to the European Space Agency (ESA). From there, ESA formally transferred ownership of Harmony to NASA on 18 June 2003, taking place in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) of the Kennedy Space Center.[22] The handover of Harmony completed a major element of the barter agreement, between ESA and NASA, that was signed in Turin, Italy on 8 October 1997.[22]

Paolo Nespoli, an ESA astronaut born in Milan, Italy, accompanied the Harmony module aboard STS-120 as a mission specialist.

Launch edit

 
Graphic showing the six CBMs on Harmony.

Harmony was launched on 23 October 2007 aboard of the STS-120, as the primary component of assembly mission ISS-10A.[23][24][25]

On 26 October 2007, the station's Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) removed Harmony from the shuttle cargo bay and temporarily mated it to the port side of Unity and, on 27 October 2007, the crew entered in Harmony.[6][26] After the Space Shuttle was departed, Harmony was relocated to the forward dock of the Destiny laboratory. It required three EVAs by the station crew to complete the installation.[26][27]

Connecting modules and visiting vehicles edit

 
Harmony inside the payload bay of Space Shuttle Discovery while on its way to the ISS.

Harmony was the first permanent living space enlargement to the ISS after the Pirs docking compartment was added in 2001. The Expedition 16 crew moved the Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-2) on 12 November 2007 from Destiny to the forward berth of Harmony. The combined PMA-2/Harmony unit was subsequently berthed to its final destination at the forward end of Destiny on 14 November 2007.[8] All the following Space Shuttle missions would dock at this location.

On 11 February 2008, ESA's Columbus laboratory was attached to the starboard hatch of the Harmony module during space shuttle mission STS-122. On 14 March 2008, the Experiment Logistics Module Pressurized Section (ELM-PS) of Kibō was attached to its interim location: the zenith hatch of Harmony. During STS-124, a Space Shuttle mission flown by Space Shuttle Discovery, the Pressurized Module of Kibō was added to the port side of Harmony and the ELM-PS was moved, leaving the zenith hatch empty. The zenith hatch was originally intended to be the permanent docking connector for the now canceled Centrifuge Accommodations Module (CAM).

When the Space Shuttle flew the Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules (MPLMs) to the station, the MPLM would be temporarily berthed to the nadir mechanism of Harmony.[28] The Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle and the American Commercial Resupply Service (COTS) vehicles, Dragon and Cygnus, are temporarily berthed to either the nadir or zenith mechanism.

In August 2016, the forward docking port was equipped with the International Docking Adapter (IDA) delivered with the CRS-9 mission. This adapter was used for the first time for the automatic docking of the Crew Dragon spacecraft during its uncrewed test mission on 3 March 2019.[29]

On 26 March 2017, PMA-3 was robotically removed from the Tranquility module and attached to the zenith port of the Harmony module after being prepared during a successful spacewalk on 24 March 2017. A second spacewalk was conducted on 30 March 2017 to finalize the PMA-3 cable connections on Harmony. PMA-3 is linked to the International Docking Adapter-3 adapter, delivered on the SpaceX CRS-18 mission in July 2019.[30] IDA-3 was fully linked to PMA-3 during an EVA on 21 August 2019.[31]

References edit

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External links edit

  • Node 2 specifications from the ESA
  • STS-120 mission page
  • NASA - Harmony Node 2

