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... (Z1) Truss, PMA 3 Image:ISSsmall3A.jpg border 200px Space Shuttle STS-92 Image:ISSsmall3A ISS Z1 0102495 copy.jpg border 200px - 4A Dec. 2000 International Space Station Component - Port 6 ...

... can withstand the temperatures. In fact, the structure of the CanadArm 2 robot aboard the ISS is made of reinforced carbon fiber composites, as well as aluminum alloy for the moving ...

... final component of the assembly, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM). During the assembly the ISS was utilized to the extent possible for the conduct of scientific research and technology development, and for the development of enhancements to the ISS capabilities. These activities have resulted in a significant database of lessons learned regarding operations, both ...

... , and Russia will all have at least one on-orbit laboratory as part of the ISS. Each laboratory differs in size. The US laboratory (named Destiny), for example, is 28 feet ... and tools on board so they can work on things. A large portion of the ISS is made up of large solar arrays that generate electricity from the Sun's energy. These are truss-type structures that go from one end of the ISS to the other. ---- Answer provided by Thomas Rogers & Russell Romanella Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question ...

... Affairs (UNOOSA).

This paper outlines the opportunities available for developing countries in the ISS. It shows the benefits of participation in the project. Such participation also comes with challenges ... existing partners can be worked out and other strategies for developing countries.

The ISS is useful for space education, outreach and awareness. It contributes to scientific research and capacity ...

... ''' - 335-340 '''Year''' - 2011 '''Keywords''' - Dexterous manipulation, eye-hand coordination, microgravity, gravity fields, parabolic flights, ISS '''JBIS Reference Code ''' - 2011.64.335 '''Number of Pages''' - 6 Abstract It has been shown ... these experiments provide initial data about short-term adaptation to 0g. The experiments proposed for ISS draw from these short-term precursor experiments, but will emphasize long-term adaptation of sensorimotor ...

... System - IEA Integrated Equipment Assembly - IRU In-flight Refill Unit - ISPR International Standard Payload Rack - ISS International Space Station - ITA Integrated Truss Assembly - ITS Integrated Truss Structure - IV-CPDS Intravehicular Charged ... Unit - MCC Mission Control Center - MDM Multiplexer-Demultiplexer - MELFI Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS - MGBX Microgravity Science Glovebox - MLE Middeck Locker Equivalent - MLM Multipurpose Laboratory Module - MMOD Micrometeoroid/Orbital ...

The ISS orbits the Earth at an altitude of some 250 miles. The plane of this orbit ... tilted with respect to the plane of the Earth's equator; doing so allows the ISS to be reached by space transportation vehicles launched from within Russia. ---- Answer provided by Thomas ...

... be well over $100 billion—perhaps as high as $120 billion. Including astronaut surface-ISS transportation costs, the annual operating and maintenance cost is several billions of dollars each year ...

... clean environment to maintain cleanliness. All work performed in the Space Shuttle and on the ISS is conducted by people wearing special clothing to prevent contamination. ---- Answer provided by Russell Romanella ...

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