International Space Station (ISS)

Modules currently installed in space.

Space Operations Support Center (SOSC)

The SOSC is equipped with an operations control room, networking equipment, audio and video equipment, and software to support NASA in the operation and maintenance of the MSS. The centre is designed to monitor and analyse the MSS operations, provide crew and ground personnel training, logistics support, and real-time operations support.

MSS Operation and Training Simulator (MOTS)

The simulator consists of class I and II crew stations, graphics supercomputers, instructor stations and operations stations. It will provide training to prepare mission specialists to operate the Mobile Servicing System (MSS), which includes familiarity with visual displays and computer equipment used on board the Space Station.

Canadian Mockup and Training Facility (CMTF)

This facility consists of computer based training workstations, instructor stations, courseware development workstations, video recorders, and TV projection equipment. The purpose of this facility is to train mission specialists for MSS robotics operations activities onboard the Space Station, mission controllers for ground-based operations at the MOC, and instructors.

Payload Telescience Operations Centre (PTOC)

The PTOC has been developed to support real-time operations for Canadian payloads onboard the International Space Station (ISS). This new facility allows Principal Investigators (PI) and ground operations personnel to monitor and control their payload, to acquire data telemetry, to monitor and to communicate on voice loops and finally to monitor ISS video for payloads onboard the ISS. The PTOC is in direct communication with other NASA operation centres to be able to coordinate payload activities successfully.

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Here you will find a prototype of the Mobile Servicing System and its components: The Mobile Base System (MBS), to which Canadarm2 will eventually be attached in a future mission, will move the MSS along the Space Station’s main truss. Another component of the MSS found here is the Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator (SPDM). This smaller two-armed robot, when brought to the Station will be used for more precise tasks in the maintenance of the Station, such as tightening bolts or changing batteries etc. The SPDM can be attached to one end of Canadarm2.