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Harmony also known as Node 2 is the utility hub of the International Space Station It connects the laboratory modules of the United States Europe and Japan as well as providing electrical power and electronic data Sleeping cabins for four of the crew are housed here 3 HarmonyHarmony shown connected to Columbus Kibō and Destiny PMA 2 faces towards the camera The nadir and zenith locations are open Module statisticsCOSPAR ID2007 050ALaunch date23 October 2007 15 38 19 UTC 1 Launch vehicleSpace Shuttle DiscoveryDocked26 October 2007Mass14 300 kg 31 500 lb 2 Length7 2 m 24 ft Diameter4 4 m 14 ft Pressurised volume70 m3 2 500 cu ft Harmony was successfully launched into space aboard Space Shuttle flight STS 120 on 23 October 2007 4 5 After temporarily being attached to the port side of the Unity module 6 7 it was moved to its permanent location on the forward end of the Destiny module on 14 November 2007 8 Harmony added 70 m3 2 500 cu ft to the station s living volume an increase of almost 20 from 420 m3 15 000 cu ft to 490 m3 17 000 cu ft Its successful installation meant that from NASA s perspective the station was considered to be U S Core Complete Contents 1 Origin of name 2 Specifications 3 Construction agreement 4 Launch 5 Connecting modules and visiting vehicles 6 References 7 External linksOrigin of name edit nbsp Interior of HarmonyThe unit formerly known as Node 2 was renamed Harmony in March 2004 9 The name was chosen in a competition where more than 2 200 students from 32 states participated 10 11 The Node 2 Challenge required students to learn about the space station build a scale model and write an essay explaining their proposed name for the module which will serve as a central hub for science labs The six winning classes were Paul Cummins 8th grade class at Browne Academy Alexandria Va Sue Wilson s 3rd grade class at Buchanan Elementary School Baton Rouge La Brigette Berry s 8th grade class at League City Intermediate School League City Texas Bradley Neu s 9th grade science class at Lubbock High School Lubbock Texas Russell Yocum s 3rd grade class at West Navarre Intermediate School Navarre Fla and David Dexheimer s students at the World Group Home School Monona Wisconsin 12 Specifications edit nbsp Crew members hanging out of the USOS crew quarters nbsp Harmony during assembly at the Space Station Processing FacilityHarmony is the second of three node modules on the United States Orbital Segment USOS 13 It is composed of a cylindrical 5 1 cm 2 0 in thick 2219 T851 aluminium alloy pressure shell with two endcones and is thermally insulated by a goldised Kapton blanket It is protected from micrometeoroids by 98 panels each made from a composite sandwich of stainless steel and 6061 T6 aluminium alloy and a secondary barrier of Kevlar resin 14 15 The design is based on the existing Multi Purpose Logistics Module as well as the European Space Agency s Columbus module both of which have only one passive Common Berthing Mechanism CBM 13 There are six CBMs on Harmony the aft CBM that connects it to Destiny is passive the rest are active 16 Harmony is managed by NASA s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Alabama Its deployment expanded the Space Station allowing it to grow from the size of a three bedroom house to the space equivalent of a typical five bedroom house once the Japanese Kibō and European Columbus laboratories are attached The Space Station robotic arm Canadarm2 is able to operate from a powered grapple fixture on the exterior of Harmony 17 Harmony is equipped with eight International Standard Payload Racks four avionics racks and four for stowage or crew quarters 15 The first two were delivered on STS 126 and the second two on STS 128 18 19 After the cancellation of the Habitation Module Harmony was chosen to house the American Crew Quarters 20 21 Construction agreement editIn an agreement between NASA and the European Space Agency the company Thales Alenia Space built Harmony at its facility in Turin Italy 17 Harmony arrived on 1 June 2003 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after its flight in an Airbus Beluga oversize cargo vehicle Following post transportation inspection the Italian Space Agency ASI formally handed over Harmony to the European Space Agency ESA From there ESA formally transferred ownership of Harmony to NASA on 18 June 2003 taking place in the Space Station Processing Facility SSPF of the Kennedy Space Center 22 The handover of Harmony completed a major element of the barter agreement between ESA and NASA that was signed in Turin Italy on 8 October 1997 22 Paolo Nespoli an ESA astronaut born in Milan Italy accompanied the Harmony module aboard STS 120 as a mission specialist Launch edit nbsp Graphic showing the six CBMs on Harmony Harmony was launched on 23 October 2007 aboard of the STS 120 as the primary component of assembly mission ISS 10A 23 24 25 On 26 October 2007 the station s Space Station Remote Manipulator System SSRMS removed Harmony from the shuttle cargo bay and temporarily mated it to the port side of Unity and on 27 October 2007 the crew entered in Harmony 6 26 After the Space Shuttle was departed Harmony was relocated to the forward dock of the Destiny laboratory It required three EVAs by the station crew to complete the installation 26 27 Connecting modules and visiting vehicles edit nbsp Harmony inside the payload bay of Space Shuttle Discovery while on its way to the ISS Harmony was the first permanent living space enlargement to the ISS after the Pirs docking compartment was added in 2001 The Expedition 16 crew moved the Pressurized Mating Adapter PMA 2 on 12 November 2007 from Destiny to the forward berth of Harmony The combined PMA 2 Harmony unit was subsequently berthed to its final destination at the forward end of Destiny on 14 November 2007 8 All the following Space Shuttle missions would dock at this location On 11 February 2008 ESA s Columbus laboratory was attached to the starboard hatch of the Harmony module during space shuttle mission STS 122 On 14 March 2008 the Experiment Logistics Module Pressurized Section