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HANDLING POSITIONING AID [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-10-21

English

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

... each JEM-EF [Japanese experiment module-exposed facility] payload must have a space shuttle-compatible grapple fixture to allow handling of the payload by the JEM remote manipulator system(JEM-RMS), a robotic arm system used for the transport and positioning of external user payloads. The JEM-RMS has both a main arm and a fine arm for robotics manipulation and is operated by the crew from within the JEM-PM [JEM pressurized module] with the aid of a viewing port.

OBS

Japanese robotic arm system; JEM remote manipulator system; JEM-RMS: terms and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station Terminology Approval Group (ISSTAG).

French

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

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronics
DEF

A shorter and simpler version of the remote manipulator system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électronique

Spanish

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