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MICROGRAVITY SCIENCE [29 records]

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Record 1 2020-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

Microgravity science involves the study of physical phenomena in which the normal force of gravity present on earth is greatly reduced.

French

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

La mission STS-107 était dédiée à la science en microgravité. En effet, en orbite, la navette est en quelque sorte en chute permanente vers la Terre, ce qui compense en grande partie les effets du champ gravitationnel de notre planète. C'est pourquoi on parle de microgravité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trabajos de investigación en el espacio
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Record 2 2017-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The Orbiter middeck provides crew accommodations and contains three avionics equipment bays. Modular stowage lockers are used to store the flight crew's personal gear, mission-required equipment, and experiments. There are 42 identical lockers, which are 11 X 18 X 21 inches. An experiment is either designed to fit inside a locker or replace one or more lockers. Individual microgravity science experiments are flown on a space-available basis in the Orbiter middeck. Few support services are available and, in general, mission parameters are not established by experiments in the middeck.

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • orbiter mid deck

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

Pour les manœuvres de rentrée et d'atterrissage, leurs co-équipiers [...] se sont installés sur le pont intermédiaire de l'orbiteur.

OBS

pont intermédiaire de l'orbiteur : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
CONT

Space Station Program Implementation Plan. Phase 1 of the plan includes at least 7(9 scheduled) shuttle flights to dock with Mir. The Shuttle/Mir docking missions have the purpose of conducting microgravity and life science research, as well as engineering refurbishment and resupply of the Mir complex.... Phase 2 of the... Space Station Program Implementation Plan is the actual assembly of the new Space Station, ISSA.

Key term(s)
  • Space Station program implementation planme
  • Station programme implementation plan

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Physics
  • Scientific Research Methods
  • Physics of Solids
CONT

The Binary Colloidal Alloy Test-3 is an Exploration Systems’ transition flight experiment in the Human System Research and Technology area. BCAT-3 provides a unique opportunity to explore fundamental physics and simultaneously develop important future technology, including computers operating on light, complex biomolecular pharmaceuticals, clean sources of geothermal power, and novel rocket engines for interplanetary travel. These studies depend entirely on the microgravity environment provided by the International Space Station(ISS) ;in all other locations accessible to science, gravity dominates and precludes investigation of any other effects of interest. The experiment itself [consists of] photographing samples of colloidal particles with a digital camera onboard the ISS. Colloids are tiny nanoscale spheres of plexiglass a thousand times smaller than the width of a human hair(submicron radius) that are suspended in a fluid. They are ubiquitous(e. g., milk, smoke, and paint) and therefore interesting to study directly. Colloids are also small enough that they behave much like atoms and so can be used to model all sorts of phenomena because their size, shape, and interactions can be controlled. The 10 samples in BCAT-3 are made from the same ingredients, each a recipe with different proportions, and are grouped into three experiments : critical point, binary alloy, and surface crystallization. [Text followed by an illustration of a BCAT-3 sample holder. ]

CONT

BCAT-3 is comprised of three separate experiments, which are individually referred to as a binary alloy (BCAT-3-BA), surface crystallization (BCAT-3-SC) and critical point (BCAT-3-CP). The critical point investigation is continuing with additional samples on future ISS [International Space Station] expeditions and will be referred to as Binary Colloidal Alloy Test - 4. BCAT-4 will consist of two sets of samples referred to as BCAT - 3 and 4: Critical Point (BCAT-3-4-CP) and BCAT-4:Polydisperse (BCAT-4-Poly). ... The Binary Colloidal Alloy Test-3 (BCAT-3) hardware supported three investigations in which ISS crews photographed samples of colloidal particles (tiny nanoscale spheres suspended in liquid) to document liquid/gas phase changes, growth of binary crystals, and the formation of colloidal crystals confined to a surface. Colloids are small enough that in a microgravity environment without sedimentation and convection, they behave much as atoms and so can be used to model all sorts of phenomena because their size, shape, and interactions can be controlled. The BCAT-3 payload consists of ten small samples of colloid alloys in which the microscopic colloid particles are mixed together into a liquid. These ten samples are contained within a small case that is the size of a school textbook. At the start of an experiment run, all ten samples are shaken to completely remix the colloid samples, much in the same way that salad dressing must be shaken to remix oil and vinegar. After the samples are mixed, what remains is periodically photographed using a digital camera until the colloid and liquid components of those samples have separated or the polymers have formed crystals. The samples can be remixed to repeat the experiment. The ten samples in BCAT-3 were selected as part of three separate experiments examining different physical processes: critical point, binary alloys, and surface crystallization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique spatiale
  • Méthodes de recherche scientifique
  • Physique des solides
OBS

Contexte: recherches en microgravité sur les structures colloïdales; test avec alliages binaires (c'est-à-dire composés de deux éléments) mis à l'état colloïdal.