ELM PS of Kibō was attached to its interim location the zenith hatch of Harmony During STS 124 a Space Shuttle mission flown by Space Shuttle Discovery the Pressurized Module of Kibō was added to the port side of Harmony and the ELM PS was moved leaving the zenith hatch empty The zenith hatch was originally intended to be the permanent docking connector for the now canceled Centrifuge Accommodations Module CAM When the Space Shuttle flew the Multi Purpose Logistics Modules MPLMs to the station the MPLM would be temporarily berthed to the nadir mechanism of Harmony 28 The Japanese H II Transfer Vehicle and the American Commercial Resupply Service COTS vehicles Dragon and Cygnus are temporarily berthed to either the nadir or zenith mechanism In August 2016 the forward docking port was equipped with the International Docking Adapter IDA delivered with the CRS 9 mission This adapter was used for the first time for the automatic docking of the Crew Dragon spacecraft during its uncrewed test mission on 3 March 2019 29 nbsp Space Shuttle docked to PMA 2 nbsp MPLM berthed to Node 2 nadir nbsp HTV being berthed to Node 2 nadir nbsp Dragon being berthed to Node 2 nadir nbsp Cygnus being unberthed from Node 2 nadir nbsp Canadarm2 moving the Harmony module into position on the ISS nbsp Both Commercial Crew vehicles Crew Dragon and Starliner docked to zenith and forward ports on harmony module at the same time nbsp Commercial Crew Program vehicles Starliner and DragonOn 26 March 2017 PMA 3 was robotically removed from the Tranquility module and attached to the zenith port of the Harmony module after being prepared during a successful spacewalk on 24 March 2017 A second spacewalk was conducted on 30 March 2017 to finalize the PMA 3 cable connections on Harmony PMA 3 is linked to the International Docking Adapter 3 adapter delivered on the SpaceX CRS 18 mission in July 2019 30 IDA 3 was fully linked to PMA 3 during an EVA on 21 August 2019 31 References edit nbsp Spaceflight portal Launch Log Jonathan s Space Report Retrieved 30 January 2021 Harmony module NASA 14 November 2018 Retrieved 30 January 2021 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Sunita Williams presenter Corrado Mazzola project manager 19 May 2005 Station Tour Harmony Tranquility Unity video NASA Event occurs at 0 06 0 35 Retrieved 30 January 2021 So this is Node 2 this is where four out of six of us sleep STS 120 MCC Status Report 01 NASA 23 October 2007 Retrieved 30 January 2021 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain John Johnson Jr 24 October 2007 Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off Los Angeles Times Retrieved 30 January 2021 a b William Harwood 2007 Harmony module pulled from cargo bay CBS News Retrieved 26 October 2007 John Schwartz 26 October 2007 New Room Added to Space Station The New York Times Retrieved 26 October 2007 a b PMA 3 Relocation NASA 2007 Retrieved 28 September 2007 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain NASA Space Station Module In Perfect Harmony With New Name NASA 2007 Retrieved 28 September 2007 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain European Space Agency 2007 Node 2 Connecting Module ESA Retrieved 28 September 2007 Tariq Malik 2007 SPACE com ed Students Name Next U S Space Station Module Harmony Space com Retrieved 28 September 2007 NASA Space Station Module In Perfect Harmony With New Name a b European Space Agency 2007 Node 2 Connecting Module ESA Retrieved 23 January 2020 STS 120 Press Kit PDF NASA October 2007 p 33 Retrieved 23 January 2020 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain a b Node 2 Harmony Factsheet PDF ESA pp 4 5 Retrieved 23 January 2020 ISS Interface Mechanisms and their Heritage PDF NASA p 23 Retrieved 4 November 2011 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain a b Space Station Assembly Harmony Node 2 NASA 2007 Retrieved 28 September 2007 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain STS 126 Press Kit PDF NASA November 2008 Retrieved 26 September 2011 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain STS 128 Press Kit PDF NASA August 2009 Retrieved 26 September 2011 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain At Home with Commander Scott Kelly Video International Space Station NASA 6 December 2010 Retrieved 8 May 2011 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Broyan James Lee Borrego Melissa Ann Bahr Juergen F 1 January 2008 International Space Station USOS Crew Quarters Development SAE International Retrieved 2 November 2022 a b European Node officially handed to NASA ESA 2003 Retrieved 28 September 2007 STS 120 to Deliver Harmony Node to ISS NASA 2007 Retrieved 28 September 2007 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain STS 120 Bringing Space Station Harmony NASA 2007 Retrieved 28 September 2004 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Launch Schedule Consolidated Launch Manifest NASA 2007 Retrieved 28 September 2007 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain a b William Harwood for CBS News 2007 Astronauts enter Harmony Spaceflight Now Retrieved 27 October 2007 Upcoming Shuttle Missions and ARISS Operations Victor Amateur Radio Association 2007 Retrieved 28 September 2007 Space Station User s Guide ISS Elements Node 2 SpaceRef com 2007 Retrieved 28 September 2007 NASA SpaceX Launch First Flight Test of Space System Designed for Crew nasa gov NASA 2 March 2019 Retrieved 2 March 2019 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Gebhardt Chris 27 July 2019 CRS 18 Dragon arrives at the ISS following Falcon 9 launch Retrieved 9 June 2020 Bergin Chris Harding Pete 21 August 2019 EVA 55 installs second IDA to allow for additional commercial crew vehicle options NASASpaceFlight com Retrieved 9 June 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harmony ISS module Node 2 specifications from the ESA STS 120 mission page NASA Harmony Node 2 Thales Alenia Space page for Node 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harmony ISS module amp oldid 1121200273, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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