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PAYLOAD BAY [29 records]

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Record 1 2026-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
CONT

Because of the high energy density of cryogenic propellants, a cryogenic upper stage is a significant asset to the payload community. However, the use of cryogenic upper stages in manned programs [was] limited to the Saturn Apollo program, primarily due to safety considerations involving the former shuttle transportation system. There was the risk of a "return to launch site" abort with a full or partial load of cryogenic propellants in the cargo bay, which could overpressurize after landing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)
CONT

L'étage supérieur cryotechnique utilise un moteur cryotechnique à ergols liquides HM7B. L'ESC permet de porter la charge utile sur l'orbite souhaitée. Pour chaque moteur, la poussée résulte de la détente des produits de combustion à travers une tuyère en aval de la chambre de combustion.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lanzadores (Astronáutica)
CONT

Con la evolución del lanzador, se [desarrolló] una etapa superior criogénica que dotaba al lanzador [de] la capacidad de reencendido para inyectar distintos satélites en diferentes órbitas.

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Record 2 2012-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
OBS

The Payload Bay [is] the unpressurized mid part of the Orbiter fuselage behind the cabin aft bulkhead where most payloads are carried. Its maximum usable payload envelope is 15 feet(4. 6 meters) in diameter and 60 feet(18. 3 meter) long. Hinged doors extend the full length of the bay.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

Les portes de compartiment de charge utile d'Atlantis [orbiteur]

OBS

compartiment de charges utiles 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 2012-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The space shuttle has three main parts. The first part is the orbiter. The orbiter is the large, white space plane. It is the only part of the shuttle that goes into orbit. The orbiter is where the crew members live and work. It also has a payload bay for taking cargo into orbit.

OBS

orbiter: term officially approved by the International Space Station Official Approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
DEF

Élément principal, satellisable et récupérable, de la navette spatiale américaine.

OBS

orbiteur : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale (CUTS).

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The Space Shuttle system consists of four primary elements : an orbiter spacecraft, two Solid Rocket Boosters(SRB), an external tank to house fuel and oxidizer and three Space Shuttle main engines.... The Shuttle will transport cargo into near Earth orbit 100 to 217 nautical miles(115 to 250 statute miles) above the Earth. This cargo or payload is carried in a bay 15 feet in diameter and 60 ft long. Major system requirements are that the orbiter and the two solid rocket boosters be reusable.... The orbiter has carried a flight crew of up to eight persons. A total of 10 persons could be carried under emergency conditions. The basic mission is 7 days in space. The crew compartment has a shirtsleeve environment, and the acceleration load is never greater than 3 Gs. In its return to Earth, the orbiter has a cross-range maneuvering capability of 1, 100 nautical miles(1, 265 statute miles). The Space Shuttle is launched in an upright position, with thrust provided by the three Space Shuttle engines and the two SRB. After about 2 minutes, the two boosters are spent and are separated from the external tank. They fall into the ocean at predetermined points and are recovered for reuse.

OBS

space shuttle; American space shuttle: terms officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

Shuttle cargo bay.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

La navette spatiale Américaine [...] est un véhicule de l'espace mis au point par La NASA, l'Agence spatiale Américaine. La navette peut décoller comme une fusée, verticalement, se mettre en orbite autour de la Terre pour remplir des missions et revenir sur Terre en atterrissant comme un avion, horizontalement. Contrairement aux fusées la navette peut resservir 100 fois. Elle peut transporter un équipage de spationautes pour rejoindre une station spatiale comme MIR ou la station international Alpha, transporter un satellite à mettre en orbite autour de la Terre ou une sonde à envoyer dans l'espace. La navette peut également se transformer en station spatiale. Elle transporte alors un laboratoire, Spacelab, qui est utilisé pour faire des expériences en impesanteur. La première navette a été lancée le 12 Avril 1981. Elle s'appelait Columbia. Vinrent ensuite Challenger, Discovery et Atlantis. En 1991 la navette Endeavour a été mise en service.

