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CREW AIRLOCK [9 records]

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Record 1 2023-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Spacecraft
  • Interplanetary Space Exploration
CONT

Gateway is a planned lunar-orbit spacecraft that will have a power and propulsion system, a small habitat for the crew, a docking capability, an airlock, and logistics modules. Gateway is expected to serve as an intermediate way station between the Orion crew capsule and lunar landers as well as a platform for both crewed and un-crewed experiments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Exploration interplanétaire
OBS

station spatiale lunaire Gateway : traduction non officielle donnée à titre d'information seulement.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Joint Airlock itself has two rooms, the "Equipment Lock" and the "Crewlock. "The Equipment Lock is similar to a locker room, in that it is the primary area where the crew members don and doff their spacesuits... It is also the primary area for servicing the spacesuits and stowing them. The Crewlock, which is separated from the Equipment Lock by a hatch, is where spacewalkers open the outer hatch and actually begin their excursions into space. It is similar in size to the shuttle's airlock. Although the Joint Airlock Module is only 20 feet(6. 1 meters) long, getting from one end to the other can be a slow process as astronauts prepare for their EVAs [Extravehicular Activities].

CONT

The Joint Airlock (also known as "Quest") is provided by the U.S. and provides the capability for ISS-based Extravehicular Activity (EVA) using either a U.S. Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) or Russian Orlon EVA suits. Before the launch of this airlock, EVAs were performed from either the U.S. Space Shuttle (while docked) or from the Transfer Chamber on the Service Module. Due to a variety of system and design differences, only U.S. space suits could be used from the Shuttle and only Russian suits could be used from the Service Module. The Joint Airlock alleviates this short term problem by allowing either (or both) spacesuit systems to be used.

OBS

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

PHR

Quest’s audio communication system.

PHR

Quest airlock vestibule.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

Le sas de sortie extravéhiculaire, baptisé «Quest», est l'équivalent de celui de la Navette. Il permet aux astronautes revêtus de leur combinaison spatiale, de sortir dans le vide de l'espace. Quest pèse 6.5 tonnes, et il a coûté la bagatelle de 164 millions de dollars. Il est constitué de deux chambres. La première, la plus grande et celle qui est directement liée à la Station, est la chambre d'équipement. Dans cette pièce se trouvent les combinaisons et autres équipements nécessaires à une EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity). Les astronautes y pénètrent et revêtent leur combinaison, qu'elle soit russe ou américaine. Ensuite, ils pénètrent dans le sas proprement dit par une écoutille intermédiaire. Le sas, plus petit, comporte un éclairage, des rampes et des interfaces pour le branchement des combinaisons aux réseaux électrique, informatique et de communication de la Station. Les astronautes, une fois à l'intérieur, referment l'écoutille intermédiaire. La dépressurisation s'effectue et l'écoutille donnant vers l'extérieur peut enfin être ouverte. Dans l'autre sens, le sas est représsurisé à l'aide de réservoirs d'oxygène et d'azote comprimé, situé sur l'extérieur du module Quest.

OBS

sas de sortie Quest : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

Payloads can also be accessed robotically by the astronaut crew via the JEM airlock. Payloads will be returned on the shuttle or may be destroyed in the atmosphere by returning on the HTV [HII Transfer Vehicle].

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

sas d'accès du JEM : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

PMA-2[, ] the second unit was temporarily attached to Unity before launch and provides the initial docking interface for Shuttle missions with ISS [International Space Station]. One end is attached to Unity by a Passive Common Berthing Mechanism, while the other end uses an Androgynous Peripheral Attach System to connect with the Shuttle external airlock and docking system. This unit has a hatch and an 8-inch view port. Attached to the exterior of PMA-2 are MDM [Multiplexer/Demultiplexer] computers, providing early command and control of the Unity node. This allows the Shuttle crew to control the Shuttle-end PMA-2 docking mechanism from the orbiter's aft flight deck. PMA-2 is planned for relocation on a later ISS assembly mission, and further details on activities relating to this unit will be updated when this occurs.

OBS

pressurized mating adapter 2; PMA 2: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

L'adaptateur pressurisé PMA-2 sert de compartiment d'amarrage pour la navette.

