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Record 1 2024-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

During each lunar mission, the SLS [space launch system] will launch the crew in Orion to space and help set them on course to venture to the Moon. To do this, the SLS must have enough power to perform a manoeuvre known as a trans-lunar injection. This manoeuvre accelerates the spacecraft from its orbit around Earth onto a trajectory toward the Moon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
CONT

Lors de chaque mission Artemis, le SLS [système de lancement spatial] lancera Orion dans l'espace. Il aidera aussi à le propulser sur la bonne trajectoire vers la Lune : c'est ce qu'on appelle une insertion translunaire. Pour cette manœuvre, le SLS doit avoir la puissance nécessaire pour accélérer la vitesse du vaisseau spatial et le faire passer de son orbite autour de la Terre sur sa trajectoire en direction de la Lune.

Spanish

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Record 2 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 3 2010-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

Although ATV [Automated Transfer Vehicle] will dock to the Russian Zvezda module, it will carry most of its dry payload for the US elements of the ISS [International Space Station]. At the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana, six weeks before flight, Jules Verne will be loaded with 1 300 kg of dry cargo out of the 5 500 kg maximum capacity. Most of the dry cargo provided by NASA will be clothes, food, towels and wipes for the crew, logistics items such as batteries and spare parts for maintenance of the Station. This cargo will also include ESA [European Space Agency] experiments such as ANITA, which will constantly monitor the cabin air, and some Russian hardware to be added to the panels of the Station's Russian Service Module.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

Au total, l'ATV [véhicule de transfert automatique] a livré 9,357 kg de charge dont 6,019 kg de cargo et 3,556 kg d'ergols. Dans le cargo, il y a 1,150 kg de charge sèche (vêtements, nourriture, équipements, etc.), 269 kg d'eau, 21 kg d'oxygène, 861 kg d'ergols pour la Station et 302 kg d'ergols pour la rehausse de la Station.

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The launch abort system, crew module and separation ring were developed at Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux

Spanish

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Record 5 2010-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
CONT

At Launch Pad 39A, Canadian Mission Specialist Chris A. Hadfield is nearly ready to enter the Space Shuttle Atlantis as white room closeout crew members Mike Mangione and Chris Meinert help him.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique
OBS

[...] C'est dans cette salle blanche que les techniciens vérifiaient l'intérieur du module de commande avant l'arrivée des astronautes, et qu'ils assistaient ces derniers pour l'installation et l'harnachement à l'intérieur du véhicule. [...] le directeur du pas de tir 39 [...] verrouillait la trappe du vaisseau [...] Après le verrouillage de la trappe, tous les techniciens évacuaient rapidement le pas de tir.

OBS

Le syntagme «équipe de verrouillage» est inspiré de la justification précédente. Il a été entériné par un journaliste scientifique à Espace 101.

Spanish

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Record 6 2008-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Centres
CONT

The launch crew is moving forward with a 24-hour delay plan to prepare for another countdown tomorrow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centres spatiaux
CONT

L'équipe de lancement continue de surveiller la navette afin de déceler tout signe d'anomalie et elle procède à une série de vérifications des divers systèmes, par exemple les injecteurs des fusées à poudre.

Spanish

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Record 7 2007-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

This cover assembly was used to protect one of the five exterior docking lights on the Lunar Module as it was being prepared for launch. In flight, the lights provided the crew with a means of visual orientation during rendezvous and docking. The lights were visible at a distance of 1000 feet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux

Spanish

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Record 8 2007-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
CONT

The Return to Launch Site(RTLS)... abort mode is designed to allow the return of the orbiter, crew and payload to the Kennedy Space Center launch site, approximately 25 minutes after lift-off. The RTLS profile would accommodate the loss of thrust from one main engine between lift-off and approximately four minutes and 20 seconds, at which time not enough MPS propellant remains to return to the launch site. An RTLS would also be used if a time-critical failure occurred that required the earliest possible landing, such as a cabin leak or major cooling system failure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique

Spanish

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Record 9 2006-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The orbiter closeout crew goes to the launch pad and prepares the orbiter crew compartment for flight crew ingress.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
OBS

Habitacle de l'orbiteur : terme extrait de la base de données du Centre national d'Études spatiales (Saclay - France)

Spanish

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Record 10 2004-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
CONT

