APPENDIX 390 Index Note: All terms are listed only at spelled-out version. See page 380 for list of acronyms and abbreviations. A abandoning ship. See decrewing the ISS accumulators, fluid loop pressure management, 197, 199–201 Active Thermal Control Systems (ATCSs) External Thermal Control Systems (ETCSs), 192, 194, 197–204 Internal Thermal Control Systems (ITCSs), 205–207 Advanced Recycle Filter Tank Assembly (ARFTA), 343 Advanced Resistive Exercise Device, 13 aerodynamic drag force impacting MCS, 128, 129 air conditioning, 340. See also Thermal Control Systems (TCSs) Aircraft Operations Division, 32 air leaks, troubleshooting and fixing, 271–272, 349. See also depressurization airlocks air leaks into, 271 distance from P6 solar array, 321 EVA use of, 296–301 Joint Airlock (Quest), 49–50, 272, 283, 296–297, 298, 299 and spacesuits, 283 umbilical, 297, 300 air tank deliveries, 335 alarm tones from ATUs, 229 alternating current (AC) vs. direct current (DC), 157–158 ammonia-based thermal transfer system Ammonia Tank Assembly (ATA), 201 challenges for Node 3 relocation and Cupola installation, 71, 72–75, 76–77, 79, 84 detection system for ammonia, 336 function in Thermal Control System (TCS), 197, 202 hydraulically locking, 373 InterFace Heat eXchanger (IFHX) breaching, 174–175, 184, 217, 347, 350 leak simulation, 178 major failure of Pump Module, handling of, 354–377 risk of bringing in from EVA, 205, 302–303, 365 standard procedures for changes and repairs, 69 TCCS’s limited capability to remove, 338 and water loop system, 357 Ammonia Tank Assembly (ATA), 200, 201 Anderson, Clay, 309 Androgynous Peripheral Attachment System (APAS), 46, 47 anodized coatings to reflect heat, 195 Apollo 1 fire, xii Apollo 13 (film), x Apollo Program, spacewalks, 281 array erosion, solar arrays, 170 Assembly Complete configuration of ISS, 36 Assembly Contingency Subsystem. See S-band communication system assembly of ISS. See also ExtraVehicular Activities (EVAs) making of a mission and availability of thermal control, 197–198, 201 Canadarm2’s role in, 251–252 C&DH System, 106–107 centerline camera system for aligning components, 44 Columbia accident’s impact on, 78 complexities of multiple EVAs for, 303 Control Moment Gyroscopes (CMGs), 121 Cupola, 63, 79 flight missions, xx–xxi importance of EVAs to, 281 MCS, 135 mission designation system for, xix need for human manual effort in, 291–292 Node 3, 63 pressurized modules, 38–41 sequence of assembly, xvii–xxiii solar arrays, xix, xxi, 157, 164–165 stages in, xix TCS, 194 astronauts. See crew Atlantis, Space Shuttle, 75, 253 atmosphere control, supply and revitalization. See also depressurization ammonia breach of IFHX, 174–175, 184, 217, 347, 350 atmospheric pressure in ISS habitat, 37, 336, 346–347 Common Cabin Air Assembly (CCAA), 337, 339, 340, 343 humidity levels, 199, 213–215, 337 monitoring contaminants, 336 Toxic Atmosphere (ATM), 217, 347 workings of, 334, 335–339 Atmosphere Revitalization Rack, 338 attitude control auto handover process, 183 calculating attitude, 123–124 Control Moment Gyroscopes (CMGs), 128, 129–131, 132 with Control Moment Gyroscopes (CMGs), 128 overview, xxiv, 127–128 Russian Service Module, 120, 121 thrusters’ function in, 129, 131, 133–134 attitude hold controllers, 133 attitude rate, 132 audio baseband communication, 228–229 Audio Terminal Units (ATUs), 228–229 auto handover process, 183, 185 Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), ix, xvi, xviii, 46, 133, 235–236, 244 avionics racks, 54, 57. See also Command and Data Handling (C&DH) System awards and prizes, ix Aziz, Sarmad, 329 B backpack, nitrogen-propelled. See SAFER backpack unit Backup state, MDM, 100 Baikonur, Kazakhstan, 20 Baitland, Lawrence, 376 Barratt, Michael, 20, 33 Baseband Communication System, 228–231 Baseband Signal Processor, 223 batteries discharging, 161–162 monitoring during EVAs, 302 primary power system, 165 for solar energy collection, 157, 165 thermal control process, 199 Battery Charge/Discharge Units (BCDUs), 165, 166 Behnken, Bob, 75, 76, 78 berthing/unberthing operations CBCS, 45, 271 CBM, 39–41, 44, 45, 259, 261 coordination and process, 243–244, 245 port for berthing, 239 robotic systems’ role, 239–240, 242 beta angle (β) for ISS noon vector and sun vector, 124, 125, 161–162, 168, 171 Beta Gimbal Assemblies (BGAs), 111, 125, 163, 169–170 biasing of solar array position, 171 bidirectional UHF communication system, 227–228, 287–288 Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, xviii, 259 Black orbital debris risk level, 146 Boeing Company, xxvii, 62, 246 Bolinger, Allison, 369, 371, 376 Boom A, Canadarm2, 254 Boom B, Canadarm2, 254 Bowen, Steve, 226 Bowersox, Ken, 274 breathing environment, EMU, 283, 285 Brewer, Kyle, 88 Buchilin, Alexei, 26 Burbank, Dan, 28, 114, 115, 152–153, 295, 335 bus controller (BC), 100 Byerly, Joe, 369 bypass line and valves, ATCS, 197, 202