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installation d'exposition au milieu spatial pour les recherches technologiques [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Facilities
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

The Technology Exposure Facility (TEF), currently under study by ESA [European Space Agency], is a way of accommodating a wide range of research and development investigations and offering a controlled exposure to the space station environment. ... The principal new feature for an exposed payload facility is the presence of a single, multi-purpose robotic servicing capability. ... Together with the robotics, the modular architecture of the facility allows on orbit reconfiguration and, more significantly, a "black box" approach to the accommodation of individual payloads.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations de recherche scientifique
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace

Spanish

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