Start Date
27-4-1989 2:00 PM
Description
The Japanese government and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) agreed to and signed a Memorandum of Understanding on May 9, 1985, for Phase B of the Space Station Freedom Program (SSFP), stating that the Japanese would participate in the program with a Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), a multipurpose research and development laboratory. The Phase B study was a two year effort. The design requirements and development plan for Phases C/D were completed in March 1987. Their updates, due to the introduction of the phased approach, were completed in September 1987. Japan signed the Inter-Governmental Agreement for the Phase C/D/E activities of the international SSFP with the U.S., Canada, and European partners on September 29, 1988, and will be approved by the Japanese Diet (i.e. Japanese legislatures) by early this summer.
JEM baseline functions will accommodate general scientific experiments and technological development, including microgravity research. JEM consists of three structural elements: a Pressurized Module (PM), an Exposed Facility (EF) and an Experiment Logistic Module (ELM). These three elements are functionally integrated by a scientific and equipment airlock, and a remote manipulator. This enhances the JEM functions required by the Japanese users and makes the JEM unique.
Paper Session III-A - Japanese Experiment Module
The Japanese government and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) agreed to and signed a Memorandum of Understanding on May 9, 1985, for Phase B of the Space Station Freedom Program (SSFP), stating that the Japanese would participate in the program with a Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), a multipurpose research and development laboratory. The Phase B study was a two year effort. The design requirements and development plan for Phases C/D were completed in March 1987. Their updates, due to the introduction of the phased approach, were completed in September 1987. Japan signed the Inter-Governmental Agreement for the Phase C/D/E activities of the international SSFP with the U.S., Canada, and European partners on September 29, 1988, and will be approved by the Japanese Diet (i.e. Japanese legislatures) by early this summer.
JEM baseline functions will accommodate general scientific experiments and technological development, including microgravity research. JEM consists of three structural elements: a Pressurized Module (PM), an Exposed Facility (EF) and an Experiment Logistic Module (ELM). These three elements are functionally integrated by a scientific and equipment airlock, and a remote manipulator. This enhances the JEM functions required by the Japanese users and makes the JEM unique.
Comments
The International Aspect of Space Station
Session Chairman: William K. Stephenson, Acting Director, International Programs Group, Space Station Program Office, Reston, VA
Session Organizer: Terese Kozmoski, Space Station Project Office, NASA KSC