ISS development (F)

Major contributions from:

• Aerazur
• AEROSPACIALE
• Air Liquide
• Alcatel
• Arianespace
• Bertin Technologies
• Booz, Allen & Hamilton
• CENG
• CENTRALE DE RECHERCHE
• Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
• CNRS
• COMAT
• COMTECH
• Dassault Systemes
• EPM-MADYLA/CNRS
• EREMS SA
• Framatome Connectors
• INST MECANIQUE DES FLUIDES
• INST. AERO-TECHNIQUE
• INTERFACE INGENIERIE
• IXI
• JONCTION PERIPHERIQUE SYSTEME INFORMATIE
• LAB BIOLOGIE TISSUS OSSEUX
• LABO BIO-INFORMATIQUE
• MATRA MARCONI SPACE FRANCE
• MEDES
• Oracle
• POLE RECH AQUIT MATERIAU
• SAFT
• Sagem
• SECAN
• SEP
• SERCO
• SEXTANT AVIONIQUE
• SILCOM WORLDS
• SILOGIC
• SINTERS SA
• SNECMA
• SOTEREM
• TECHNICATOME SA
• TEMIC
• THOMSON CSF
• TSIB
• University of Claude Bernard, Lyon
• University of Compiegne
• UNIV ORSAY INSTITUT D'OPTIQUE
• CNRS at the University of Paris, South
• CNRS at the University of Bordeaux
• Universite of Marseille
• Universite of Nantes

In particular:

Role of French companies involved in the development of ISS

 

Columbus Alcatel Espace Astrium SAS EADS-LV SECAN SNECMA Sextant Avionique Soterem

Automated Return Vehicle (ATV) Astrium SAS EADS-LV SAFT SAGEM SNECMA

 

X-38 - Drop test of V131R Alcatel Espace Astrium SAS EADS-LV Onera

ARD

• EADS-LV

CTV Definition

• Astrium SAS
• CNES
• Dassault Aviation
• EADS-LV
• Onera

ATV Control Centre

• CNES

 

Data Management System for Service Module, DMS-R Astrium SAS Temic

 

Operational Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) Astrium SAS Dassault Aviation Onera

 

Minus 80 Degree Freezer, MELFI Air Liquide Astrium SAS

Role of French companies involved in the utilisation of ISS

 

Biolab Astrium SAS

 

European Physiology Module, EPM EREMS

 

Material Science Lab, MSL CNES EREMS SEP Soterem

 

Parabolic flights Novespace

 

Bedrest study Medes

 

Advanced Gradient Heating Facility (AGHF) CNES SNECMA Soterem

 

Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space, ACES Astrium SAS

 

Protein Crystallisation Diagnostics Facility, PCDF EADS-LV

 

European Modular Cultivation System, EMCS Astrium SAS

Involvement of French scientists in the utilisation of ISS

France is involved in 27 out of 53 approved ISS experiments in Physical Sciences with 85 French investigators and 21 French companies.

Programmes with French participation are:

Human Spaceflight Development

• ISS Development
• Laboratory Support Equipment/Mission database
• Data Management System
• Crew Return Vehicle

ISS Operations

• ISS Exploitation

Utilisation

• Microgravity Facilities for Columbus
• EMIR-1
• EMIR-2
• Life and Physical Sciences, and Application utilising ISS, ELIPS