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Encyclopedia > Japanese Experiment Module
ISS JAXA JEM module
ISS JAXA JEM module

The Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Kibō (希望, Hope) is the Japanese contribution to the International Space Station and is produced by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and is the largest module for the ISS. Image File history File links Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) of the International Space Station source: http://aerospacescholars. ... Image File history File links Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) of the International Space Station source: http://aerospacescholars. ... International Space Station insignia ISS Statistics Crew: 3 As of December 19, 2006 Perigee: 352. ... The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ), or JAXA, is Japans national aerospace agency. ... ISS is an abbreviation, acronym, or initialism that may refer to: The International Space Station is a joint international project to build and maintain an orbiting space station. ...


It consists of 4 components:

  • The Pressurized Module (PM) is the core component. It is of cylindrical shape, 11.2 m long and 4.4 m in diameter. It contains 10 International Standard Payload Racks (ISPRs).
  • The Exposed Facility (EF), also known as 'Terrace' is located outside the port cone of the PM (which is equipped with an airlocked hatch). Experiments are fully exposed to the space environment here.
  • The Experiment Logistics Module (ELM) contain a pressurized section to serve the PM and an unpressurized section to serve the EF. It is placed atop the port side of the PM, and is highly movable. It is intended as a storage and transportation module.
  • The Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS) is a robotic arm, mounted at the port cone of the PM, intended to service the EF and to move equipment from and to ELM.

Contents

In cargo transport, the payload is the valuable contents of the vehicle. ... The International Standard Payload Rack (ISPR) has been adopted by the International Space Station (ISS) program to support efficient integration and interchangeability of payload hardware - and to maximize joint research among investigators . ...

Launch plans and progress

Kibō Pressurized Module, with Node 2 in foreground
Kibō Pressurized Module, with Node 2 in foreground

On May 30, 2003 the PM left Japan for John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC), and is now in the Space Station Processing Facility. The ELM PS arrived at KSC March 12, 2007.[1] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 521 pixel Image in higher resolution (3000 × 1955 pixel, file size: 7. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 521 pixel Image in higher resolution (3000 × 1955 pixel, file size: 7. ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Merritt Island and Kennedy Space Center (shown in white). ... The Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) is a three-story, 457,000 square foot building located in the Kennedy Space Center industrial area, just east of the Operations and Checkout Building. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (72nd in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...


As of August 2004, NASA plans to launch the entire JEM complex in three flights: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an agency of the United States Government, responsible for the nations public space program. ...

  • Experiment Logistics Module (ELM) PS - December 2007 (Shuttle flight STS-123).
  • Kibo Pressurized Module (PM), JEM Sys Racks, Remote Manipulator System (JEM RMS) - February 2008 (Shuttle flight STS-124).
  • Exposed Facility (EF) - October 2008 (Shuttle flight STS-127).

This is a Space Shuttle launch to visit the International Space Station, planned for December 2007. ... STS-124 is a Space Shuttle launch to visit the International Space Station, planned for February 2008. ... This is a Space Shuttle launch to visit the International Space Station, planned for October 2008. ...

Specifications

JEM Kibo module in assembly
JEM Kibo module in assembly

Kibō is the largest single ISS module. At the start of the program, it was the smallest, but the other partners, Europe and the US, reduced the size of their respective laboratory modules, while the dimensions of Kibō never changed. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3000x1995, 6223 KB) ISS japanese Kibo module original description: In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) rests on a workstand during pre-assembly measurement activities. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3000x1995, 6223 KB) ISS japanese Kibo module original description: In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) rests on a workstand during pre-assembly measurement activities. ...

  • Pressurized Module
    • Length: 11.2 m
    • Diameter: 4.4 m
    • Mass: 15,900 kg
  • Experiment Logistics Module
    • Length: 3.9 m
    • Diameter: 4.4 m
    • Mass: 4,200 kg

Planned Experiments on Kibo

MAXI x-ray astronomy from 0.5 to 30 keV[2]
SMILES observes and monitors very weak sub-millimeter wave emission lines of trace gas molecules in the stratosphere[3]


References

  1. ^ International Space Station Module From Japan Arrives at NASA. NASA.
  2. ^ Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image: MAXI. JAXA.
  3. ^ Superconducting Submillimeter-wave Limb-emission Sounder: SMILES. JAXA.

The Japan Aerospace eXploration Agency (JAXA) is Japans aerospace agency. ... The Japan Aerospace eXploration Agency (JAXA) is Japans aerospace agency. ...

External links

  • http://iss.sfo.jaxa.jp/iss/index_e.html -- NASDA's site on JEM
v • d • e
Components of the International Space Station
Already launched Zarya  · Unity  · Zvezda  · Destiny  · Quest airlock  · Pirs airlock
Launched periodically Multi-Purpose Logistics Module
Scheduled for Shuttle Harmony (Node 2)  · Columbus  · Kibō  · SPDM  · Node 3  · Cupola
Scheduled for Proton Multipurpose Laboratory Module  · European Robotic Arm  · Russian Research Module
Other subsystems Integrated Truss Structure  · Canadarm2
Canceled or unused Interim Control Module  · Universal Docking Module  · Docking and Stowage Module  · Habitation Module  · Crew Return Vehicle  · Propulsion Module  · SPP
Ships Soyuz  · Progress  · H-II Transfer Vehicle  · Automated Transfer Vehicle
See also assembly sequence

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Japanese Experiment Module (172 words)
The Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Kibo (Hope) is the Japanese contribution to the International Space Station.
The Experiment Logistics Module (ELM) contain a pressurized section to serve the PM and an unpressurized section to serve the EF.
It is intended as a storage and transportation module.
Encyclopedia: Japanese Experiment Module (1183 words)
As of August 2004, NASA plans to launch the entire JEM complex in three flights: In cargo transport, payload is the valuable contents of the vehicle.
Zarya module as seen from STS-88 (NASA) Zarya (meaning sunrise), also known as the Functional Cargo Block or the FGB (the Russian Acronym), was the first module launched of the International Space Station.
ISS Unity module (NASA) The first U.S.-built component of the International Space Station, a cylinder shaped connecting module with six passageways, or nodes, named Unity, was the primary cargo of Space Shuttle mission STS-88, launched in December 1998 as the first mission dedicated to assembly of the...
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