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MICROBIAL AIR SAMPLER [4 records]

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Record 1 2011-10-26

English

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

MAS :microbial air sampler.

French

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

MAS : échantillonneur d'air microbien.

OBS

mode manuel monoarticulation : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale - CUTS.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

Air samples were collected from each Shuttle before and after launch using the Microbial Air Sampler. This device was an impaction air sampler, in which a small fan unit draws a known volume of air through a sampler and airborne particles are impacted onto growth media.

OBS

microbial air sampler; MAS : term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group(ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

échantillonneur d'air pour analyse microbienne; MAS : 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 2001-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

Surface samples were collected from three locations in the Shuttle before and after each mission, including the vent above the waste control system in the middeck, the left most air-return in the port side crawl-through, and the air vent for the Commander's chair in the flight deck. In flight surface samples were collected using the Surface Sampler Kit from the same three locations in the Shuttle and five locations in the Mir, including the Commander's seat, the dining table, Commander's cabin, the treadmill handle, and the wall above the Kristall Module hatch. Samples were then incubated for five days and examined for microbial growth on the second and fifth days.

OBS

surface sampler kit; SSK: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
OBS

trousse d'échantillonnage de microbiologie de surface; SSK : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

A water sampler and archiver and total organic carbon analyzer will enable crewmembers to assess water quality. A surface sampler kit, a water microbiology kit, and a microbial air sampler will enable microbiology assessments.

OBS

water sampler and archiver; WSA: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

échantillonneur d'eau et archiveur; WSA : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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