The Interim Control Module (ICM) is a NASA-constructed module designed to serve as a temporary "tug" for the International Space Station in case the Zvezda service module was destroyed or not launched for an extended period of time.[1]
History
It was derived from a formerly classified Titan Launch Dispenser used to distribute reconnaissance satellites to different orbits.[2] It would have been able to prolong the lifespan of the Zarya module by providing equivalent propulsion capabilities to the Service Module, although not any of the other life support capabilities.
References
- ↑ Harland, David M.; Catchpole, John (6 February 2002). Creating the International Space Station. Springer-Praxis books in astronomy and space sciences. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. p. 367. ISBN 978-1-85233-202-0.
- ↑ "NRL Revamping Control Module for NASA Space Station" (Press release). NRL. June 1997. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ↑ "ICM - Interim Control Module". NRL. Archived from the original on 21 October 2009.
- ↑ Handberg, Roger (2003). Reinventing NASA: Human Space Flight, Bureaucracy, and Politics. Westport, CT: Praeger. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-275-97002-4.
- ↑ Roylance, Frank D. (1 May 2004). "Robots to the rescue for the ailing Hubble?". The Baltimore Sun.
- ↑ Moore, Michael (4 September 2012). "Princeton Astrophysics Community Meeting" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2016.
- ↑ Cáceres, Marco (14 May 2014). "When Keeping the Space Station Open Suddenly Became a Cause Célèbre". The Huffington Post.
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