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Pressurized Mating Adapter

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The Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA) is a spacecraft adapter that converts the Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM) used on the US Orbital Segment to APAS-95 docking ports. [1]

28 relations: Assembly of the International Space Station, Boeing, Canadarm, Common Berthing Mechanism, Cupola (ISS module), Destiny (ISS module), Electrical system of the International Space Station, Harmony (ISS module), Integrated Truss Structure, International Docking Adapter, International Space Station, Mobile Servicing System, Multi-Purpose Logistics Module, Nadir, Space Shuttle, Spacelab, SpaceX CRS-9, STS-102, STS-120, STS-130, STS-88, STS-92, STS-97, STS-98, Tranquility (ISS module), Unity (ISS module), US Orbital Segment, Zarya.

Assembly of the International Space Station

The process of assembling the International Space Station (ISS) has been under way since the 1990s.

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Boeing

The Boeing Company is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, and missiles worldwide.

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Canadarm

The Shuttle Remote Manipulator System (SRMS), also known as Canadarm (Canadarm 1), is a series of robotic arms that were used on the Space Shuttle orbiters to deploy, maneuver and capture payloads.

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Common Berthing Mechanism

The Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM) is a berthing mechanism primarily used to connect pressurized elements within the US Orbital Segment of the International Space Station.

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Cupola (ISS module)

The Cupola is an ESA-built observatory module of the International Space Station (ISS).

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Destiny (ISS module)

The Destiny module, also known as the US Lab, is the primary operating facility for U.S. research payloads aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

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Electrical system of the International Space Station

The electrical system of the International Space Station is a critical resource for the International Space Station (ISS) because it allows the crew to live comfortably, to safely operate the station, and to perform scientific experiments.

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Harmony (ISS module)

Harmony, also known as Node 2, is the "utility hub" of the International Space Station.

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Integrated Truss Structure

The Integrated Truss Structure (ITS) of the International Space Station (ISS) consists of a linear arranged sequence of connected trusses on which various unpressurized components are mounted such as logistics carriers, radiators, solar arrays, and other equipment.

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International Docking Adapter

The International Docking Adapter (IDA) is a spacecraft docking system adapter being developed to convert APAS-95 to the NASA Docking System (NDS)/ International Docking System Standard (IDSS).

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International Space Station

The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station, or a habitable artificial satellite, in low Earth orbit.

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Mobile Servicing System

The Mobile Servicing System (MSS), is a robotic system on board the International Space Station (ISS).

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Multi-Purpose Logistics Module

A Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) was a large pressurized container used on Space Shuttle missions to transfer cargo to and from the International Space Station (ISS).

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Nadir

The nadir (from نظير / ALA-LC: naẓīr, meaning "counterpart") is the direction pointing directly below a particular location; that is, it is one of two vertical directions at a specified location, orthogonal to a horizontal flat surface there.

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Space Shuttle

The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as part of the Space Shuttle program.

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Spacelab

Spacelab was a reusable laboratory used on certain spaceflights flown by the Space Shuttle.

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SpaceX CRS-9

SpaceX CRS-9, also known as SpX-9, is a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station which launched on 18 July 2016.

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STS-102

STS-102 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle '' Discovery'' and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

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STS-120

STS-120 was a space shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that launched on 23 October 2007 from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

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STS-130

STS-130 (ISS assembly flight 20A) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

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STS-88

STS-88 was the first Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

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STS-92

STS-92 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle '' Discovery''.

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STS-97

STS-97 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle '' Endeavour''.

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STS-98

STS-98 was a 2001 Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle '' Atlantis''.

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Tranquility (ISS module)

Tranquility, also known as Node 3, is a module of the International Space Station (ISS).

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Unity (ISS module)

The ''Unity'' module as seen in May 2011 The Unity connecting module, also known as Node 1, was the first U.S.-built component of the International Space Station.

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US Orbital Segment

The US Orbital Segment (USOS) is the name given to the components of the International Space Station (ISS) constructed and operated by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), European Space Agency (ESA), Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

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Zarya

Zarya (Dawn), also known as the Functional Cargo Block or FGB (from the Funktsionalno-gruzovoy blok or ФГБ), is the first module of the International Space Station to be launched.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressurized_Mating_Adapter

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