International Standard Payload Rack

An International Standard Payload Rack ( ISPR ) is a standard research module (also: holding device or rack) for European, U.S. and Japanese modules of the International Space Station (ISS).

This is the easiest possible integration, flexibility and better organization for research projects to be achieved. Each ISPR is about the size of a telephone booth, and includes an autonomous, independent module (eg research lab) with power, cooling, as well as video and data interfaces for control of terrestrial monitoring and research from. There are also occasionally support special forms of interfaces to allow specific applications.

Specifics

An ISPR has a volume of 1.571 m³ ( Dimensions: about 2 m high, 1.05 m wide and 85.9 cm deep ) and the mass of 104 kg. It may then borrow additional equipment of 700 kg and has set internal connection points. Extensions or adapters also allow the installation of smaller racks, such as the Spacelab Standard Interface Rack ( SIR) or the Space Shuttle middeck locker or attachments on the front page, such as laptop mounts. On each side of a rack cables can be routed to adjacent racks over other interfaces. ISPRs are attached to, at its upper and lower ends, wherein the bottom additionally a locking mechanism for securing there.

ISPRs can be used as storage space for research, such as for Experiment insets in standard packaging size (Experiment Container Modules ( ECM) ), or to control.

Submodules

Submodules are smaller modules which may be installed in an ISPR again. These then serve the research, as an adapter for various equipment or simply for assorted storage.

The following selected sub-modules can be installed in an ISPR:

  • Bays ( Drawer ) to International Sub -rack Interface Standard (ISIS ) ISIS Drawer
  • ISS cabinet modules (ISS Locker)
  • Slide- to Mid -deck Locker Equivalent ( MLE): Space Shuttle middeck Storage Locker ( MDL)
  • Spacelab Standard Interface Rack ( SIR)

ISPRs on the ISS

  • The Columbus space laboratory of the European Space Agency ( ESA) find a total of 16 racks space, including 5 research modules of NASA, ESA, 5, 3 and 3 for storage for system operations. Among these are: Fluid Science Laboratory ( FSL)
  • European Physiology Modules (EPM )
  • Biolab (BLB )
  • European Drawer Rack ( EDR)
  • European Transport Carrier (ETC)
  • Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG ) - implemented by the U.S. Destiny module to the Columbus module 2008
  • Materials Science Laboratory (MSL )
  • 8 may be further accommodated in a supplementary module (Experiment Logistics Module (ELM) )
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