Furniture On The ISS

overstock.com FURNITURE ON THE ISS United States International Space Station (ISS) contributions by country. Russia 11 Japan Europe Canada Science and Power Platform Italy Service Module Universal Brazil Docking Module Control Module Docking Compartment PG Truss Thermal Control Panels Solar Alpha Rotary Joint Research Modules Pressurized FGB Module Mating Adapter 1 Manipulator System Soyuz P5 Truss Port Photovoltaic Arrays Soyuz S4 Truss Segment S5 Truss Segment Unity Node 1 Centerfuge Module P4 Truss Segment 21 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint Airlock JEM Cupola JEM Remote Logistics Module Manipulator System U.S. Lab Habitation Module JEM Exposed Facility Node 3 Starboard Photovoltaic Japanese Experimental Module(JEM) Arrays ISS Columbus Orbiting Facility Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 Crew Return Multi-Purpose Logistics Module lehicle Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 Node 2 The ISS is about the size of a football field. The cost of it's construction is estimated at $100 billion. COST COST OF Space Travel While in Orbit: Shuttle Cost: $1.7 Billion Shuttle Launch Cost: $450 Million orbiting 330 miles above sea level. $10,000 per pound & %24 CHALLENGES of Zero-Gravity Design Furniture designed for space needs to provide astronauts with a sense of orientation, because there is no sense of "up or down." Nearly all conventional furniture relies on gravity to function. There is limited area in the ISS, so furniture must be compact. OVERCOMING Obstacles AIR Tables pull air through vents, creating a suctioned surface, in order to hold objects in place. TITT Workspaces are oriented to body position. Astronaut positions can be linked, to give two people a common orientation. A pneumatic pump on leg bars can be used to excercise unused muscles. Rhombus table tops with a CPU and suction fans can be attached to the leg bars of other workstaions to form dining/meeting tables, helping to create a communal environment. COST Average high and low by shuttle COST PER POUND HIGH 200 LOW 150 Ariane 5 is the most expensive shuttle to launch, with a high of $180 million. 100 50 SOURCES: http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=267 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=301 http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2001-02/982347189.Eg.r.html http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/information/shuttle_faq.html#10 MILLIONS OF DOLLARS PER LB burning 835,958 gls 17,500 MPH, Proton Ariane 5 Sea Launch It costs approx Zenit 2 LM-3B Ariane 4 Atlas 2 - Delta 3 - Delta 2 E znhos to launch items into space. overstock.com FURNITURE ON THE ISS United States International Space Station (ISS) contributions by country. Russia 11 Japan Europe Canada Science and Power Platform Italy Service Module Universal Brazil Docking Module Control Module Docking Compartment PG Truss Thermal Control Panels Solar Alpha Rotary Joint Research Modules Pressurized FGB Module Mating Adapter 1 Manipulator System Soyuz P5 Truss Port Photovoltaic Arrays Soyuz S4 Truss Segment S5 Truss Segment Unity Node 1 Centerfuge Module P4 Truss Segment 21 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint Airlock JEM Cupola JEM Remote Logistics Module Manipulator System U.S. Lab Habitation Module JEM Exposed Facility Node 3 Starboard Photovoltaic Japanese Experimental Module(JEM) Arrays ISS Columbus Orbiting Facility Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 Crew Return Multi-Purpose Logistics Module lehicle Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 Node 2 The ISS is about the size of a football field. The cost of it's construction is estimated at $100 billion. COST COST OF Space Travel While in Orbit: Shuttle Cost: $1.7 Billion Shuttle Launch Cost: $450 Million orbiting 330 miles above sea level. $10,000 per pound & %24 CHALLENGES of Zero-Gravity Design Furniture designed for space needs to provide astronauts with a sense of orientation, because there is no sense of "up or down." Nearly all conventional furniture relies on gravity to function. There is limited area in the ISS, so furniture must be compact. OVERCOMING Obstacles AIR Tables pull air through vents, creating a suctioned surface, in order to hold objects in place. TITT Workspaces are oriented to body position. Astronaut positions can be linked, to give two people a common orientation. A pneumatic pump on leg bars can be used to excercise unused muscles. Rhombus table tops with a CPU and suction fans can be attached to the leg bars of other workstaions to form dining/meeting tables, helping to create a communal environment. COST Average high and low by shuttle COST PER POUND HIGH 200 LOW 150 Ariane 5 is the most expensive shuttle to launch, with a high of $180 million. 