OBS

La navette comporte trois parties : (1) La partie principale qui peut resservir plusieurs fois est appelée l'orbiteur. C'est cette partie qui ressemble à un avion à aile delta. L'orbiteur transporte les passagers et la cargaison. (2) Les deux fusées servent seulement au décollage. [Elles] sont ensuite récupérées et réutilisées. (3) Un énorme réservoir qui contient le comburant (oxygène liquide) et le carburant (hydrogène liquide) nécessaires au fonctionnement des moteurs des trois fusées de la navette. [Ces fusées] servent à mettre la navette en orbite.

OBS

navette spatiale américaine ; navette spatiale : termes uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

PHR

Soute de la navette.

PHR

Tamponner, enfoncer, caler le module d'amarrage sur le sas de la navette.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Naves espaciales
CONT

Transbordador espacial Cuando estará disponible y cuanto costará como ya saben muchos de nuestros lectores, la realización del Transbordador Espacial estadounidense costará más de lo que fué previsto y se llevara a cabo con retraso.

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Record 5 2007-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

The total of items on a given NSTS [National Space Transportation System] launch that are payload items. This includes items in the cargo bay, located within the pressurized environment of the orbiter vehicle and also any additional consumables that must be carried aloft to support the mission.

French

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

Document publié par un organisme pour annoncer le calendrier des lancements qu'il prévoit et indiquer le système de transport et les charges utiles emportées.

Spanish

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Record 6 2007-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Spacecraft
  • Launchers (Astronautics)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)
OBS

compartiment charge utile: terme extrait de la base de données du Centre national d'Études spatiales (Saclay - France).

Spanish

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Record 7 2007-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

The upper stage, equipped with a much smaller version of a payload bay similar to the Space Shuttle, would take the satellite to orbit, deploy it and return to earth, possibly using a parafoil technique for ground landing, similar to NASA's flight tested X-38 reentry lifting body/parafoil experimental recovery vehicles. After separation, the booster is designed to glide back to land for recovery as well.

Key term(s)
  • re-entry lifting body

French

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

Spanish

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Record 8 2005-11-25

English

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

A pressurized container for Spacelab pallet subsystems when no module is used.

CONT

The Spacelab-2 payload consisted of an igloo and three pallets in the payload bay, containing scientific instruments dedicated to life sciences, plasma physics, astronomy, high-energy astrophysics, solar physics, atmospheric physics and technology research.

French

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

Caisson métallique pressurisé abritant les sous-systèmes essentiels (calculateurs notamment).

OBS

Pluriel : des igloos, des iglous.

OBS

iglou : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 9 2004-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
CONT

The Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure... is a general purpose, unpressurized payload mounting structure for use in a mixed cargo mode with the Space Transportation System(STS) Orbiter. In the mixed cargo mode, two or more elements share the Orbiter payload bay on the same flight. Payload bay space and standard Orbiter services are divided into quarters to facilitate accommodation of the mixed cargo. Allocations for the MPESS and payload are based on one quarter of the payload bay capabilities.

OBS

multi-purpose experiment support structure; MPESS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique
OBS

structure porteuse de charge utile expérimentale multiusage; MPESS : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Key term(s)
  • structure porteuse de charge utile expérimentale multi-usage

Spanish

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Record 10 2004-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
DEF

Pressurized module carried in space in the Space Shuttle payload bay that is used to transport materials and supplies.

CONT

When the International Space Station (ISS) was redesigned again in 1993, NASA & the Italian Space Agency decided to expand the original Mini-Pressurized Logistics Module design. The new MultiPurpose Logistics Module is twice as long and an carry up to 9000 kg of cargo to ISS. ... The module carries up to sixteen refrigerator-sized (203 x 105cm) payload racks, five of which may contain refrigerators/freezers. Other so-called "EXPRESS Racks" can be outfitted with lockers for small experiments. Additional cargo can be carried in center aisle stowage containers.

