These guys are really hard at work in making the finishing touches on hooking up the Harmony module on the ISS. I was actually pretty surprised at all the manual labor involved though. I thought it would easily be attached. Guess I didn't know that.
However, I started to think that perhaps NASA and/or future space station construction projects might try something new. Like automatic bolting. Imagine something like a Lego set, except that the pegs inflate inside another module and bolts automatically screw in airtight to the module. From there, power and cables would have some sort of interface that just "snaps" in, once the outer shell is connected, sealed and confirmed for zero leakage.
EIther way, it'll be cool seeing the next series of modules hooked up to the ISS, namely the Japanese Kibo module and the European Columbus module going out only in a few weeks. From what I understand, these modules will also increase occupancy as well as provide for future science endeavors. It'd be neat to see what kind of facilties these modules may include. But that's being saved up in the next few months.
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