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Astronautics Vocabulary : Support d'isolation contre les vibrations en microgravité

The Astronautics Vocabulary is a glossary of terms that pertain to the science and technology of spaceflight. This alphabetical list can be navigated by clicking on the letters A-Z displayed on this page.

Definition of Microgravity Isolation Mount

Translation:
Support d'isolation contre les vibrations en microgravité
Definition:
Instrument designed to actively isolate experiments from the high frequency (> 0.01 Hz) vibrations on the space shuttles, Mir and ISS. Since the beginning of the 1990's, Canada has been developing four generations of Microgravity Vibration Isolation Mounts.
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