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International space station

1990
This POSTnote describes the UK’s involvement in the space station, and examines the way ahead in the light of the US budget constraints and European aspirations in ...
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The International Space Station

1999
As a complement to the previous chapters, this chapter on the International Space Station (ISS) will describe the special characteristics relevant to the mission, planned laboratory facilities, and user support as well as important technical and programmatic aspects of the station’s operation.
Ernst Messerschmid, Reinhold Bertrand
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International Space Station Payload Accommodations

Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space V, 1996
The International Space Station (ISS) is a low Earth orbiting facility for conducting research in the life science, microgravity, earth observations, astrophysics, space processing, and engineering disciplines. The ISS will be assembled on-obit at an altitude of 220 nautical miles with contributions from the United States, Canada, Japan, the European ...
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International Space Station environments overview

34th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 1996
The International Space Station (ISS) will operate for more than 15 years (assembly phase plus operations phase) in the harsh environment of low-Earth orbit. It will permanently house up to six crew members and provide a microgravity environment for a variety of internal payloads.
Robert Suggs, Jeffrey Theall, James Lambert   +2 more
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International space station acoustics

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2000
Control of acoustics is important in the International Space Station (ISS) because of the long-term crew exposure to noise and their confinement. ISS requirements cover modules, government furnished equipment, and payloads. The current status of compliance to these requirements will be described, including examples of where acoustics efforts have aided
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International Space Station power reinitialization

IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, 2003
The photovoltaic (PV) module on the International Space Station (ISS) has been operating since November 2000 and supporting electric power demands of the ISS and its crew of three. The PV module contains photovoltaic arrays that convert solar energy to electrical power, and an integrated equipment assembly (IEA) that houses electrical hardware and ...
G. Hajela, F. Cohen, P. Dalton
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The International Space Station

2019
A new era of spaceflight dawned following the conclusion of the United States and Russian space race. This new era has been marked by the design, assembly, and operation of one of the greatest engineering feats mankind has accomplished, the International Space Station (ISS).
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International Space Station contamination environment

34th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 1996
The International Space Station (ISS) LEO design environment is the combination of the natural environment and the environment induced by the presence of the ISS itself. External scientific payloads, optically sensitive external surfaces, internal scientific payloads utilizing space as a vacuum resource, and life support systems place various and ...
Jeffrey Theall, Ronald Mikatarian
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International commonality for space station

Acta Astronautica, 1987
Abstract This paper presents the results and lessons learned of a historical review of pertinent national and international system development programs, a macroanalysis of space station commonality opportunities and recommendations for implementing an international commonality program.
W.P. Fedor, R.D. Waiss, M. Baune
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International Space Station communication systems

The 5th International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications, 2003
The paper discusses the techniques utilized for determining the International Space Station (ISS) radio frequency (RF) systems' compatibly with other RF systems and with electronic circuits. The ISS is a unique, challenging adventure that requires a large number of RF systems to operate in close proximity within a 70 m sphere.
J.L. Howard, K.L. Rice, R. Coe, M. McCollum   +3 more
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