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PAYLOAD CARRIER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-10-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- payload carrier
1, record 1, English, payload%20carrier
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of major classes of standard payload carriers certified for use with the Space Shuttle to obtain lowcost payload operations. 1, record 1, English, - payload%20carrier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The payload carriers are identified as habitable modules (Spacelab) and as attached but uninhabitable modules (pallets, freeflying systems, satellites, and upper stages). 1, record 1, English, - payload%20carrier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
payload carrier: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 2, record 1, English, - payload%20carrier
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- transporteur de charge utile
1, record 1, French, transporteur%20de%20charge%20utile
proposal, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- porte-charge utile 2, record 1, French, porte%2Dcharge%20utile
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
transporteur de charge utile : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 1, record 1, French, - transporteur%20de%20charge%20utile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-05-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- proto-flight payload carrier
1, record 2, English, proto%2Dflight%20payload%20carrier
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- porte-charge utile du prototype de vol
1, record 2, French, porte%2Dcharge%20utile%20du%20prototype%20de%20vol
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
porte-charge utile du prototype de vol: terme extrait de la base de données du Centre national d'Études spatiales (Saclay - France) 2, record 2, French, - porte%2Dcharge%20utile%20du%20prototype%20de%20vol
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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