![]() There are eight sites on the ELCs (EXPRESS Logistics Carriers) accommodated on the ITS (Integrated Truss Segment), four on the European COL-EPF (Columbus Laboratory Module Exposed Payload Facility), and ten on the JEM-EF (Japanese Experiment Module -Exposed Facility. While some of them are used only for storing items, there are a number of active sites accessible for payloads at this time. At the moment there are several unpressurized platforms used outside the ISS (Figure 1). The ISS is a widely accepted platform for research activities in low Earth orbit which currently sees a growth in demand for external utilization. ![]() This platform, named Bartolomeo, after the younger brother of Christopher Columbus, will be installed, serviced and operated in a collaborative public-private utilization scheme with ESA, NASA, and other partners in the ISS program. Platform System Launch Mission Status OSIRISv3 ReferencesĪirbus DS together with its partner TBE (Teledyne Brown Engineering) of Huntsville, AL, USA, propose to provide, within the next two years, a new external payload platform, capable of hosting multiple external payloads on the ISS (International Space Station). ![]() ISS-Utilization: Bartolomeo - External Payload Hosting Platform ![]()
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