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PORTABLE EARTH STATION [3 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2004-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
OBS

After the Shuttle leaves the Space Station, the crew will continue installing the Human Research Facility connecting umbilicals and other equipment to link it to systems in the Destiny laboratory. This floor-to-ceiling rack is about the size of a large phone booth and supports a variety of experiments dedicated to studying how space flight affects human physiology.... This rack houses a computer workstation and a portable laptop computer for crew members to command and test equipment, collect and store experiment data, and send data to and from scientists on Earth. The crew will use this rack to store and send data from the suite of radiation monitors that will be characterizing the radiation environment onboard the Space Station...

OBS

HRF Rack 1 [parts]: Gas Tank Assembly; Ultrasound Imaging System; Contrifuge; Power Vacuum; Mass Spectrometer (GASMAP); Body Mass (Measurement Device (SLAMMD); Computer Workstation; Stowage.

OBS

human research facility rack: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

HFR Rack 2.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

bâti de l'appareillage de recherche sur l'humain : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Key term(s)
  • bâti de l'appareillage de recherche sur l'Homme

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
OBS

Department of Energy, Mines and Resources.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
OBS

Ministère de l'Énergie, des Mines et des Ressources.

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
OBS

Gisèle Rainville, Services juridiques

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
CONT

(...) l'utilisation de la station portative pour deux expéditions au Mont-Everest et, enfin, son installation à la First Canadian Place à Toronto en vue [de] démontrer et [de] mettre en valeur le service de vidéo-conférences internationales.

Spanish

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