modulo di interscambio

English translation: connecting (bridge/linking) module

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Italian term or phrase:modulo di interscambio
English translation:connecting (bridge/linking) module
Entered by: Paul O'Brien

14:18 May 14, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Astronomy & Space
Italian term or phrase: modulo di interscambio
is defining a node such as Node 2 (Harmony). says it is "un modulo di interscambio fra elementi abitabili della International Space Station".

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Paul O'Brien
Argentina
Local time: 00:07
connecting (bridge/linking) module
Explanation:
There's little consensus on the web, but ESA calls it a 'connectiong module' (see last webref.) and I guess they should know.

Harmony (ISS module) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaWeighing approximately 14288 kilograms (31500 lb), Harmony is the second of three connectors between the major ISS modules. [7] The design is based on the ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmony_(ISS_module) - 52k - Cached - Similar pages

Columbus (ISS module) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaLike the Harmony Module, the Columbus laboratory was constructed in Turin, .... The ESA Payloads for Columbus – A bridge between the ISS and exploration. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_(ISS_module) - 56k - Cached - Similar pages
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NASA - STS-120 to Deliver Harmony Node to ISSSTS-120 to Deliver Harmony Node to ISS. 07.20.07 ... October's STS-120 mission will bring the Harmony module, christened after a school contest, ...
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/m... - 25k - Cached - Similar pages

NASA - STS-120 Bringing Space Station ‘Harmony’The module will be the connecting point between the U.S. Destiny lab, the European Space Agency's Columbus module and the Japanese Kibo module. Harmony's ...
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/behindscenes/harmony_pay... - 24k - Cached - Similar pages
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Harmony ISS Module Goes Up Next Week | Gadget Lab from Wired.comWhen does a prefabricated hallway draw the attention of the international media and ignite the dreams of children the world over?
blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/09/harmony-iss-mod.html - 61k - Cached - Similar pages

SPACE.com -- Students Name Next U.S. Space Station Module 'Harmony'15 Mar 2007 ... This image shows scale models of the newly-named ISS Harmony module (formerly Node 2) prepared by third-grade students at West Navarre ...
www.space.com/news/070315_issnode2_harmony.html - 59k - Cached - Similar pages

Harmony module attached to ISS -Discovery's space sojourn-The ...The two US citizens Scott Parazynski and Douglas Wheelock Friday installed the Harmony linking module, which is due to be used in December for docking the ...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2525284.cms - 39k - Cached - Similar pages

Node 2: Connecting ModuleOn 15 March 2007 the new name Harmony was announced. Node 2, or Harmony, was launched in October 2007 on board Space Shuttle flight STS-120 (ISS Assembly ...
www.esa.int/esaHS/ESAWEL0VMOC_iss_0.html - 21k - Cached - Similar pages
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Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 23:07
Grading comment
mediamatrix got in first an dother answers didn't belie his/hers.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1connecting (bridge/linking) module
Jennifer Levey
4link module
simon tanner
4multi-port connecting module
James (Jim) Davis
4Connecting module
Milena Bosco (X)


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
connecting (bridge/linking) module


Explanation:
There's little consensus on the web, but ESA calls it a 'connectiong module' (see last webref.) and I guess they should know.

Harmony (ISS module) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaWeighing approximately 14288 kilograms (31500 lb), Harmony is the second of three connectors between the major ISS modules. [7] The design is based on the ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmony_(ISS_module) - 52k - Cached - Similar pages

Columbus (ISS module) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaLike the Harmony Module, the Columbus laboratory was constructed in Turin, .... The ESA Payloads for Columbus – A bridge between the ISS and exploration. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_(ISS_module) - 56k - Cached - Similar pages
More results from en.wikipedia.org »

NASA - STS-120 to Deliver Harmony Node to ISSSTS-120 to Deliver Harmony Node to ISS. 07.20.07 ... October's STS-120 mission will bring the Harmony module, christened after a school contest, ...
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/m... - 25k - Cached - Similar pages

NASA - STS-120 Bringing Space Station ‘Harmony’The module will be the connecting point between the U.S. Destiny lab, the European Space Agency's Columbus module and the Japanese Kibo module. Harmony's ...
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/behindscenes/harmony_pay... - 24k - Cached - Similar pages
More results from www.nasa.gov »

Harmony ISS Module Goes Up Next Week | Gadget Lab from Wired.comWhen does a prefabricated hallway draw the attention of the international media and ignite the dreams of children the world over?
blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/09/harmony-iss-mod.html - 61k - Cached - Similar pages

SPACE.com -- Students Name Next U.S. Space Station Module 'Harmony'15 Mar 2007 ... This image shows scale models of the newly-named ISS Harmony module (formerly Node 2) prepared by third-grade students at West Navarre ...
www.space.com/news/070315_issnode2_harmony.html - 59k - Cached - Similar pages

Harmony module attached to ISS -Discovery's space sojourn-The ...The two US citizens Scott Parazynski and Douglas Wheelock Friday installed the Harmony linking module, which is due to be used in December for docking the ...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2525284.cms - 39k - Cached - Similar pages

Node 2: Connecting ModuleOn 15 March 2007 the new name Harmony was announced. Node 2, or Harmony, was launched in October 2007 on board Space Shuttle flight STS-120 (ISS Assembly ...
www.esa.int/esaHS/ESAWEL0VMOC_iss_0.html - 21k - Cached - Similar pages


Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 23:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
mediamatrix got in first an dother answers didn't belie his/hers.

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agree  Monica Varvella
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
link module


Explanation:
This is obviously the sense - see the diagram, where the nodes are used to link the various sections:
http://www.pbs.org/spacestation/station/components_detail.ht...
gets some hits too:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q="link modules"...

simon tanner
Italy
Local time: 05:07
Native speaker of: English
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
multi-port connecting module


Explanation:

NASA - Space Shuttle STS-120 Astronauts to Visit NASA's Marshall ...
The 23rd mission to the International Space Station delivered Harmony Node 2, the Italian-built U.S. multi-port connecting module. ...
www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/news/releases/2007/M08-0... - 19k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 07:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Connecting module


Language variant: connecting passage

Explanation:
Lucky you it must be an interesting one!

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Note added at 48 min (2008-05-14 15:07:00 GMT)
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My major at University was about orbit optimisations. I love these subjects. Everything seems so still but in reality everything is changing.


Milena Bosco (X)
Italy
Local time: 05:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in CatalanCatalan
Notes to answerer
Asker: yes, it's all very exciting.

Asker: for example, i didn't know that our solar system ORBITS the milky way. did you? only a short trip though: 226 million years!

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