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Japan's Contribution to the ISS
posted: 07:14 pm ET
14 October 1999
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Japenese Experiment Module
Japanese Experiment Module The major Japanese contribution to the ISS, scheduled to be launched in 2002 and 2003, includes four parts: Experiment Logistics Module Designed to carry pressurized and unpressurized cargo. It will be delivered first. Pressurized Module The primary Japanese contribution to the ISS. Included in the module will be the initial experiments that will be housed in the racks delivered to the Experiment Module Remote Manipulator System A 32.5-foot long robotic arm attached to the Pressurized Module that will be used for placing and manipulating experiments on the lab's "back porch," the Exposed Facility. It will be delivered to the ISS with the Pressurized Module. Exposed Facility This is the external platform for up to 10 unpressurized experiments that will be exposed to some or all of space's hostile variables: temperature extremes, unfiltered radiation, lack of oxygen, and others. [source: NASA]
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