The Rotary Rocket Company is developing the Roton which is a fully reusable, single-stage-to-orbit, commercial launch vehicle. It will be piloted by a crew of two and is being designed to carry 7, 000 lbs to low-earth-orbit. The Roton will takeoff vertically like a conventional rocket powered by a new rotary engine burning liquid oxygen and jet fuel. Once its payload is delivered to orbit, the Roton returns to Earth via a nose-mounted rotor which is deployed in space and used during reentry to help stabilize the craft. Once in the atmosphere, the vehicle will glide like an autorotating helicopter and land vertically, assisted by rotor tip thrusters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)
CONT

Le Roton de la Société Rotary Rocket décolle verticalement, propulsé par un moteur de fusée rotatif. Après la libération de la charge utile, le véhicule retourne sur Terre en dépliant des pales d'hélicoptère. Il rentre dans l'atmosphère par la base. Les pales sont d'abord en rotation passive, puis elles sont entraînées par de petites fusées montées à leurs extrémités lors de l'atterrissage vertical.

Spanish

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Record 11 2004-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Centres
DEF

The site, ground facilities, equipment, and sometimes ground crew used to launch a rocket vehicle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centres spatiaux
DEF

Lieu où sont réunies toutes les installations nécessaires à la préparation d'engins spatiaux, à leur lancement, à leur contrôle en vol, et éventuellement, à leur guidage radio-électrique.

CONT

Une base de lancement peut comporter les éléments suivants : ensemble de lancement; poste de lancement; aire de lancement; table de lancement; tour de lancement; hall d'assemblage; tour de montage; déflecteur de jet; mât ombilical; centre de direction; carneau.

Spanish

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Record 12 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 13 2003-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

Express Pallet. The ExPS is an unpressurized external equipment which, by means of adapter mechanisms, will support external payloads. Each ExPS will accommodate up to six payloads of up to 225 kg for a total launch of 1, 36 tons. For each one of them it will be supplied power and data. The adapters will be fully compatible with external robotics operations(EVR) and with crew external activities(EVA). The full up ExPS will be compatible with robotics operations for removal from orbiter cargo bay and assembly in the ISS truss. It will be operational for up to 10 years in orbit with the capability to be launched and returned to Earth several times.

OBS

The Pallets, which will be attached at specific locations on the Truss, can be zenith- or nadir- facing, allowing them to carry instruments requiring solar or celestial viewing (zenith) or Earth viewing (nadir).

OBS

EXPRESS: Expedite the Processing of Experiments to the Space Station.

OBS

EXPRESS pallet; ExP: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

Individual, standard EXPRESS pallet.

PHR

EXPRESS pallet adapter payload envelope, adapter plate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

Une palette Express transporte des équipements extérieurs alors qu'une palette Spacelab (SLP) transporte le SPDM («Canada Hand») et des réservoirs (ATA et HP Gas).

OBS

palette EXPRESS; ExP : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 14 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

Spanish

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Record 15 2002-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Defects and Failures
  • Spacecraft
CONT

To this end the Design Certification Review, established for manned flights, serves an important role. Shortly our program of progressive Design Certification Reviews leading to certification for the manned lunar landing will commence. A significant part of the effort requires a comprehensive supporting analysis of critical hardware to assure that all single failure points have been identified and accepted by all levels of Apollo Program management.... it [is] necessary, therefore, that the Design Certification Review program formally record a listing of single failure points existing in flight and launch critical ground equipment which would cause crew or mission loss, together with a statement of rationale for accepting the risk of each of these single failure points.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Défectuosités et pannes (Électronique)
  • Engins spatiaux

Spanish

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Record 16 2001-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

Condensation in the ISS During Ingress Activities - Neither the Node nor FGB [Zarya Control Module] have an active condensate removal system, therefore, humidity and condensate control for the station must be performed by the Orbiter’s air revitalization.

OBS

The Russian Mir recycles water for potable use from humidity condensate ISS will provide systems to recover and recycle all waste water in order to reduce the launch penalties associated with supplying water from the ground. The laboratory has the capability to assess the quality of this water to identify potential health significant contamination to ensure that these systems are functioning properly and that the water does not impair the health of the crew.

OBS

condensate removal system: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

système d'élimination du condensat : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 17 2001-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

A Crew Equipment Interface Test(CEIT)... The CEIT is a test conducted two to three months prior to a shuttle launch. Astronauts who will be the on-orbit users of the flight hardware verify that there are no interface problems between that hardware and the astronaut users. Astronauts are mostly trained at Johnson Space Center, whereas the flight hardware is located at Kennedy Space Center. The CEIT provides the astronauts with an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the flight hardware. During this test, fit checks are made between flight hardware that have not yet been verified. Fit checks with EVA tools and hardware planned to be handled during EVA are also conducted. Training that is difficult to conduct using mockups are also conducted.

