Functional Cargo Block
The Functional Cargo Block or FGB (from the Russian "Функционально-грузовой блок", [Funktsionalno-gruzovoy blok] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) or ФГБ) is a type of space-station module. It provides electrical power, propulsion, guidance and storage, both inside the pressurized section and in the externally mounted fuel tanks. It is a descendant of the TKS spacecraft designed for the Russian Salyut program.
FGB based spacecraft include:
- Polyus spacecraft[1]
- Kvant-1 (Mir module)
- Kvant-2 (Mir module)
- Kristall (Mir module)
- Spektr (Mir module)
- Priroda (Mir module)
- Zarya (ISS module)
- Nauka (ISS module)
References
- ^ B. Hendrickx, "The Origins and Evolution of the Energiya Rocket Family," J. British Interplanetary Soc., Vol. 55, pp. 242-278 (2002).