National Aeronautics and Small Explorer (SMEX) Missions of Opportunity Space Administration solicitation Technical Interchange Meeting Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center S INTERNATIONALN PACE STATIO ISS Unpressurized Payload Accommodations Gene Cook NASA/OZ3 International Space Station Payloads Office Hardware Engineering Integration 19 December 2007 National Aeronautics and Small Payloads Mission of Opportunity TIM Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Purpose and Overview (cid:131) Purpose of Presentation – To present an overview of the Unpressurized Payload Accommodations available on the International Space Station (cid:131) Presentation Overview (cid:190) ISS External Payload Accommodation Locations (cid:190) Columbus EPF Overview (cid:190) ELC Overview (cid:190) JEM-EF Overview (cid:190) Testing (cid:190) Documentation 12/19/2007 OZ3/Gene Cook/281-244-8467 Approved for Public Release 2 National Aeronautics and Small Payloads Mission of Opportunity TIM Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Planned External Payload Attachment Locations (cid:131) Express Logistics Carrier (cid:190) total of ten adapter sites located on the 6 truss attach sites at P3 and S3 (cid:131) Columbus External Payload Facility (COF-EPF): 4 each Flight Releasable Attachment Mechanism (FRAM) sites (2 allocated to US Payloads) (cid:131) Kibo Exposed Facility (JEM-EF): (cid:190) 12 each Payload Interface Unit (PIU)/FRAM sites; 10 for payload use (49% allocated to US Payloads) 12/19/2007 OZ3/Gene Cook/281-244-8467 Approved for Public Release 3 National Aeronautics and Small Payloads Mission of Opportunity TIM Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center PPPPllllaaaannnnnnnneeeedddd IIIISSSSSSSS EEEExxxxtttteeeerrrrnnnnaaaallll PPPPaaaayyyyllllooooaaaadddd AAAAttttttttaaaacccchhhhmmmmeeeennnntttt LLLLooooccccaaaattttiiiioooonnnnssss IITTSS SS33 IITTSS PP33:: CCOOFF--EEPPFF JJEEMM--EEFF 12/19/2007 OZ3/Gene Cook/281-244-8467 Approved for Public Release 4 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Columbus Exposed Payload Facility Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center 12/19/2007 OZ3/Gene Cook/281-244-8467 Approved for Public Release 5 National Aeronautics and Columbus Exposed Payload Facility Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (cid:131) The Columbus Module has four Exposed payload sites to perform external science investigations (cid:190) Payloads are integrated onto a special adapter plate (Columbus Adapter Plate Assembly CEPA) (cid:190) Each site is equipped with interface hardware that permits CEPA mounted payloads to be installed and removed on-orbit (cid:190) Payloads can be installed by Astronauts performing Extravehicular Activity (Space walks) (cid:190) Payloads can also be installed using the Special Purpose Dextrious Manipulator (SPDM) o The SPDM can perform fine robotic operations that would be difficult for the large robotic arm) 12/19/2007 OZ3/Gene Cook/281-244-8467 Approved for Public Release 6 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Small Payloads Mission of Opportunity TIM Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center 12/19/2007 OZ3/Gene Cook/281-244-8467 Approved for Public Release 7 National Aeronautics and Small Payloads Mission of Opportunity TIM Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center 12/19/2007 OZ3/Gene Cook/281-244-8467 Approved for Public Release 8 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Small Payloads Mission of Opportunity TIM Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center 12/19/2007 OZ3/Gene Cook/281-244-8467 Approved for Public Release 9 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Columbus EPF Viewing Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Orbit Sunrise +X +Z +Y Orbit Noon +Y +Z +X 12/19/2007 OZ3/Gene Cook/281-244-8467 Approved for Public Release 10
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