OBS

test BACT (croissance d'alliages binaires à partir de particules colloïdales en suspension) : il faut articuler le syntagme pour rendre compte de la réalité du texte où il est question de la croissance de cristaux binaires qui se développent à partir de particules colloïdales en suspension dans un liquide.

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

The Microgravity Science Glovebox(MSG) is a joint development project between NASA and the European Space Agency(ESA). The double rack unit is a versatile research facility designed to permit the flexibility of crew-manipulated investigations. Its configuration has been planned around the concept of an experimental workstation where a variety of experiments can be installed and operated in a fashion very similar to their operation in a ground-based laboratory.... Specifically, the facility provides a large enclosed work volume, power, video, photography, vacuum connections, heat rejection, stowage, filtered air, gaseous nitrogen, lighting, airlock access, physical positioning and hold-down attachments, and computer data acquisition and control capabilities.

CONT

The MSG [Microgravity Science Glovebox] is a containment facility designed for supporting a wide range of microgravity science investigations and demonstrations. In the sealed mode, the MSG serves as a single level of containment by providing a physical barrier. In the air circulation mode the MSG serves as a one failure tolerant containment by providing a physical barrier and a negative pressure relative to the cabin. The MSG further facilitates investigations by providing many of the resources that are typically used by microgravity science investigations.

OBS

microgravity science glovebox; MSG : term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group(ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
CONT

La boîte à gants permettra aux astronautes à bord de la Station spatiale internationale de procéder à de nombreuses expériences dans le domaine des matériaux, de la combustion, des fluides et de la technologie et de conduire des études sur l'environnement en microgravité. Elle devrait être lancée dans le mini-module logistique pressurisé en mai 2002. Cette installation scientifique offre un volume de travail clos et étanche ; elle est équipée de branchements pour l'éclairage, les dispositifs mécaniques, l'électricité, les données, le gaz et le vide et d'une régulation thermique pour mener à bien les expériences. On accède au volume de travail par des gants intégrés qui isolent l'expérience de l'environnement et de l'opérateur. La MSG [Microgravity Science Glovebox] est montée dans un bâti de charge utile international normalisé (ISPR) ; elle peut être utilisée en mode ouvert, l'air circulant alors du volume de travail vers la cabine de la Station spatiale, ou en mode fermé, l'air ne circulant qu'à l'intérieur de la MSG. De plus, la boîte à gants est capable de maintenir une atmosphère inerte avec de l'azote sec, le volume d'oxygène restant alors égal ou inférieur à 10 %.

OBS

boîte à gants; MSG : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

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Record 6 2004-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

The European Physiology Modules(EPM) constitute a multi-user facility supporting physiological experiments in respiratory/cardiovascular conditions, hormonal/body fluid shift, bone demineralisation and neuroscience. EPM incorporates physiological instruments(Science Modules) provided by the ESA [European Space Agency] microgravity programme and the national programmes of ESA member states. The EPM will be accommodated in one ISPR [International Standard Payload Rack]. EPM comprises a number of diverse Science Modules to support typical physiological experiments having duration times ranging from hours to a few months.

OBS

European physiology module; EPM: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
CONT

[...] l'adaptation et l'intégration d'équipements de physiologie EPM (European Physiological Modules) et le développement d'un laboratoire de biologie Biolab.

OBS

module européen de physiologie; EPM : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 7 2004-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
  • Aerospace Medicine
CONT

The U. S. Laboratory's major initial science facilities will be the Human Research Facility, to assess crew health and to survey how the human body responds and adapts to microgravity-particularly the heart and lungs, muscles and bones, and sense of balance and body regulatory systems such as temperature control and wake-sleep cycles.