OBS

crew equipment interface test; CEIS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

Les tests d'interface équipement de l'équipage sont couramment effectués à bord des engins spatiaux destinés à être lancés prochainement afin de fournir aux membres de l'équipage une occasion de se familiariser avec l'équipement qu'ils devront utiliser et avec tous les aspects du module où ils devront vivre.

OBS

test d'interface équipement de l'équipage; CEIT: terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 18 2001-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

... the Kurs automated docking system on Zarya controls the docking with Zvezda, which will serve as the passive "target" during the docking. Should the automated docking system fail, Russia would launch two cosmonauts to the station on a Soyuz about 15 days later. The crew would dock with Zvezda and assemble a backup teleoperated rendezvous control system(TORU), that would be used to dock the modules. The crew would return to Earth shortly after the modules were docked.

OBS

Kurs automated docking system; Kurs automatic docking system: terms officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

Le système Kurs est le système d'amarrage automatique russe qui est situé à l'intérieur de Zarya et qui servira à amarrer le module de service avec précision.

OBS

système Kours; système d'amarrage automatique Kours : termes uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 19 2001-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
CONT

Assured Safe Crew Return [...] provides mitigation capability for life threatening illness, unrecoverable loss of Station habitability, or extended problem requiring resupply/servicing, which is prevented from occurring due to launch problems. Consists of actions, operations and functions necessary to safely populate the Crew Return Vehicle(CRV), separate the CRV, return the CRV to earth, and egress the CRV upon recovery on the ground.

OBS

assured safe crew return; ASCR : term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique
OBS

procédure de sécurité pour le retour de l'équipage sur Terre; ASCR : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 20 2001-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

A missile launch detector recognizing approaching missiles and an evaluation system analyzing the sensor data and transferring the threats to the crew for optical and acoustic warning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
CONT

[...] l'EOSDS (Electro Optic Self Defense Suite), est extrêmement complet. Il se compose d'un détecteur de départ missile (MWS) ainsi que d'une tourelle de brouillage infrarouge dirigé (DIRCM) [...]

Spanish

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Record 21 2001-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
CONT

Micro Craft's "Small" Lift Augmented Ducted Fan Air Vehicle(SLADF) has many advantages as a small UAV. The vehicle system can be designed to suit a number of performance requirements and is highly scaleable. The shroud(duct) provides unparalleled ground crew safety when contrasted to conventional open rotor designs. The small size of the SLADF permits operation aboard ships, on the ground, in urban areas, or in forested or other confined areas typical of tactical situations while enhancing survivability during flight. With a small footprint for both flight operations and stowage, valuable launch space is also optimized.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
CONT

[...] MicroCraft poursuivra la mise au point d'une version allégée de son minidrone de 1,4 kg à soufflante carénée, le «Small» Lift Augmented Ducted Fan Air Vehicle (SLADF).

Spanish

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Record 22 2000-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Flight Controls (Aeroindustry)
CONT

Approximately 3 hours before launch, the crew will depart their quarters at KSC, be driven to the pad and take their assigned seats in the crew compartment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)

Spanish

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Record 23 2000-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

At 30 hours and 40 minutes after launch(30 : 40 ground elapsed time), the crew ignited their main engine to put the spacecraft on a hybrid trajectory, a flight path that saved fuel in reaching the desired lunar landing point.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace

Spanish

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Record 24 1998-04-24

English

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

Environmental Control Systems Trainer. Additional training in the operation of the environmental control system was provided by the environmental control systems trainer which was a heavy shell mock-up with a prototype spacecraft environmental system. The device used was delivered to NASA in November 1960 and installed in a man-rated vacuum chamber at the U. S. Naval Air Crew Equipment Laboratory in Philadelphia(fig. 10-1(1)). During December of 1960 and January of 1961, the astronauts participated in a program of system familiarization that included being exposed to a simulated reentry heat pulse and approximately 2 hours of the expected postlanding temperature. During these runs, the astronauts wore the pressure suits and became familiar with function of the suits when associated with the environmental control system. However, since a provision had been made for simulating the suit function in the procedures trainer, this type of training was not considered essential This was particularly true since the astronauts received further first-hand familiarization to the environmental control system by participating in the preflight checkout of the spacecraft environmental control system at the launch site.

French

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

chambre à vide accessible à l'homme : terme extrait de la base de données du Centre national d'Études spatiales (Saclay - France).

Spanish

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