OBS

mini pressurized logistics module; MPLM: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

La boîte à gants [...] devrait être lancée dans le mini-module logistique pressurisé en mai 2002.

OBS

minimodule logistique pressurisé; MPLM : 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 2003-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

This truss segment, called "P1," is a 46-by-15 foot structure weighing about 32,000 pounds when fully outfitted and ready for launch.

CONT

The P1 Truss, the first port truss segment, was attached to the port side of the S0 truss ... The P1 Truss provides structural support for the Active Thermal Control System, Mobile Transporter and one Crew and Equipment Translation Aid cart. ... The P1 Truss also has mounts for cameras and lights, and antenna support equipment for both UHF [Ultra High Frequency] and S-band communications equipment. The S-band equipment is currently on the P6 Truss.

CONT

The main truss segments-S0, P1, S1, P3, and S3-were designed as rigid hexagonal sections; a six-point structure is more rigid than one with four points. The hexagonal cross section also maximizes the volume that can be used to load equipment onto the truss. A square will not use the available volume as well as a hexagon.... The truss segments are not regular hexagons; the sides are not equal in length. The segments are wider than they are tall to further exploit the Shuttle payload bay area...

OBS

P1 truss; integrated truss structure P1; P1; ITS-P1: terms and abbreviations officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

[...] l'équipage de STS 113 installeront le troisième segment de l'immense poutrelle qui portera éventuellement les panneaux solaires (générant l'électricité) et les grands radiateurs (évacuateurs de chaleur). Il s'agit de la pièce dite P1, la première portion bâbord (gauche) de la poutrelle. Ce segment est identique au S1 (premier segment tribord, droit) installé en octobre. Au terme de cette opération d'assemblage, la poutrelle mesurera 40,5 mètres (elle fera, à terme, 108 mètres).

OBS

poutre P1; segment de poutre intégrée P1; P1; ITS-P1 : termes et abréviations uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 12 2003-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The Spacehab's Logistics Double Module [LDM] is a 20-foot long, 14-foot wide, 11. 2-foot high pressurized aluminum module carried in Atlantis’ payload bay and connected to the middeck area of the orbiter by an access tunnel. For STS-106, the LDM will carry approximately 8, 100 pounds of hardware, equipment and logistical supplies to outfit the International Space Station. Designed to augment the Shuttle's middeck, the double module has a total cargo capacity of up to 10, 000 pounds and contains the systems necessary to support the crewmembers, such as ventilation, lighting and limited power.

OBS

Spacehab logistics double module: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

Le module double SPACEHAB emportant 2223 kg de cargo [...] nouvelles batteries, 4 ventilateurs, 3 extincteurs d'incendie et 10 détecteurs de fumée. Des fournitures en vue de la première occupation permanente de la Station seront aussi incluses dont des effets personnels, équipement médical et d'exercice, équipement de communications et vidéo, ordinateurs et imprimantes, et 4 grands contenants d'eau.

OBS

SPACEHAB est un large cylindre pressurisé, situé à l'arrière de la soute de la navette, qui sert à ranger l'équipement et qui est accessible à l'équipage une fois en orbite.

OBS

module double Spacehab : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Key term(s)
  • Spacehab
  • module Spacehab

Spanish

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Record 13 2003-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

Environment Control and Life Support System(ECLSS) : The orbiter's Environmental Control and Life-Support System purifies the cabin air, adds fresh oxygen, keeps the pressure at sea level, heats and cools the air, and provides drinking and wash water. The system also includes lavatory facilities. The cabin is pressurized to sea level(14. 7 psi) with 21 percent oxygen and 79 percent nitrogen, comparable to Earth's atmosphere. The air is circulated through lithium hydroxide/charcoal canisters which remove carbon dioxide. The canisters are changed on a regular basis. Excess heat from the cabin and flight-deck electronics is collected by a circulating coolant water system and transferred to radiator panels on the payload bay doors where it is dissipated. The fuel cells produce about seven pounds of water each hour. It is stored in tanks, and excess water is dumped overboard. The lavatory unit collects and processes body waste, and also collects wash water from the personal hygiene station. The lavatory unit, located in the middeck area, operates much like those on commercial airlines but is designed for a weightless space environment.

