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Record 1 1999-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Get Away Special(GAS) Program was initiated by NASA in the mid-seventies to provide a diverse user community with extremely low cost access to space. Since 1982, 157 GAS payloads have flown aboard the STS. In 1998 alone, 16 GAS payloads flew on 5 different STS missions. The GAS carrier consists of a canister(5 ft3) which can accommodate customer equipment in a volume 19. 75 inches in diameter and 28. 25 inches high. The customer equipment can weigh up to 200 lbs. and attaches to the canister top plate. A smaller(2. 5 ft3) canister is also available for 60 and 100 lb. payloads. Electrical connection is via customer supplied cables to the GAS electrical interface on the canister bottom plate. Bumpers on the customer equipment provide lateral support. Provisions are made for insertion of purge gas into the canister and for venting a customer battery box.

OBS

get away special payload; GAS payload : terms officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
DEF

Petites charges utiles placées dans la soute de la navette. Elles sont autonomes, automatisées, dotées de leur propre bloc d'alimentation ainsi que de leur propre unité de commande et d'acquisition de données.

OBS

charge utile «Get Away Special»; charge utile GAS : termes uniformisés par le Groupe d'uniformisation de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging
  • Packaging Standards and Regulations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages
  • Réglementation et normalisation (Emballages)

Spanish

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Record 3 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Facilities and Equipment
OBS

the equipment shall include a means for accurately weighing each size of aggregate in a weigh box or hopper of ample size to hold a full batch without hand raking or running over. [p. 186]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et installations (Bétonnage)
OBS

le matériel de prédosage est en général constitué soit par un "bouclier" (...) soit par des "--" de modèles très divers. [aussi appelé trémie de mesure p.290]

Spanish

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