Centrifuge Accommodations Module
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The Centrifuge Accommodations Module (CAM) is a cancelled element of the International Space Station that would have provided controlled gravity for experiments and the capability to:
- Expose a variety of biological specimens to artificial gravity levels between 0.01g and 2g.
- Simultaneously provide two different artificial gravity levels.
- Provide partial g and hyper g environment for specimens to investigate altered gravity effects and g-thresholds.
- Provide short duration and partial g and hyper g environment for specimens to investigate temporal effects of gravity exposure.
- Provide Earth simulation environment on ISS to isolate microgravity effects on specimens.
- Provide Earth simulation environment on ISS to allow specimens to recover from microgravity effects.
- Provide in situ 1g controls for specimens in micro-gravity.
It was built by JAXA, but owned by NASA trading in a free launch of the Japanese Experiment Module Kibo to the Station. The CAM flight model along with the engineering model of the centrifuge rotor were manufactured. The CAM would have been attached to Node 2 of the ISS. It was cancelled alongside the Habitation Module and the Crew Return Vehicle, because of ISS cost overruns and scheduling problems in Shuttle assembly flights.
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Already launched: Zarya | Unity (Node 1) | Zvezda | Destiny | Quest airlock | Pirs airlock Launched periodically: Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Scheduled for Shuttle: Harmony (Node 2) | Columbus | Kibō | SPDM | Node 3 | Cupola Scheduled for Proton: Multipurpose Laboratory Module | European Robotic Arm | Russian Research Module Other subsystems: Integrated Truss Structure | Canadarm2 Canceled or unused: Interim Control Module | Universal Docking Module | Docking and Stowage Module | Habitation Module | Crew Return Vehicle | Propulsion Module Ships: Soyuz | Progress | H-II Transfer Vehicle | Automated Transfer Vehicle See also: assembly sequence |