OBS

environment control and life support system; ECLSS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
OBS

équipement de vie et de contrôle de l'environnement; ECLSS : 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 2003-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
CONT

Kelly Space have started development work on the Eclipse winged launcher that would be towed behind an airliner before climbing on rocket power into a trajectory where solid-propellant upper stages and the payload would be released from a cargo bay.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)

Spanish

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Record 15 2003-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

During STS-110 next month, Canadarm2 will be used to move the S-zero truss segment from the shuttle's payload bay to the latch assembly on Destiny to be installed during four planned spacewalks.

OBS

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

PHR

Capture, payload retention latch assembly.

PHR

Close, open a latch assembly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

[...] le Canadarm sortira de la soute la palette contenant le Canadarm2 pour la fixer à un dispositif de verrouillage en forme de griffe sur le laboratoire de la station.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 16 2003-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
DEF

The unpressurized mid part of the Orbiter fuselage behind the cabin aft bulkhead where most payloads are carried.

OBS

[The cargo bay] maximum usable payload envelope is 15 feet(4. 6 meters) in diameter and 60 feet(18. 3 meters) long. Hinged doors extend the full length of the bay.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

Les astronautes [ont examiné] au moyen de caméras fixées sur le Canadarm, l'intérieur de la soute de Discovery.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 17 2002-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The arm is controlled from inside the flight deck by a crewmember, often assisted by a second crewmember, using rotational and translational hand controllers. The RMS operator looks out of the aft flight deck and overhead windows into the payload bay as he/she controls the arm and through closed-circuit television monitors in the payload bay and on the arm itself.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux

Spanish

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Record 18 2002-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Spacecraft
CONT

During this mission, the Canadian Advanced Space Vision System(ASVS) will once again become the eyes to guide astronauts in space. This time around, the system will be precision calibrated through the use of targets which were placed in the shuttle's cargo bay. Targets were also be placed on both payload satellites being deployed and retrieved. Several rendez-vous and proximity operations will be carried out using the ASVS and simulation sequences will also be performed to further the test the "eyes" for future use on Space Station.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Engins spatiaux
DEF

Système installé sur le «Canadarm» pour aider l'opérateur à obtenir des renseignements précis sur la position relative et la vitesse des charges utiles manipulées.

Spanish

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Record 19 2002-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

P3 attached site ... is planned for ISS [International Space Station] logistics support. ... Interfaces are the same as the S3 sites.

CONT

The main truss segments-S0, P1, S1, P3, and S3-were designed as rigid hexagonal sections; a six-point structure is more rigid than one with four points. The hexagonal cross section also maximizes the volume that can be used to load equipment onto the truss. A square will not use the available volume as well as a hexagon.... The truss segments are not regular hexagons; the sides are not equal in length. The segments are wider than they are tall to further exploit the Shuttle payload bay area... The hexagonal truss segments also contain a robotic manipulator arm that travels along two longerons on one plane of the hexagonal truss. The 55 ft(17 m) long robotic arm being built by the Canadian Space Agency will be launched with the S0 segment and will travel the length of the truss.

OBS

P3 truss; integrated truss structure P3; P3; ITS-P3: terms and abbreviations officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

Mission STS-115 (12A) avec la navette Endeavour transportant les sections de poutre P3 et P4, incluant de nouveaux panneaux solaires.

OBS

poutre P3; segment de poutre intégrée P3; P3; ITS-P3 : termes et abréviations uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 20 2002-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The main truss segments S0, P1, S1, P3, and S3 were designed as rigid hexagonal sections; a six-point structure is more rigid than one with four points. The hexagonal cross section also maximizes the volume that can be used to load equipment onto the truss. A square will not use the available volume as well as a hexagon.... The truss segments are not regular hexagons; the sides are not equal in length. The segments are wider than they are tall to further exploit the Shuttle payload bay area.... The hexagonal truss segments also contain a robotic manipulator arm that travels along two longerons on one plane of the hexagonal truss.