CONT

The Human Research Facility [include the following] equipment [:]a Gas Analyzer for metabolic analysis physiology[;] a Dynamometer to measure the mechanical power of arm muscles[;] a Space Linear Acceleration Mass Measurement Device to learn the exact body mass of individual crew members[;] simple instruments to draw blood and urine samples, assess pulse rate, and study balance and eye, head and body coordination.

OBS

human research facility; HRF: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

HRF rack.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
  • Médecine aérospatiale
OBS

[...] six étagères bourrées d'équipements [...] seront installées dans le laboratoire scientifique Destiny. L'un de ces bâtis scientifiques, dit le «Human Research Facility», servira à la conduite d'expériences biomédicales.

OBS

appareillage de recherche sur l'humain; HRF : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le G roupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Key term(s)
  • appareillage de recherche sur l'Homme

Spanish

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Record 8 2004-01-27

English

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

The Insect Habitat (IH) was designed to support a variety of insect species. However, during the initial flight increments, it will be dedicated to experiments using Drosophila melanogaster, or fruit flies. The Insect Habitat will enable studies of the fruit fly to learn how microgravity affects development, nervous system function, movement and behavior, growth, reproduction, aging, gene expression, mutagenesis from radiation and circadian rhythms or sleep/wake cycles.

CONT

The IH will support single-and multi-generation experiments that have approximate external dimensions of 13. 5 cm(L) x 2. 25 cm(D) x 7. 0 cm(H) each. The flies will live in two chevron-shaped container elements. These containers can be divided into two parts using the internal food cylinders; this yields two 55 ml containers that can support up to 100 Drosophila through to egg-laying. Alternatively, the containers can be left undivided, which yields a single 110 ml volume that supports up to 200 Drosophila.... The two insect containers reside in the science element portion of the IH. The science element consists of two environmentally controlled "drawers. "Each drawer contains a centrifuge that can provide up to 2G. Each centrifuge will hold six insect containers. Typically, one drawer will have a microgravity environment and the other drawer will have a defined gravity environment, although the precise gravity regimen for each centrifuge can be determined by the researcher.

CONT

Insect Habitat (IH) for Space Station - The Insect Habitat System consists of a Transport Element, Science Element and an Insect Container Element.

OBS

Habitats in the Space Station Fundamental Biology Research Facility (SSFBRF) enable studies on a variety of organisms across multiple science disciplines. They allow scientists to conduct experiments in habitats that are similar in design to those that have been used in labs for ground studies. Each habitat provides life support, environmental control, and monitoring systems and can be housed in one or more of the three major host systems: the Centrifuge, Life Sciences Glovebox, and Habitat Holding Rack. This hardware was designed to automate as much as possible, thus providing maximizing science return while requiring minimal crew time.

OBS

insect habitat; IH: 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
CONT

[...] le Compartiment canadien pour insectes devant être lancé à destination de l'ISS en 2004.

CONT

Le laboratoire pour insectes (Insect Habitat Facility) subira quant à lui des essais rigoureux ici sur Terre en vue de son lancement à bord de l'ISS [International Space Station] au milieu de 2005.

OBS

compartiment canadien pour insectes; IH : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

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Record 9 2003-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

The MSRR-1 will initially accommodate two Experiment Modules and provide dual operations capability ... This Experiment Module named the Materials Science Laboratory (MSL) will be capable of processing samples in a variety of insert furnaces developed by both partners. Future planning is in progress to include inserts developed by other participating agencies.

CONT

The first Materials Science Research Rack... will occupy the right half of the rack. The European Space Agency will provide the core for the EM [Experiment Module] which will house five insert modules. NASA and ESA [European Space Agency] each will provide two inserts, and the German Space Agency(DLR) will provide a fifth. Each of the five inserts will be a furnace to process materials in different ways, such as directional solidification-melting and freezing a sample from one end to the other-or quenching a sample quickly to "freeze" its condition. The German insert will be a special furnace that uses a rotating magnetic field to control flows within the molten samples. The left half of the rack will be occupied for nine months by equipment from NASA's Space Products Development Division, then be made available to microgravity science researchers.