100 50 SOURCES: http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=267 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=301 http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2001-02/982347189.Eg.r.html http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/information/shuttle_faq.html#10 MILLIONS OF DOLLARS PER LB burning 835,958 gls 17,500 MPH, Proton Ariane 5 Sea Launch It costs approx Zenit 2 LM-3B Ariane 4 Atlas 2 - Delta 3 - Delta 2 E znhos to launch items into space. overstock.com FURNITURE ON THE ISS United States International Space Station (ISS) contributions by country. Russia 11 Japan Europe Canada Science and Power Platform Italy Service Module Universal Brazil Docking Module Control Module Docking Compartment PG Truss Thermal Control Panels Solar Alpha Rotary Joint Research Modules Pressurized FGB Module Mating Adapter 1 Manipulator System Soyuz P5 Truss Port Photovoltaic Arrays Soyuz S4 Truss Segment S5 Truss Segment Unity Node 1 Centerfuge Module P4 Truss Segment 21 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint Airlock JEM Cupola JEM Remote Logistics Module Manipulator System U.S. Lab Habitation Module JEM Exposed Facility Node 3 Starboard Photovoltaic Japanese Experimental Module(JEM) Arrays ISS Columbus Orbiting Facility Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 Crew Return Multi-Purpose Logistics Module lehicle Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 Node 2 The ISS is about the size of a football field. The cost of it's construction is estimated at $100 billion. COST COST OF Space Travel While in Orbit: Shuttle Cost: $1.7 Billion Shuttle Launch Cost: $450 Million orbiting 330 miles above sea level. $10,000 per pound & %24 CHALLENGES of Zero-Gravity Design Furniture designed for space needs to provide astronauts with a sense of orientation, because there is no sense of "up or down." Nearly all conventional furniture relies on gravity to function. There is limited area in the ISS, so furniture must be compact. OVERCOMING Obstacles AIR Tables pull air through vents, creating a suctioned surface, in order to hold objects in place. TITT Workspaces are oriented to body position. Astronaut positions can be linked, to give two people a common orientation. A pneumatic pump on leg bars can be used to excercise unused muscles. Rhombus table tops with a CPU and suction fans can be attached to the leg bars of other workstaions to form dining/meeting tables, helping to create a communal environment. COST Average high and low by shuttle COST PER POUND HIGH 200 LOW 150 Ariane 5 is the most expensive shuttle to launch, with a high of $180 million. 100 50 SOURCES: http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=267 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=301 http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2001-02/982347189.Eg.r.html http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/information/shuttle_faq.html#10 MILLIONS OF DOLLARS PER LB burning 835,958 gls 17,500 MPH, Proton Ariane 5 Sea Launch It costs approx Zenit 2 LM-3B Ariane 4 Atlas 2 - Delta 3 - Delta 2 E znhos to launch items into space. overstock.com FURNITURE ON THE ISS United States International Space Station (ISS) contributions by country. Russia 11 Japan Europe Canada Science and Power Platform Italy Service Module Universal Brazil Docking Module Control Module Docking Compartment PG Truss Thermal Control Panels Solar Alpha Rotary Joint Research Modules Pressurized FGB Module Mating Adapter 1 Manipulator System Soyuz P5 Truss Port Photovoltaic Arrays Soyuz S4 Truss Segment S5 Truss Segment Unity Node 1 Centerfuge Module P4 Truss Segment 21 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint Airlock JEM Cupola JEM Remote Logistics Module Manipulator System U.S. Lab Habitation Module JEM Exposed Facility Node 3 Starboard Photovoltaic Japanese Experimental Module(JEM) Arrays ISS Columbus Orbiting Facility Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 Crew Return Multi-Purpose Logistics Module lehicle Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 Node 2 The ISS is about the size of a football field. The cost of it's construction is estimated at $100 billion. COST COST OF Space Travel While in Orbit: Shuttle Cost: $1.7 Billion Shuttle Launch Cost: $450 Million orbiting 330 miles above sea level. $10,000 per pound & %24 CHALLENGES of Zero-Gravity Design Furniture designed for space needs to provide astronauts with a sense of orientation, because there is no sense of "up or down." Nearly all conventional furniture relies on gravity to function. There is limited area in the ISS, so furniture must be compact. OVERCOMING Obstacles AIR Tables pull air through vents, creating a suctioned surface, in order to hold objects in place. TITT Workspaces are oriented to body position. Astronaut positions can be linked, to give two people a common orientation. A pneumatic pump on leg bars can be used to excercise unused muscles. Rhombus table tops with a CPU and suction fans can be attached to the leg bars of other workstaions to form dining/meeting tables, helping to create a communal environment. COST Average high and low by shuttle COST PER POUND HIGH 200 LOW 150 Ariane 5 is the most expensive shuttle to launch, with a high of $180 million. 