OBS

S3 truss; integrated truss structure S3; S3; ITS-S3: terms and abbreviations officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

poutre S3; segment de poutre intégrée S3; S3; ITS-S3 : termes et abréviations uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 21 2002-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Space Centres
CONT

Integration of the Payload Equipment Bay engineering model has started, and integration of the proto-flight Service Module will commence soon. The structure of the proto-flight payload carrier has been completed and is undergoing qualification static testing at CASA in Spain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Centres spatiaux

Spanish

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Record 22 2002-07-12

English

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

The wiring harness provides electrical power to all the joints and the End Effector(mechanical hand) as well as data and feed back information from each of the joints. This link continues from the SRMS [Shuttle Remote Manipulator System] to the payload bay and continues on into cabin of the space shuttle where astronauts control the actions of the arm remotely.

OBS

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

French

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

Le faisceau de câblage [relie] électriquement les éléments du télémanipulateur. Il fournit l'électricité à toutes les articulations et à l'effecteur (main robotique) et transmet également les données et l'information provenant de chacune d'entre elles. Le faisceau de câblage parcours le SRMS [Shuttle Remote Manipulator System], traverse la soute de la navette et vient se terminer dans le poste de commande de la navette spatiale. C'est de là que les astronautes peuvent télécommander les mouvements du télémanipulateur.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 23 2002-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
Key term(s)
  • payload electronic bay

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique

Spanish

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Record 24 2002-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux

Spanish

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Record 25 2002-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
OBS

The Payload Crew Training Complex(PCTC) at the Center is used to train science crews for Marshall-managed missions involving Spacelab-a reusable scientific research laboratory that sits in the Space Shuttle's cargo bay, converting it into a short-stay space station. The complex has also been used to familiarize crew members with the hardware and procedures involved in conducting Shuttle middeck experiments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique

Spanish

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Record 26 2001-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The Payload Carriers Team is responsible for MSFC' s [Marshall Space Flight Center] Payload Carriers which is made up of two type of carriers : the Spacelab Logistics Pallet(SLP) and the Multi-Purpose Equipment Support Structure(MPESS). The Payload Carriers "bridge the gap" in payload accommodations available in the Space Shuttle's Payload Bay by providing unique structural, power, data and thermal resources to a variety of payloads. These carriers are designed to transport items safely through the rigors of high acceleration Shuttle launch and the vacuum of space while providing the flexibility to allow the Shuttle to minimize the mass transported to earth orbit.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

Le Canadarm2 remettra au bras de la navette une palette Spacelab de 3 000 livres afin de la ranger dans la soute de la navette.

OBS

palette Spacelab; SLP : 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 2001-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

Although the redesigned station is now being built as much as possible on the ground, the entire monolithic structure cannot be lobbed into orbit in one piece. The sections must be small enough to fit inside the Space Shuttle payload bay, which limits segments to about 15 ft(4. 6 m) in diameter and 45 ft(13. 7 m) in length. By the time the space frame truss segments are ready for launch, they have been fitted with such hardware as electric lines, batteries, antennas, gyroscopes, robotic arms, solar panel assemblies, and heat radiators. The actual truss is hard to identify once all the equipment is loaded onto it; there's no wasted space. Once the segments are in space the astronauts will simply bolt them together with a few fasteners and then connect hoses, ducts, and other utilities by plugging them into ports between sections.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

[...] l'astronaute Williams, terminera une autre phase d'assemblage de la Station spatiale internationale en ajoutant un segment de poutre et des panneaux solaires.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 28 1998-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
OBS

Case à équipement de la charge utile : terme extrait de la base de données du Centre national d'Études spatiales (Saclay - France)

Spanish

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Record 29 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
OBS

pièce de satellite.

Spanish

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The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

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