ISS Centrifuge Accommodation Module (CAM)
Summary of what the thread established
- History. The JAXA-built CAM for the ISS was cancelled over cost overruns and assembly schedule, partly because of vibration concerns. It remains in Japan RanulfC, 2015-02-19; Lampyridae, 2018-07-18; john smith 19, 2014-02-17.
- It could be launched instead of a $10B ring muomega0, 2014-02-22.
- Vibration from rotating machinery degrades ISS micro-g, so any centrifuge grows in cost and a standalone facility is needed Paul451, 2015-02-17.
- Consequence. "No interest since CAM cancelled" lamontagne, 2022-10-11; edzieba, 2022-09-07.
- Comparison. JAXA's MHU is "vastly worse than JAXA's 1990s CAM", and even one tumbling-pigeon Starship would beat it Paul451, 2023-01-02.
Open questions
- Could the stored CAM hardware still be flown on a commercial station?
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Forum posts
- john smith 19, 2014-02-17 (reply #36): ISS CAM. Post.
- muomega0, 2014-02-22 (reply #118): Launch CAM instead. Post.
- Paul451, 2015-02-17 (reply #282): Micro-g conflict. Post.
- RanulfC, 2015-02-19 (reply #298): CAM cancelled. Post.
- Lampyridae, 2018-07-18 (reply #983): Left in Japan. Post.
- edzieba, 2022-09-07 (reply #1758, 2 likes): No demand since CAM. Post.
- lamontagne, 2022-10-11 (reply #1970, 1 like): No interest since CAM. Post.
- Paul451, 2023-01-02 (reply #2749, 1 like): MHU vs CAM (1 like). Post. Attachments: MHU MARS.PNG.