ArgUS
Short Name:The short name or acronym of the facility. ArgUS
Facility Description
- The ArgUS Multi Payload Carrier will be uploaded and stowed on the ISSInternational Space Station
- Payloads for each mission will be uploaded separately, and are being installed on the ArgUS plate during an IVA.
- The whole ArgUS Assembly in mission configuration (ArgUS with Payloads installed on it) will be deployed via the JOTI or the Nanoracks Airlock, and will be installed on Bartolomeo via EVR.
- The payloads will be operated while the ArgUS is installed on one of the Bartolomeo payload slots by utilizing the ArgUS Bartolomeo infrastructure.
- At the End of mission, the ArgUS Assembly will be retrieved from Bartolomeo and being brought back into the ISS via EVR and Airlock Cycle.
- The payloads will be removed from the ArgUS plate in frame of an IVA and being either trashed or stowed for download.
- The ArgUS plate itself will finally be stowed on station for further usage.
Availability:The general availability status of the facility. Full time availability. Please contact the facility manager.
ISS Environment:The facility location (internal or external to the ISS.) External
Owner:The entity that owns the facility. Airbus US Space & Defense
Operator/Implementation Partner:The entity or ISS National Lab Implementation Partner that operates the facility.
Airbus US Space & Defense
Developer(s):The entity, or entities, that developed the facility.
Airbus US Space & Defense
Facility Manager:The name of the facility manager and their organization.
Michael Gehlen
Airbus US Space & Defense
Manager Email:The facility manager's email address.
michael.gehlen@airbusus.com
Parent Facility:Any facility that is necessary to operate the facility described on this webpage. i.e., a parent facility is one level higher in the operational hierarachy. Bartolomeo
Child Facility:Facilities that can be operated within the facility described on this webpage.
Sponsoring Space Agency:The government space agency that sponsors investigations that use the facility. NASA
Equipment Category:"The facility's ISS National Lab equipment designation type. Designations include:
1. ISS National Lab Commercial Service Provider (CSP) Facility
2. Support Hardware
3. Capability ISS National Lab CSP Facility
Additional Information:Additional resources to learn more about the facility.
