Station Spares

Logistics planners want to put more spare equipment on orbit with the space station--and earlier--to avoid breakdowns that could hinder assembly and early operations. One result may be a new structure--an external storage pallet grafted onto the airlock to hold the extra spares. Engineering design...

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