SpaceX запустят на МКС новый частный шлюзовой модуль ♟ В ноябре этого года ракета Falcon 9 стартует с площадки SLC-40 базы ВВС во Флориде с довольно необычной полезной нагрузкой – первым частным шлюзовым модулем для МКС, который станет постоянной частью станции. В перспективе он будет использоваться..

The Nanoracks Airlock Module (Bishop) is the first-ever commercial Airlock that will operate on the International Space Station. Owned by Nanoracks, Bishop will be both a permanent commercial un-crewed module onboard the International Space Station, and also a module capable of being removed from the Space Station and used on a future commercial platform, such as Independence-1.

Bishop will offer five times the satellite deployment volume than current opportunities available on the Space Station today. The Airlock is manifested to launch in late 2019.

GITAI's S1 autonomous robot will conduct two experiments: IVA (Intra-Vehicular Activity) tasks such as switch and cable operations, and assembly of structures and panels to demonstrate its capability for ISA (In-Space Assembly) tasks.
*recorded in the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock mock-up facility@GITAI Tokyo office
*recording of ground experiment of IVA (Intra-Vehicular Activity) tasks only