EXPRESS Racks have been supporting payload science operations onboard the International Space Station (ISS) since April of 2001. EXPRESS is an acronym that stands for "EXpedite the PRocessing of Experiments to Space Station." This name reflects NASA's focus to simplify the process of manifesting experiments and maximizing scientific research capabilities by providing a robust, remotely operated payload support platform. The EXPRESS Rack System was developed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and built by The Boeing Company in Huntsville, Alabama. Eight EXPRESS racks were built and five are currently onboard the ISS supporting science operations. The design and development of the EXPRESS Rack System is a long story that has been documented in previous publications. This paper briefly describes the facilities used to develop and verify flight software, test operational capabilities. It then traces the advancements made in the operational capabilities of the EXPRESS Racks from the time they were launched on STS-100 through the present. The paper concludes with a description of potential enhancements that will make the EXPRESS racks one of the most advanced and capable remote science platforms ever developed.


    Zugriff

    Zugriff prüfen

    Verfügbarkeit in meiner Bibliothek prüfen

    Bestellung bei Subito €


    Exportieren, teilen und zitieren



    Titel :

    Expanding remote science operations capabilities onboard the International Space Station


    Beteiligte:
    Cruzen, C.A. (Autor:in) / Gibbs, R.E. (Autor:in) / Dyer, S.V. (Autor:in) / Cech, J.G. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2005-01-01


    Format / Umfang :

    1494918 byte




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch



    Expanding Remote Science Operations Capabilities Onboard the International Space Station

    Cruzen, C. A. / Gibbs, R. E. / Dyer, S. V. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2005


    Expanding Remote Science Operations Capabilities Onboard the International Space Station

    Cruzen, Craig A. / Dyer, Steven V. / Gibbs, Richard E., III et al. | NTRS | 2004


    Autonomous Payload Operations Onboard the International Space Station

    Stetson, Howard K. / Cruzen, Craig A. / Deitsch, David K. et al. | IEEE | 2007


    Autonomous Payload Operations Onboard the International Space Station

    Stetson, Howard K. / Deitsch, David K. / Cruzen, Craig A. et al. | NTRS | 2007


    Demonstrating Autonomous Mission Operations Onboard the International Space Station

    Pohlkamp, Kara M. / Mauldin, Jeffery / Frank, Jeremy D. | AIAA | 2015