At the same time, the ERA computer, its external control panel and the Russian computer work well and exchange information, the European Space Agency noted
PARIS, September 23. /TASS/. Experts have identified data transmission failures during the first tests of the new ERA robot manipulator placed on the outer surface of the multi-purpose laboratory module "Science" of the International Space Station (ISS). This was announced on Thursday by the European Space Agency.
"The installation and connection of ERA will take place in January 2022. The ERA computer, its external control panel and the Russian computer work well and exchange data. However, during the initial tests, data transmission failures were detected between the Zvezda and Nauka modules, " the agency said in a Twitter message.
Now the cause of these failures is being investigated, but European experts expressed confidence that there is enough time for troubleshooting. They also assured that the connection between the ISS, the Mission Control Center in Russia and the ERA technical support center in the Netherlands "has been fine-tuned and successfully tested."
As reported on Wednesday in Roscosmos, cosmonauts of the Russian segment of the ISS are working on testing and activating the control systems of the ERA robot manipulator. In particular, they are engaged in the activation of the manipulator control and the integration of software in the station control system. It was reported that in the future, the astronauts will have to conduct a number of tests of the manipulator's systems and software to check its operability and deployment on the Russian segment of the ISS.
The multi-purpose laboratory module "Science" was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 21, and on July 29 it docked to the ISS. MLM is intended for the implementation of the Russian program of scientific and applied research and experiments. After its commissioning, the Russian segment will receive additional volumes for the arrangement of workplaces and cargo storage, the placement of equipment for the regeneration of water and oxygen. With the "Science", Russian cosmonauts should get a second toilet and a cabin for the third member.
