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habitat holding rack [1 record]

Record 1 2001-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Habitat Holding Rack (HHR) is a host system that accommodates SSBRP [Space Station Biological Research Project] subrack payloads (that is, habitats) that house biological specimens (e.g. rodent, plant, insect, aquatic, egg, cell and tissue culture, etc.) in a low-acceleration environment on the International Space Station (ISS). The HHR provides the functional support services required by each subrack payload, including structural, mechanical, power, thermal conditioning, data, video, and command and control functions. The HHR also provides a passive vibration control system to protect the payloads from International Space Station (ISS) vibration.

OBS

habitat holding rack; HHR: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

Le HHR [Habitat Holding Rack] fournit les supports d'expériences ayant trait à la science «du vivant», y compris l'énergie électrique, les transmissions de données et divers autres équipements scientifiques.

OBS

bâti de recherche en sciences de la vie; HHR : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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