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US AIRLOCK [4 records]

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Record 1 2004-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Joint Airlock itself has two rooms, the "Equipment Lock" and the "Crewlock." The Equipment Lock is similar to a locker room, in that it is the primary area where the crew members don and doff their spacesuits ... It is also the primary area for servicing the spacesuits and stowing them. The Crewlock, which is separated from the Equipment Lock by a hatch, is where spacewalkers open the outer hatch and actually begin their excursions into space. It is similar in size to the shuttle’s airlock. Although the Joint Airlock Module is only 20 feet (6.1 meters) long, getting from one end to the other can be a slow process as astronauts prepare for their EVAs [Extravehicular Activities].

CONT

The Joint Airlock (also known as "Quest") is provided by the U.S. and provides the capability for ISS-based Extravehicular Activity (EVA) using either a U.S. Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) or Russian Orlon EVA suits. Before the launch of this airlock, EVAs were performed from either the U.S. Space Shuttle (while docked) or from the Transfer Chamber on the Service Module. Due to a variety of system and design differences, only U.S. space suits could be used from the Shuttle and only Russian suits could be used from the Service Module. The Joint Airlock alleviates this short term problem by allowing either (or both) spacesuit systems to be used.

OBS

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

PHR

Quest’s audio communication system.

PHR

Quest airlock vestibule.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

Le sas de sortie extravéhiculaire, baptisé «Quest», est l'équivalent de celui de la Navette. Il permet aux astronautes revêtus de leur combinaison spatiale, de sortir dans le vide de l'espace. Quest pèse 6.5 tonnes, et il a coûté la bagatelle de 164 millions de dollars. Il est constitué de deux chambres. La première, la plus grande et celle qui est directement liée à la Station, est la chambre d'équipement. Dans cette pièce se trouvent les combinaisons et autres équipements nécessaires à une EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity). Les astronautes y pénètrent et revêtent leur combinaison, qu'elle soit russe ou américaine. Ensuite, ils pénètrent dans le sas proprement dit par une écoutille intermédiaire. Le sas, plus petit, comporte un éclairage, des rampes et des interfaces pour le branchement des combinaisons aux réseaux électrique, informatique et de communication de la Station. Les astronautes, une fois à l'intérieur, referment l'écoutille intermédiaire. La dépressurisation s'effectue et l'écoutille donnant vers l'extérieur peut enfin être ouverte. Dans l'autre sens, le sas est représsurisé à l'aide de réservoirs d'oxygène et d'azote comprimé, situé sur l'extérieur du module Quest.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The US segment Airlock was developed to have a large airlock and EVA stowage space for the ISS. The US Airlock can accommodate US EMU's and Russian Orlan-M spacesuits. The Airlock consisted of three major components, the airlock itself which was very similar to the Space Shuttle airlock, the equipment bay which was a short section of module of equal diameter to other US modules, and external air tanks which could be replaced periodically to provide air for the airlock to operate.

OBS

external air tank: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

réservoir d'air externe : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The US Airlock can accommodate US EMU's [Extravehicular Mobility Units] and Russian Orlan-M spacesuits. The Airlock [consists] of three major components, the airlock itself which was very similar to the Space Shuttle airlock, the equipment bay which was a short section of module of equal diameter to other US modules, and external air tanks which could be replaced periodically to provide air for the airlock to operate.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
OBS

The Docking Compartment, also known as Pirs("Pier") or Docking Module, provides the airlock for the spacewalks from the Russian segment of the International Space Station, ISS. The module features a large hatch, 1 meter in diameter, allowing spacesuited cosmonauts to exit and return to the station.(NASA developed its own, larger airlock for the US segment of the outpost.)

CONT

The Russian Docking Compartment also provides a third docking port for the arriving Russian spacecraft. Without Docking Compartment, the Russian manned Soyuz and Progress cargo ships can dock either to the aft port of the Zvezda service module, or to the Earth-facing (nadir) port of the Zarya control module.

OBS

Pirs docking compartment: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

Le pilote Vladimir Dejourov et l'ingénieur de vol Mikhaïl Tiourine ont ouvert pour la première fois l'écoutille du compartiment d'amarrage Pirs à 9 h 23, heure du Centre (1423 TU), afin de raccorder des câbles de transmission télémétrique et de données entre le compartiment Pirs et le module de service Zvezda auquel il s'est amarré il y a trois semaines. Les deux cosmonautes ont également installé des rampes, une échelle d'accès, un mât de charge, une cible d'amarrage et une antenne de navigation automatisée.

OBS

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

Spanish

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