The Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM) is a generic device used to join the pressurized elements of the Space Station Freedom (SSF) utilizing the Space Shuttle Orbiter Remote Manipulator System (SRMS) or the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS). The two berthing halves, the active, and the passive, maintain a pressurized atmosphere to allow astronaut passage, as well as to provide a structural linkage between elements. The generic design of the CBM allows any Passive Berthing Mechanism to berth with any Active Berthing Mechanism, permitting a variety of pressurized module patterns to be built.


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    Title :

    Space Station Freedom Common Berthing Mechanism


    Contributors:
    E. Illi (author)

    Publication date :

    1992


    Size :

    16 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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