DECLIC : A facility to investigate Fluids and Transparent Materials in Microgravity conditions in ISS
- Paper number
IAC-06-A2.5.02
- Author
Mr. Romain Marcout, EADS Astrium, France
- Coauthor
Mr. Gérard Cambon, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France
- Coauthor
Mr. Bernard Zappoli, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France
- Coauthor
Mrs. Fabienne Duclos, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France
- Coauthor
Mr. Sebastien Barde, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France
- Coauthor
Mr. Bernard Martin, EADS Astrium, France
- Coauthor
Mr. Gerald Raymond, EADS Astrium, France
- Year
2006
- Abstract
The DECLIC flight model facility (Dispositif pour l'Etude de la Croissance et des Liquides Critiques) is under final construction according to the up-to-date requirements defined by CNES and subsequently approved by the scientific investigators. This multi-user facility and the first three experiment dedicated inserts are sponsored by CNES and developed by EADS SPACE Transportation as prime contractor. The DECLIC facility and experiment inserts will be operated in an EXPRESS rack onboard the US-Lab of the International Space Station from early 2008 on, in the frame of a cooperation between CNES and NASA. The paper first briefly recalls the initial scientific objectives. Secondly it presents the challenging system accommodation of this two ISS locker based facility. Finally the paper focusses on the actual performances of the facility and experiments inserts as evidenced by system tests performed so far on ground. Those tests were supported successively by the Engineering Model and the Flight Model, the latter dealing with updated scientific requirements.
- Abstract document
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