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High-Density Crimp-Contact Rectangular for Orion MPCV The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (Orion MPCV) is a current generation partially reusable space capsule for NASA’s human spaceflight programs. Capable of supporting a crew of six beyond low Earth orbit, it is equipped with solar panels, an automated docking system, and glass cockpit interfaces. Glenair has designed in a number of interconnect technologies onto Orion including a special space-grade Series 791 rack-and-panel rectangular that will be deployed throughout the vehicle. Microminiature form-factor rectangulars are typically only available with pre-terminated factory pigtail wiring. The Series 791 “Micro-Crimp” however, is a high-performance,
The NASA Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, artist concept. The future of human spaceflight?
precision machined, and crimp contact terminateable high-density rectangular connector—perfectly suited for space duty with a full range of unique design features including integrated ground springs, lobed polarization, and fully- shrouded wire termination zones.
Interconnect Design Partner for the Dream Chaser Glenair is the exclusive connector and cable supplier to the Sierra Nevada Corporation Dream Chaser, a reusable suborbital and orbital space plane. Originally intended solely as a crew transport vehicle, the Dream Chaser Cargo System is now slated to supply the ISS and autonomously land on conventional runways. Future crewed variants will be capable of carrying up to seven people to and from the Low Earth Orbit ISS. Glenair will supply a broad range of technology to Dream Chaser, most notably our lightweight microfilament braid ArmorLite ™ , which reduces the weight of critical wire shielding in the unpressurized zones of the space vehicle.
High-Speed Data Links for Canadarm3 The Canadian Space Agency has sponsored the development of a multi-purpose robotic arm for use on the International Space Station to deploy, maneuver, and capture arriving payloads. Canadarm3 will be equipped with the Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS), an instrumentation package of scanners and
lasers used to inspect arriving spacecraft and payloads. Glenair high-speed Series 792 Micro-Crimp connectors and turnkey aerospace-grade cable assemblies with El Ochito ® contact technology will support specified high-speed and high-definition video formats as well as 10Gb Ethernet protocols used on the arm. El Ochito ® is a high-performance shielded contact technology that, in conjunction with its high-performance Series 792 connector packaging, will ensure reliable and uninterrupted datalinks from Canadarm3 to the ISS.
Canadarm as viewed from the International Space Station
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