100 50 SOURCES: http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=267 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=301 http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2001-02/982347189.Eg.r.html http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/information/shuttle_faq.html#10 MILLIONS OF DOLLARS PER LB burning 835,958 gls 17,500 MPH, Proton Ariane 5 Sea Launch It costs approx Zenit 2 LM-3B Ariane 4 Atlas 2 - Delta 3 - Delta 2 E znhos to launch items into space. overstock.com FURNITURE ON THE ISS United States International Space Station (ISS) contributions by country. Russia 11 Japan Europe Canada Science and Power Platform Italy Service Module Universal Brazil Docking Module Control Module Docking Compartment PG Truss Thermal Control Panels Solar Alpha Rotary Joint Research Modules Pressurized FGB Module Mating Adapter 1 Manipulator System Soyuz P5 Truss Port Photovoltaic Arrays Soyuz S4 Truss Segment S5 Truss Segment Unity Node 1 Centerfuge Module P4 Truss Segment 21 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint Airlock JEM Cupola JEM Remote Logistics Module Manipulator System U.S. Lab Habitation Module JEM Exposed Facility Node 3 Starboard Photovoltaic Japanese Experimental Module(JEM) Arrays ISS Columbus Orbiting Facility Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 Crew Return Multi-Purpose Logistics Module lehicle Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 Node 2 The ISS is about the size of a football field. The cost of it's construction is estimated at $100 billion. COST COST OF Space Travel While in Orbit: Shuttle Cost: $1.7 Billion Shuttle Launch Cost: $450 Million orbiting 330 miles above sea level. $10,000 per pound & %24 CHALLENGES of Zero-Gravity Design Furniture designed for space needs to provide astronauts with a sense of orientation, because there is no sense of "up or down." Nearly all conventional furniture relies on gravity to function. There is limited area in the ISS, so furniture must be compact. OVERCOMING Obstacles AIR Tables pull air through vents, creating a suctioned surface, in order to hold objects in place. TITT Workspaces are oriented to body position. Astronaut positions can be linked, to give two people a common orientation. A pneumatic pump on leg bars can be used to excercise unused muscles. Rhombus table tops with a CPU and suction fans can be attached to the leg bars of other workstaions to form dining/meeting tables, helping to create a communal environment. COST Average high and low by shuttle COST PER POUND HIGH 200 LOW 150 Ariane 5 is the most expensive shuttle to launch, with a high of $180 million. 100 50 SOURCES: http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=267 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=301 http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2001-02/982347189.Eg.r.html http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/information/shuttle_faq.html#10 MILLIONS OF DOLLARS PER LB burning 835,958 gls 17,500 MPH, Proton Ariane 5 Sea Launch It costs approx Zenit 2 LM-3B Ariane 4 Atlas 2 - Delta 3 - Delta 2 E znhos to launch items into space. overstock.com FURNITURE ON THE ISS United States International Space Station (ISS) contributions by country. Russia 11 Japan Europe Canada Science and Power Platform Italy Service Module Universal Brazil Docking Module Control Module Docking Compartment PG Truss Thermal Control Panels Solar Alpha Rotary Joint Research Modules Pressurized FGB Module Mating Adapter 1 Manipulator System Soyuz P5 Truss Port Photovoltaic Arrays Soyuz S4 Truss Segment S5 Truss Segment Unity Node 1 Centerfuge Module P4 Truss Segment 21 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint Airlock JEM Cupola JEM Remote Logistics Module Manipulator System U.S. Lab Habitation Module JEM Exposed Facility Node 3 Starboard Photovoltaic Japanese Experimental Module(JEM) Arrays ISS Columbus Orbiting Facility Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 Crew Return Multi-Purpose Logistics Module lehicle Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 Node 2 The ISS is about the size of a football field. The cost of it's construction is estimated at $100 billion. COST COST OF Space Travel While in Orbit: Shuttle Cost: $1.7 Billion Shuttle Launch Cost: $450 Million orbiting 330 miles above sea level. $10,000 per pound & %24 CHALLENGES of Zero-Gravity Design Furniture designed for space needs to provide astronauts with a sense of orientation, because there is no sense of "up or down." Nearly all conventional furniture relies on gravity to function. There is limited area in the ISS, so furniture must be compact. OVERCOMING Obstacles AIR Tables pull air through vents, creating a suctioned surface, in order to hold objects in place. TITT Workspaces are oriented to body position. Astronaut positions can be linked, to give two people a common orientation. A pneumatic pump on leg bars can be used to excercise unused muscles. Rhombus table tops with a CPU and suction fans can be attached to the leg bars of other workstaions to form dining/meeting tables, helping to create a communal environment. COST Average high and low by shuttle COST PER POUND HIGH 200 LOW 150 Ariane 5 is the most expensive shuttle to launch, with a high of $180 million. 100 50 SOURCES: http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=267 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=301 http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2001-02/982347189.Eg.r.html http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/information/shuttle_faq.html#10 MILLIONS OF DOLLARS PER LB burning 835,958 gls 17,500 MPH, Proton Ariane 5 Sea Launch It costs approx Zenit 2 LM-3B Ariane 4 Atlas 2 - Delta 3 - Delta 2 E znhos to launch items into space.