OBS

first materials science research rack; MSRR-1: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

Key term(s)
  • first material sciences research rack
  • materials science research rack-1
  • material sciences research rack 1
  • material sciences research rack-1
  • material sciences rack 1
  • materials science rack-1
  • material science rack 1

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
OBS

premier bâti de recherche en science des matériaux; MSRR-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 10 2003-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
  • Government Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
OBS

... NASA supports research in microgravity sciences through the Microgravity Research Program managed by the Microgravity Research Division(MRD) of OLMSA [Office of Life and Microgravity Science and Applications]. The mission of MRD is to "Obtain new knowledge and increase the understanding of gravity dependent phenomena obscured by the effects of gravity in biological, chemical and physical systems, and where feasible, to facilitate the application of that knowledge to academic and commercially viable products and processes. "The support of MRD for microgravity research is allocated across five specific disciplines : Biotechnology, Combustion Science, Fluid Physics, Fundamental Physics, and Materials Science.

OBS

Microgravity Research Division; MRD: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique
  • Organismes et comités gouvernementaux non canadiens
OBS

Division de la recherche en microgravité; MRD : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 11 2003-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Space Centres
OBS

The NASA Lewis Research Center Principal Investigator Microgravity Services(PIMS) project supports microgravity principal investigators’ efforts to evaluate acceleration effects on their experiments... PIMS is part of the Microgravity Measurement and Analysis Project(MMAP) which integrates the PIMS with five other activities focused on the measurement and analysis of the microgravity environment in support of microgravity science investigators.

OBS

Principal Investigator Microgravity Services; PIMS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

Key term(s)
  • Principal Investigator Microgravity Service

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Centres spatiaux
OBS

Service d'appui aux chercheurs principaux en microgravité; PIMS : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

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Record 12 2003-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

The U. S. Laboratory's major initial science facilities will [include the] Biotechnology Facility, for the application of engineering and technology research in, for instance, improved protein crystal growth in microgravity for more effective medicines, and human cell tissue culturing for studying diseases and their cures.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
OBS

Biotechnology Facility. Ce rack comporte six sous-ensembles interchangeables et modulables selon les expériences en cours. Ses éléments seront utilisés dans de nombreuses occasions, qu'il s'agisse de cultures cellulaires, de croissance de cristaux, études des protéines, séparations biochimiques, micro-encapsulation. Chacun de ses sous-ensembles est énergétiquement autonome et peut être alimenté sous différentes atmosphères (oxygène, nitrogène, dioxyde de carbone et argon). Il comporte son propre système informatique et un dispositif indépendant de prises de vues.

OBS

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

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Record 13 2003-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

The ISS [International Space Station] Fluids and Combustion Facility(FCF)... FCF will usher in a new era of fluids and combustion research. It is a modular, multi-user, permanent microgravity science laboratory that is capable of accommodating a minimum of 10 combustion and fluids science investigations per year over an expected 10-year life cycle. The FCF will make it possible for researchers on the ground, with the assistance of the astronauts in space, to schedule and perform studies of how fluids and flames behave in the absence of gravity... The FCF will occupy three powered ISS racks and an equivalent amount of storage space and have rack closure doors and structural interfaces with the ISS.

OBS

fluids and combustion facility; FCF: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

Key term(s)
  • microgravity fluids and combustion facility

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
OBS

Le «Fluids and Combustion Facility» [est un] triple bâti, conçu par le Lewis Research Center de la NASA, [dédié à] l'étude de la physique des fluides (liquides, gaz et mélanges) et de la combustion en apesanteur. Il comprend une chambre de combustion, des dispositifs de dosage des gaz et des liquides, ainsi que divers systèmes très élaborés d'éclairage, de polarisation, de prise de vues, [...] incluant l'enregistrement vidéo numérique.

OBS

laboratoire de recherche sur la combustion et les fluides ; FCF: terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

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Record 14 2003-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The MIM Base Unit will be the core element of a series of Canadian facilities that will be used to support microgravity research experiments on the ISS [International Space Station] in disciplines such as materials science, fluid physics, combustion science, biotechnology and fundamental physics. The MIM Base Unit will isolate the scientific payloads from relatively high vibration levels expected on the ISS. In addition, the MIM Base Unit will provide all basic interfaces between scientific payloads and the ISS EXPRESS Rack and will monitor the vibration environment experienced by such payload.

