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GRAPPLE FIXTURE [1 record]

Record 1 2024-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
CONT

If the [International] Space Station arm needs to "walk" or move further along the Station, it uses a flipping motion. The free hand clamps down on a grapple fixture, and the other hand frees itself and flips over the clamped hand to another grapple fixture.

OBS

grapple fixture: designation officially approved by the International Space Station Terminology Approval Group (ISSTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
CONT

Si le bras de la Station spatiale [internationale] doit se déplacer d'un endroit à l'autre de la Station, il le fait en se basculant. La main libre s'accroche à un préhenseur-connecteur, et l'autre main se libère et passe au-dessus de la main accrochée pour aller s'accrocher elle-même à un autre préhenseur-connecteur, et ainsi de suite.

OBS

préhenseur-connecteur : désignation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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