[1]Vancouver’s UrtheCast Corp. [1] is pleased to announce that Roscosmos has successfully installed the Bi-axial Pointing Platform (BPP) on the Russian module of the International Space Station (ISS). The BPP is the structure to which the UrtheCast cameras will be attached. [2]
The BPP was attached to the Zvezda module on the Russian segment of the ISS on Aug. 22, 2013 during spacewalk #35, conducted by Russian cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Aleksandr Misurkin. The two UrtheCast cameras, one medium-resolution and one high-resolution, are scheduled to be launched to the ISS and installed in late 2013.
“We are thrilled with the successful installation of the BPP.” President & COO Wade Larson stated. “Spacewalks are inherently risky, so having the mechanism that our cameras will be attached to successfully installed is a significant milestone.”