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EUROPEAN MODULAR CULTIVATION SYSTEM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-12-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Orbital Stations
- Research Experiments in Space
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- European modular cultivation system
1, record 1, English, European%20modular%20cultivation%20system
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- EMCS 2, record 1, English, EMCS
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] EMCS consists of a gas tight incubator containing two centrifuges with space for 4 Experiment Containers on each rotor; also the life support and water supply system, the illumination and the observation system are located on the rotors. External to the incubator are the Standard Payload Computer (SPLC), the gas supply module and the thermal control system. The flight unit is accommodated in an EXPRESS Rack on the International Space Station. Ground controls will be performed in dedicated Experiment Reference Models, one located in Europe, the other at NASA Ames Research Center. 3, record 1, English, - European%20modular%20cultivation%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[The] EMCS is dedicated to experiments on plants, especially multi-generation (seed-to-seed) experiments and studies on gravity effects on early development and growth, on signal perception and transduction in plant tropisms. Experiments with insects or amphibia as well as studies with cell and tissue cultures are also foreseen in EMCS. 3, record 1, English, - European%20modular%20cultivation%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
European modular cultivation system; EMCS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 4, record 1, English, - European%20modular%20cultivation%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Stations orbitales
- Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- module européen d'étude biologique des plantes
1, record 1, French, module%20europ%C3%A9en%20d%27%C3%A9tude%20biologique%20des%20plantes
masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- EMCS 2, record 1, French, EMCS
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- module européen EMCS 1, record 1, French, module%20europ%C3%A9en%20EMCS
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le] European Modular Cultivation System (EMCS) [est] destiné à l'étude biologique des plantes (croissance, développement, influence de la microgravité). 2, record 1, French, - module%20europ%C3%A9en%20d%27%C3%A9tude%20biologique%20des%20plantes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
module européen d'étude biologique des plantes; EMCS : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 1, record 1, French, - module%20europ%C3%A9en%20d%27%C3%A9tude%20biologique%20des%20plantes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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