OBS

microgravity isolation mount base unit; MIM base unit; MIMBU: terms and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

La Base MIM constituera l'élément central d'un ensemble d'installations canadiennes qui serviront à appuyer des expériences de recherche en microgravité à bord de l'ISS [International Space Station] dans des disciplines comme les sciences des matériaux et de la combustion, la physique des fluides, la biotechnologie et la physique fondamentale. La Base MIM isolera les charges utiles scientifiques des niveaux de vibration relativement élevés attendus à bord de l'ISS. De plus, elle fournira toutes les interfaces de base entre les charges utiles scientifiques et le bâti EXPRESS de l'ISS, et elle contrôlera les vibrations auxquelles ces charges utiles sont soumises.

OBS

socle-support d'isolation contre les vibrations en microgravité; base MIM; MIMBU : termes et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

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Record 15 2003-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
CONT

The CSA Basic Training Program focuses on bringing astronaut candidates from different backgrounds to the same level of knowledge and skills by covering the following topics :-CSA Orientation;-Space Mechanics;-Life Sciences;-Space Physics and Astronomy;-Earth Sciences;-Thermodynamics;-Remote Sensing;-Materials Sciences in Microgravity;-Applications of Advanced Industrial Materials;-Computer Literacy;-Fundamentals of Spacecraft Design and Operations;-Remote Manipulator System(Canadarm) ;-Space Station(Generic Design, Systems and Operations) ;-Mobile Servicing System;-Operational Communications;-Flight Training(powered and gliding) ;-SCUBA Diving;-Parachuting;-Zero-G Experience(T-33, F-20, Caravelle, and KC-135) ;-Tours of various space and science related facilities across Canada;-First Aid and CPR;-Language Training;-Operation of photographic equipment;-Public Speaking and Media Relations;-Survival Training(summer and winter).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique
CONT

Le Programme de formation de base de l'ASC vise essentiellement à amener les aspirants astronautes ayant des antécédents variés au même niveau de connaissances et de compétences en leur faisant suivre une formation qui porte sur les éléments suivants : -Introduction à l'ASC; -Mécanique spatiale; -Sciences de la vie; -Physique spatiale et astronomie; -Sciences de la Terre; -Thermodynamique; -Télédétection; -Sciences des matériaux en microgravité; -Applications des matériaux industriels avancés; -Informatique; -Notions fondamentales théoriques de la conception et de la commande d'engins spatiaux; -Navette spatiale (systèmes génériques et opérations); -Télémanipulateur (Canadarm); -Station spatiale (conception, systèmes et opérations génériques); -Système d'entretien mobile (MSS); -Communications opérationnelles; -Entraînement de vol (engin propulsé et planeur); -Plongée en scaphandre autonome; -Parachutisme; -Expérience en microgravité (T-33, F-20, Caravelle, et KC-135); -Visites des diverses installations scientifiques et spatiales du Canada; -Premiers soins et réanimation cardio-respiratoire; -Formation linguistique; -Fonctionnement de matériel photographique; -Allocutions publiques et relations avec les médias; -Entraînement de survie (été et hiver).

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Record 16 2003-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

On its first flight EURECA was expected to achieve microgravity conditions of 5 x 10-7 9 and carried five Microgravity Multi-User Facilities : Automatic Monoellipsoid Mirror Furnace(AMP), the Exobiology and Radiation Assembly(ERA), the Multi-Furnace Assembly(MFA), the Protein Crystallization Facility(PCF), and the Solution Growth Facility(SGF). Also on board were the High Precision Thermostat(HPT) and the Surface Forces Adhesion(SPA) materials science experiments.

French

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

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Record 17 2003-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

The complementary nature of the LMS [Life and Microgravity Spacelab] musculoskeletal experiments has engendered the development of a multi-purpose workstation to support each of the investigations : the Torque Velocity Dynamometer, or TVD. Developed by the European Space Agency specifically in response to the science requirements of this mission, the TVD is the platform for many of the in-flight musculoskeletal activities, as well as for those that establish baseline measurements before the flight and provide follow-on data after the orbital segment of the mission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
Key term(s)
  • dynamomètre force vitesse

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Record 18 2002-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics of Solids
CONT

Microgravity research covers a wide range of activities such as fundamental physics, solidification physics(e. g. crystal growth, metallurgy), physical chemistry, fluid science, biology, biotechnology, human physiology and medicine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique des solides

Spanish

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Record 19 2002-11-25

English

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

NASA will also launch Europe's laboratory module, the Columbus Orbital Facility.... In return, Europe is providing NASA with two connecting nodes, cryogenic freezer racks, crew refrigerator/freezer racks, sustaining engineering and spares for a laboratory freezer and microgravity science glovebox, and hardware and support for NASA's Software Development Integration Laboratory.

