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PAYLOAD SPECIALIST [2 records]

Record 1 2007-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
DEF

A member of a shuttle crew primarily concerned with the overall management of payloads, who may be an astronaut or scientist-astronaut.

CONT

The term "payload specialist" refers to individuals who have been designated by commercial or international partners to serve as a crew member in association with a specific payload and/or to accomplish an agreed-upon mission objective. Individuals selected for crew assignment under the Space Flight Participant Program or similar program, are also included in the crew assignment designation of payload specialist.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique
DEF

Astronaute formé pour mener une expérience ou, plus souvent, un ensemble d'expériences au cours d'une mission à bord de la navette spatiale.

CONT

Le spécialiste de charge utile doit apprendre à bien connaître les charge utiles et le matériel nécessaires à la conduite des expériences (incluant les matériaux et le matériel).

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)

Spanish

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