Centrifuge Accommodations Module

The Centrifuge Accommodations Module (CAM) is a cancelled element of the International Space Station (ISS).

The centrifuge would have provided controlled acceleration rates (artificial gravity) for experiments and the capability to: It was built by JAXA's predecessor, NASDA, but owned by NASA, who obtained ownership of the CAM by trading in a free launch of the Japanese Experiment Module Kibo to the ISS.

The CAM would have been attached to the zenith port on the Harmony module of the ISS.

It was cancelled in 2005[2] alongside the Habitation Module and the Crew Return Vehicle, because of ISS cost overruns and scheduling problems in Space Shuttle assembly flights.

It is now on display in an outdoor exhibit at the Tsukuba Space Center in Japan.