French

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

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Record 20 2002-04-29

English

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

The Microgravity Facilities for Columbus(MFC) Programme is the most important European contribution to the International Space Station's microgravity utilisation initiative. The MFC programme covers the development of five multi-user laboratories in the fields of Biology, Human Physiology, Materials and Fluid Science.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace

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Record 21 2002-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
CONT

The Microgravity Science Glovebox Ground Unit-delivered to the Marshall Center recently-will be used at Marshall' s Microgravity Development Laboratory to test experiment hardware before it is installed in the flight glovebox aboard the International Space Station U. S. Laboratory Module, Destiny. The space station glovebox will provide a sealed work area for experiments conducted in the unique, near-weightless, microgravity environment aboard the International Space Station. The Microgravity Science Glovebox Flight Unit is scheduled to be installed in Destiny in 2001.

OBS

microgravity science glovebox ground unit : term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group(ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique
OBS

unité d'essais au sol de la boîte à gants : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

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Record 22 2002-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

Three Materials Science Research Racks will be a major portion of the U. S. Laboratory facilities. The European Space Agency will provide the core for the Experiment Module that will occupy the right half of the rack and will house five insert modules. NASA and ESA [European Space Agency] each will provide two inserts, and the German Space Agency(DLR) will provide a fifth. Each of the five inserts will be a furnace to process materials in different ways, such as melting and freezing a sample from one end to the other(directional solidification) or quenching a sample quickly to "freeze" its condition. The German insert will be a special furnace that uses a rotating magnetic field to control flows within the molten samples. The left half of the rack will be occupied for nine months by equipment from NASA's Space Products Development Division, before it is made available to microgravity science researchers. The Experiment Modules and their inserts will be replaceable in orbit, so an entire rack will not have to be returned to Earth. There will be a single experiment module in each rack with the experiment support systems taking the left half of the rack and an Experiment Module taking the right half of the rack.

OBS

materials science research rack; MSRR: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

Key term(s)
  • materials science rack
  • material sciences research rack
  • material sciences rack

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 23 2002-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

The Material Science Laboratory (MSL) offers a multi-user capability to support scientific research in solidification physics, crystal growth with semi-conductors, measurement of thermophysical properties and the physics of liquid states. MSL occupies about half of an ISPR [International Standard Payload Rack] in the US Lab, and one ISPR in the Columbus Laboratory. The two MSL versions are identical except for minor rack interface differences. Each MSL comprises a core element consisting of a sealed process chamber in which interchangeable furnace inserts are hosted. These inserts process the samples. The sample cartridges are manually loaded into one of the furnaces. The furnace can be moved over the sample cartridge to displace the thermal gradients. Diagnostic systems provide scientific data on the facility and sample cartridge during operations. As the furnaces are modular, they can be upgraded or replaced according to utilisation needs. Additional MSL units complete the accommodation and operational interfaces to the laboratory.

CONT

The MSL will be developed in two versions : Facility 1, to be accommodated within the US Laboratory Module of the International Space Station; and Facility 2, to be accommodated on board the European Columbus Laboratory. These two facilities are very similar to each other; the main differences being that the US Laboratory version of MSL is accommodated inside the NASA Materials Science Research Rack. This rack is equipped with the Active Rack Isolation System ARIS, which provides a modicum of isolation from microgravity disturbances.

OBS

materials sciences laboratory; MSL: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

Materials science laboratory electromagnetic levitator (MSL-EML).

Key term(s)
  • material sciences laboratory
  • materials science laboratory

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
CONT

[Le] Materials Science Laboratory (MSL) [est] destiné à l'étude de phénomènes de coagulation en microgravité, des propriétés thermiques et physiques des matériaux et de la croissance des cristaux.

OBS

laboratoire de sciences des matériaux; MSL : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 24 2001-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

As part of its Microgravity Facilities for Columbus Program, ESA [European Space Agency] is developing five multi-user laboratories in the fields of Biology, Human Physiology, Materials, and Fluid Science that will be provided to European scientists.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
CONT

Depuis que notre programme existe, nous avons gardé une vision claire de notre objectif, c'est-à-dire de faciliter l'accès à nos installations de laboratoire en microgravité pour qu'à long terme, nous utilisions avec efficacité nos actifs à la Station spatiale internationale (ISS).