OBS

adaptateur pressurisé 2; PMA 2 : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Joint Airlock has two main components : a crew airlock from which astronauts and cosmonauts exit the ISS [International Space Station] and an equipment airlock designed for storing EVA gear [Extra-Vehicular Activity gear] and for so-called overnight "campouts" wherein Nitrogen is purged from astronaut's bodies overnight as pressure is dropped in preparation for spacewalks the following day. This alleviates the bends as the astronauts are repressurized after their EVA... The Equipment Airlock has stations that assist astronauts and cosmonauts as they get into and out of their spacesuits and to perform periodic maintenance. The Equipment airlock has two racks, one for avionics, the other for cabin air. Batteries, power tools and other supplies are also stored in the Equipment Airlock.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

Le sas de sortie extravéhiculaire, baptisé «Quest», est l'équivalent de celui de la Navette. Il permet aux astronautes revêtus de leur combinaison spatiale, de sortir dans le vide de l'espace. Quest pèse 6.5 tonnes, et il a coûté la bagatelle de 164 millions de dollars. Il est constitué de deux chambres. La première, la plus grande et celle qui est directement liée à la Station, est [appelée] chambre d'équipement. Dans cette pièce se trouvent les combinaisons et autres équipements nécessaires à une EVA (Extra-vehicular activity). Les astronautes y pénètrent et revêtent leur combinaison, qu'elle soit russe ou américaine. Ensuite, ils pénètrent dans le sas proprement dit par une écoutille intermédiaire. Le sas, plus petit, comporte un éclairage, des rampes et des interfaces pour le branchement des combinaisons aux réseaux électrique, informatique et de communication de la Station. Une fois à l'intérieur, les astronautes, ferment l'écoutille intermédiaire. La dépressurisation s'effectue et l'écoutille donnant vers l'extérieur peut enfin être ouverte. Dans l'autre sens, le sas est repressurisé à l'aide de réservoirs d'oxygène et d'azote comprimés, situés sur l'extérieur du module Quest.

OBS

sas du matériel : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Joint Airlock has two main components : a crew airlock from which astronauts and cosmonauts exit the ISS [International Space Station] and an equipment airlock designed for storing EVA [Extravehicular Activity] gear and for so-called overnight "campouts" wherein nitrogen is purged from astronaut's bodies overnight as pressure is dropped in preparation for spacewalks the following day. This alleviates the bends as the astronauts are repressurized after their EVA.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

Le module-sas en construction au Marshall Space Flight Center à Huntsville en Alabama, USA [...] comporte un «sas d'équipement» à gauche pour stocker les scaphandres et autre matériel. À droite, le «sas de l'équipage» permet aux astronautes d'effectuer leurs sorties dans l'espace. La structure mesure 5,5 m de long et sa masse est d'environ 6100 kg.

OBS

sas de l'équipage : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-02-07

English

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

Two spacewalking cosmonauts set up a "Strela, "or "Arrow, "cargo boom outside the Pirs airlock last November. That telescoping crane can be extended to the rear end of the Zvezda crew module. Mounted to the opposite side of Pirs, the Strela boom installed by Onufrienko and Walz is positioned so that it can be reeled out to the end of the Zarya space tug, which is hooked up to the U. S. side of the station. Both booms are capable of hoisting cargoes that weigh as much as three tons. They can be operated either separately or simultaneously to move cargoes or spacewalkers around the outer hull of the Russian half of the outpost.

OBS

The term "Arrow" is the English equivalent of "Strela".

OBS

Strela cargo boom: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

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

Une fusée russe sans équipage livre un nouveau port d'amarrage et un mât de charge Strela. Ce nouvel équipement fournit un accès supplémentaire à la station pour des sorties dans l'espace à partir de la base russe ainsi qu'un port d'amarrage pour les véhicules Soyouz.

OBS

mât de charge Strela : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The International Space Station's Expedition Three crew... spent this week outfitting and activating the station's latest addition, a four-ton Russian airlock and docking port named Pirs that arrived at the orbiting complex Sunday.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

Les membres de l'équipage Expedition Three [...] ont passé la dernière semaine à équiper et à activer le nouvel élément de la station, le compartiment d'amarrage russe. Cet élément de 4 tonnes, qui est à la fois un sas et port d'amarrage et qui est baptisé Pirs, est arrivé dimanche dernier au complexe orbital.

OBS

port d'amarrage Pirs : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 9 2001-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Orbiter Docking System(ODS)... provided a means to connect and disconnect the shuttle with the Russian Space Station Mir. It is now used on the International Space Station(ISS). The ODS also allows for transfer of crew and equipment between the shuttle and the ISS [International Space Station]. One of the major components of the ODS is the Russian androgynous peripheral docking assembly(APDA), which automatically docks the shuttle after contact is made. For ISS missions, the ODS is a fully functional airlock complete with spacesuit services and new communications.

OBS

orbiter docking system; ODS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

Chris Hadfield [a assemblé] avec succès le Système d'amarrage de l'orbiteur (ODS) à bord de la navette Atlantis.

OBS

système d'amarrage de l'orbiteur; ODS : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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