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PORT-SIDE P3/P4 TRUSS [2 records]

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Record 1 2004-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The US Space Shuttle... delivers the second port, or left side, truss segment(P3/P4 truss) to attach to the first port truss segment(P1 truss).

OBS

The assembly sequence of the trusses on the International Space Station does not usually correspond to the number assigned to each segment of the struss structure. Trusses are numbered as follows : P1, P3, P4, P5, P6(port side) and S1, S3, S4, S5, S6(starboard side). In this case, the P3/P4 truss segment is referred to as the second port truss segment.

OBS

second port truss segment; P3/P4 truss segment; integrated truss structure P3/P4; P3/P4; ITS-P3/P4: terms and abbreviations officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

La séquence d'assemblage des poutres bâbord (P1, P3, P4, P5, P6) et tribord (S1, S3, S4, S5, S6) de la Station spatiale internationale diffère habituellement de l'ordre de numérotation des éléments structuraux de la grande poutrelle. Dans le cas présent, le segment P3-P4 correspond au deuxième segment bâbord de la poutrelle.

OBS

deuxième segment bâbord de la poutrelle; segment de poutre intégrée P3-P4; segment de poutre P3-P4; P3-P4; ITS P3-P4 : termes et abréviations uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

Relocate P6 Truss from atop Z1 Truss to final assembly locationattached to P5 Truss (becomes final port-side truss segment).

OBS

The assembly sequence of the trusses on the International Space Station does not usually correspond to the number assigned to each segment of the struss structure. Trusses are numbered as follows : P1, P3, P4, P5, P6(port side) and S1, S3, S4, S5, S6(starboard side). In this case, the P6 truss is referred to as the final port-side truss segment.

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • final port truss segment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

La séquence d'assemblage des poutres bâbord (P1, P3, P4, P5, P6) et tribord (S0, S1, S3, S4,S5, S6) de la Station spatiale internationale diffère habituellement de l'ordre de numérotation des segments structuraux de la grande poutrelle. Dans le cas présent, la poutre P6 correspond au dernier segment bâbord de la poutrelle.

OBS

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

Spanish

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