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CARGO MODULE [3 records]

Record 1 2004-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM), built by the Italian Space Agency (ASI), is the second of three such pressurized modules that will serve as the International Space Station's "moving vans", carrying laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies to and from the International Space Station aboard the space shuttle. Construction of ASI's Raffaello module was the responsibility of Alenia Aerospazio in Turin, Italy. Raffaello was delivered to Kennedy Space Center from Italy in July 1999 by a special Beluga cargo aircraft. The cylindrical module is about 6.4 meters (21 feet) long and 4.6 meters (15 feet) in diameter. It weighs about 9,000 pounds (almost 4.1 metric tons). It can carry up to 20,000 pounds (9.1 metric tons) of cargo packed into 16 standard space station equipment racks. Although built in Italy, Raffaello and two additional MPLMs are owned by the U.S. They were provided in exchange for Italian access to U.S. research time on the station.

OBS

Rafaello multipurpose logistics module; Rafaello logistic module; Raffaello cargo module: terms officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

Raffaello logistics carrier hatch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
OBS

L'«Italian Multi-Purpose Laboratory Modules» (MPLMs) est un élément construit sur le modèle du COF (Colombus) européen et abritera l6 emplacements normalisés aptes à recevoir des charges italiennes, européennes ou américaines. [...] L'ASI [Agence spatiale italienne] construit également les «Node-2» et «Node-3» pour le compte de la NASA.

OBS

module logistique polyvalent Rafaello; module logistique Rafaello; module Rafaello : termes uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Italian Space Agency (ASI) - built Leonardo Multipurpose Logistics Module is the first of three such pressurized modules that will serve as the International Space Station's "moving vans", carrying laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies to and from the station aboard the Space Shuttle. The unpiloted, reusable logistics modules function as both a cargo carrier and a space station module when they are flown. Mounted in the Space Shuttle's cargo bay for launch and landing, they are berthed to the station using the Shuttle's robotic arm after the Shuttle has docked. While berthed to the station, racks of equipment are unloaded from the module and then old racks and equipment may be reloaded to be taken back to Earth. The logistics module is then detached from the station and positioned back into the Shuttle's cargo bay for the trip home.

OBS

Leonardo multipurpose logistic module: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

Sorte de «camion spatial» de forme cylindrique de 6,4 m de long et 4,6 m de diamètre, le module logistique polyvalent Leonardo (MPLM), de fabrication italienne, effectue là son troisième vol. Il permet d'apporter à la station orbitale les provisions nécessaires à la vie à bord, ainsi que les équipements indispensables à la réalisation des missions et des expériences scientifiques. D'un poids de 4,3 tonnes à vide, ce module pressurisé comporte 16 compartiments de stockage et emporte pour cette mission une charge utile d'environ cinq tonnes : eau, vivres, appareils divers, instruments scientifiques. En raison de sa masse importante (14 tonnes), le laboratoire américain Destiny a en effet été lancé à vide. L'essentiel des instruments scientifiques sont installés lors de vols dits d'utilisation (UF).

OBS

module logistique polyvalent Leonardo; module logistique Leonardo; module Leonardo : termes uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Key term(s)
  • module de liaison

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Transport of Goods

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Transport de marchandises

Spanish

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