ESA的第五自动化转移车现已计划于7月29日在7月29日(7月30日9月30日)在JUMT 23:44的国际空间站发射,从欧洲圭亚那库古·库鲁的Spaceport上的Ariane 5火箭。
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ATV-5将为车站提供超过六吨货物,再次打破了在Ariane上发布的最重的宇宙飞船的记录。一切都已装载,渡轮现在被密封,直到它到达轨道前哨。
ESA Astronaut Alexander Gerst将成为第一个打开ATV舱口的人GeorgesLemaître.当他对货物负责作为'loadmaster'的责任时。
亚历山大将为生活在失重实验室的六个宇航员管理6.6吨的实验,备件,服装,食品,燃料,空气,氧气和水中的卸货。
清单的明星是ESA的电磁悬浮液,将金属研究悬浮在失重中,因为它将它们加热至1600°C,然后允许它们冷却。在附着船舶的推进模块之前,将400公斤单元仔细装入Kourou的ATV-5。
ATV’s two main sections were then mated, leaving access to the cargo hold only through the forward hatch used by the astronauts. A special lift allowed technicians to enter the hold from above through this hatch, weeks before final closing time. Fifty-seven bags were loaded this way, including last-minute spare parts such as a pump to help recycle water on the Station.
由于该车站没有洗衣机,货船经常为船员带来衣服的新鲜变化。这一次,ATV-5还携带高科技ESA Spacetex T恤,该T恤承诺保持更加幸运。
Also aboard is the Haptics-1 touchy-feely joystick, which will investigate how people feel tactile feedback in space, preparing for remote robotic operations from orbit.
GeorgesLemaître.正在从日本和美国的车站合作伙伴中携带更多的实验,从斑马鱼肌肉到身体运动分析仪,甚至是世德设备的任何自尊的实验室库存,如手套,湿巾,血管和样品套件。
ATV-5还将提供比以往更多的饮用水,以及补充宇航员的食品店。
Alexander and his crewmates will spend many hours unloading the cargo, but there is no rush –GeorgesLemaître.will stay attached to the Station for around six months.
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