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WETF [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Labour and Employment
  • Rights and Freedoms
OBS

Established in the USA in 1998.

OBS

Terminology related to the Summit of the Americas Process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Travail et emploi
  • Droits et libertés
OBS

Établi aux États-Unis en 1998.

OBS

Terminologie relative au Processus des Sommets des Amériques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités nacionales no canadienses
  • Trabajo y empleo
  • Derechos y Libertades
OBS

Grupo establecido en los Estados Unidos en 1998.

OBS

Terminología relacionada con el Proceso de las Cumbres de las Américas.

Key term(s)
  • Grupo para Cuestiones de Explotación de los Trabajadores
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Record 2 2003-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
CONT

The Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF)... consists of a water-filled pool with dimensions of 25 ft. (depth) x 78 ft. (length) x 33 ft. (width). Also included, is a urification system, environmental controls, television monitoring, a 5-ton capacity overhead crane, a test director, and medical support personnel ... The WETF is a controlled neutral buoyancy facility used to simulate the conditions of weightlessness for astronaut training. It provides for the evaluation of body restraints, handholds, and extravehicular activity (EVA) equipment; for the development of crew procedures and for the determination of EVA capabilities and workload limits. The facility provides high fidelity simulations of crew on-orbit operations in a controlled environment and substantially reduces human risks when performing EVA operations.

OBS

weightless environment training facility; WETF: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique
OBS

À la NASA, les astronautes s'entraînent dans un caisson aquatique où sont simulées les conditions d'impesanteur.

OBS

centre d'entraînement en impesanteur; WETF : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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