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FOUR STATION SPATIALE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-03-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Orbital Stations
- Research Experiments in Space
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- space station furnace facility
1, record 1, English, space%20station%20furnace%20facility
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SSFF 2, record 1, English, SSFF
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Space Station Furnace Facility is to begin operations in 2002. Materials-science furnaces can carefully study and control the processes by which materials are formed. The persistent one gravity tug here on Earth disguises a multitude of forces that are altered once introduced into a microgravity environment. ... This facility is geared to take advantage of the weakening of natural phenomena such as convection, sedimentation, buoyancy, and hydrostatic pressure. 3, record 1, English, - space%20station%20furnace%20facility
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
space station furnace facility; SSFF: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 4, record 1, English, - space%20station%20furnace%20facility
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Stations orbitales
- Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- four de la station spatiale
1, record 1, French, four%20de%20la%20station%20spatiale
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- SSFF 1, record 1, French, SSFF
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- four SSFF 1, record 1, French, four%20SSFF
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
four de la station spatiale; SSFF : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 2, record 1, French, - four%20de%20la%20station%20spatiale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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