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FUNCTIONAL BLOCK [8 records]

Record 1 2017-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Zarya control module, also known by the technical term Functional Cargo Block and the Russian acronym FGB, was the first component launched for the International Space Station and provides the station's initial propulsion and power.... The U. S.-funded and Russian-built Zarya, which means Sunrise when translated to English, is a U. S. component of the station although it was built and launched by Russia.... The Zarya module is 41. 2 feet long and 13. 5 feet wide at its widest point. It has an operational lifetime of at least 15 years. Its solar arrays and six nickel-cadmium batteries can provide an average of 3 kilowatts of electrical power. Using the Russian Kurs system, the Zarya will perform an automated and remotely piloted rendezvous and docking with the Service Module in orbit. Its docking power will accommodate Russian Soyuz piloted spacecraft and unpiloted Progress resupply spacecraft. Each of the two solar arrays is 35 feet long and 11 feet wide. The module's 16 fuel tanks combined can hold more than 6 tons of propellant. The attitude control system for the module includes 24 large steering jets and 12 small steering jets. Two large engines are available for reboosting the spacecraft and making major orbital changes.

CONT

The Zarya module now provides orientation control, communications and electrical power attached to the passive Unity module while the station awaits launch of the third component, a Russian-provided crew living quarters and early station core known as the Service Module ... The Service Module will enhance or replace many functions of the Zarya. Later in the station’s assembly sequence, the Zarya module will be used primarily for its storage capacity and external fuel tanks.

OBS

Zarya control module; FGB: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

Zarya -Y nadir port

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

[...] Zarya [«lever de soleil»] est un remorqueur, un véhicule orbital autonome qui contient les systèmes initiaux de propulsion, de guidage, d'orientation, de communications, d'alimentation électrique et de thermorégulation nécessaires au maintien de la Station spatiale internationale pendant ses premiers mois dans l'espace. Au fil des mois, le module Zarya est devenu ni plus ni moins qu'un couloir menant la station, un port d'amarrage et un réservoir de carburant. Construit par la Russie dans le cadre d'un marché américain, Zarya appartient aux États-Unis.

CONT

Le module russe Zarya et le nœud américain Unity sont reliés par l'Adaptateur 1 [...] Ce module, jadis appelé FGB, est la salle des machines de la station et assure les fonctions de propulsion, d'alimentation électrique et d'orientation du futur complexe spatial.

OBS

module de contrôle Zarya; FGB : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

PHR

système de photopiles du module russe Zarya

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

Pressurized Mating Adaptors were conceived as interface points with the Russian segments and Russian docking systems used on the ISS [International Space Station]. PMA-1 was used to connect the US Node-1 to the Russian built FGB [Functional Cargo Block].

OBS

pressurized mating adapter-1; PMA-1: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

L'adaptateur pressurisé PMA-1 relie entre eux les modules Unity et Zarya.

OBS

adaptateur pressurisé 1; PMA 1 : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
CONT

Azides are a group of both organic and inorganic compounds containing the N3 functional group. In general, azides are reactive and toxic. In fact, inorganic azides are commonly used as preservatives in biological solutions because of the ability of the N3 group to bind tightly to cytochromes and block electron transport and ATP synthesis. All of the heavy metal azides and most, if not all, of the light metal azides are explosive under the right conditions. They must be handled with the utmost care and protected from light, shock, and heat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
OBS

au pluriel : azotures de métal légers, azotures métalliques légers.

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

In accordance with the latest plan, the FGB-2 [Functional Cargo Block 2] module would dock to the Earth-facing(nadir) port on the Zvezda module, the same port where the UDM module [Universal Docking Module] was expected to dock.

OBS

nadir port: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

Unity module’s nadir port.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

Le vaisseau Soyouz TM-32 s'arrime sans problème au port nadir de la Station spatiale internationale [...]

CONT

La nouvelle capsule Soyouz est maintenant bien amarrée au port nadiral du module Zarya [...]

OBS

port nadir : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

[Onufrienko] removed the Kolibri container(TPK) from its stowage in the FGB [Functional Cargo Block]... and installed it on the... docking ring at the Progress hatch opening, connecting it electrically to Progress with a cable. The entire procedure... was concluded by pulling down the protective hatch cover and securing it.

OBS

hatch cover: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
OBS

couvercle d'écoutille : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Telephony and Microwave Technology
CONT

The WAC is an intelligent network element that interfaces between FWA Cell Station(WCS) and DS1 rate facilities. Functional block diagram of WAC is operator dependent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Measuring Equipment
  • Computer Memories
CONT

Magnetic bubble memory testers are used to examine bubble memory systems. Testers vary from unit to unit and in their ability to test memory devices of various capacities. Units can accommodate different memory architectures including serial, major/minor loop, block replicate, and even/odd configurations. They may offer capabilities for diagnostics testing(which isolates and defines design problems), device evaluation testing, and parallel functional testing. A computer may provide the central control and data collection functions for the magnetic bubble memory tester. The purpose of the loop status memory is to maintain a bit map of defective minor loops as they occur so that bubbles will be written into bad loops in later operations. This technique of maintaining minor loop status reduces test times.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesures (Électricité)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Circuits Technology
DEF

A signal from a process in one functional block to a process in another functional block.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Technologie des circuits électroniques
DEF

Un signal qui part d'un processus faisant partie d'un bloc fonctionnel pour aboutir à un processus faisant partie d'un autre bloc fonctionnel.

Spanish

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