OBS

bloc de laboratoires en microgravité : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 25 2001-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Research Experiments in Space
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

Advanced Furnace for microgravity Experiment with X-ray radiography(AFEX). A multi-user image furnace with the capability for in-situ observation using X-ray radiography. A sample placed in the focus of a gold-plated ellipsoidal mirror is heated and melted by radiation from a 1500 W halogen lamp. Alternatively, isothermal heating of samples can be carried out using ceramic heaters placed around the sample. AFEX is allocated the entire resources of Materials Science Rack 2.

OBS

advanced furnace for microgravity experiment with X-ray radiography; AFEX: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

Four évolué destiné aux expériences en sciences des matériaux et installé dans le module japonais d'expérimentation.

OBS

four évolué pour expériences en microgravité avec radiographie aux rayons X; AFEX : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 26 2001-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The SAMS-II [Space Acceleration Measurement System] capability provides an acceleration measurement system serving the needs of microgravity science experiments on ISS [International Space Station]. It provides data supporting experiments that are affected by local accelerations and contributes to the characterization of the ISS environment. The system consists of a control unit(providing control, data recording, analysis and downlink), remote triaxial sensors(measuring experiment-specific locations chosen by the users), and ground operations equipment(serving as the gateway enabling investigators to command and control measurements).

OBS

remote triaxial sensor; RTS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

télécapteur triaxial de mesure de l'accélération; RTS : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 27 2001-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

Inside an orbiting spacecraft a "microgravity" environment exists in which the acceleration of objects and persons relative to their surroundings is reduced to the level of micro g’s ...

OBS

Even in a gravity gradient attitude, accelerations caused by crew movements, equipment operations, and occasional thruster firings can disrupt the quiescent low-gravity environment and may affect microgravity science experiments. Accelerations at particular frequencies may interrupt one type of experiment but have no effect on others. These accelerations are measured at fractions of Earth's gravity; for instance, 10~ g is equal to 1/100, 000 of the gravity on Earth.

OBS

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

PHR

Vibratory microgravity environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

Un environnement en microgravité offre aux scientifiques une occasion unique de contrôler les phénomènes liés à la gravité. De plus, en microgravité, le traitement sans contenant peut être pratiqué sur de plus gros échantillons, car les force acoustiques et électromagnétiques utilisées pour manipuler ne sont pas dominées par la gravité.

OBS

environnement en microgravité : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 28 2001-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

The Space Acceleration Measurement System-II [SAMS-II] provides an acceleration measurement system serving the needs of microgravity science experiments on ISS [International Space Station]. It provides data supporting experiments that are affected by local accelerations and contributes to the characterization of the ISS environment. The system consists of a control unit(providing control, data recording, analysis and downlink), remote triaxial sensors(measuring experiment-specific locations chosen by the users), and ground operations equipment(serving as the gateway enabling investigators to command and control measurements). Operations are coordinated at the Lewis Telescience Support Center; experiment-specific operating parameters are controlled by science users.

OBS

second generation space acceleration measurement system; SAMS-II: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

Key term(s)
  • space acceleration measurement system II

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
CONT

Le «Space acceleration measurement system II» (SAMS-II) mesurera les accélérations dues aux véhicules, à l'équipage et à l'équipement. En complément du SAMS-II, le «Microgravity acceleration measurement system» (MAMS) enregistrera les accélérations causées par le déplacement de l'ISS [International Space Station] sur son orbite. Il mesura également les accélérations créées par les rotations du véhicule et les évacuations d'eau. Ces accélérations quasi imperceptibles se produisent à une portée de fréquences au-dessous d'un Hertz.

OBS

système de deuxième génération de mesure d'accélération dans l'espace; SAMS-II : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 29 2001-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Committees and Boards (Admin.)
  • Physics
CONT

Then, in early May, representatives from national space programs came together in Berlin at the Ninth European Symposium on Gravity Dependent Phenomena in Physical Sciences where they agreed to create and support the work of an International Strategic Planning Group for Microgravity Science and Applications Research.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comités et commissions (Admin.)
  • Physique

Spanish

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