European Physiology Modules

The European Physiology Modules (EPM) is an International Standard Payload Rack for the Columbus Laboratory on board the ISS. The EPM rack was built by OHB-System in Bremen.

It includes the following science containers for medical experiments:

* Multi-Electrode Electroencephalography Module (MEEMM) - For neurologic scans of the brain. (Built by EREMS in Toulouse.)
* Samples Collection Kit (SCK) - Collection of different medical instruments and boxes for biologic probes.
* Cardiolab (CDL) - To scan the cardiovascular system. (Built by CADMOS in Toulouse.)

The EPM is operated according to ESA's decentralised payload operation concept. The Facility Responsible Centre (FRC) for the EPM is CADMOS, located in Toulouse, France.

The different EPM models are:

* Flight Model (FM) - Delivered September 2005 to EADS SPACE Transportation, Bremen for integration.
* Trainings Model (TRM) - Delivered to the European Astronaut Centre (EAC), ESA in Cologne.
* Ground Model (GM-1) - Delivered July 2005 to the FRC, CADMOS.
* Ground Model (GM-2) - To be delivered in March 2006 to the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC), NASA.
* Baseline Data Collection Model (BDCM) - Delivered in October 2005 to the FRC, CADMOS.

External links

* http://www.esa.int/esaHS/ESA44I0VMOC_iss_0.html - ESA article
* http://spaceflight.esa.int/users/virtualinstitutes/epm/ - EPM homepage
* http://www.ohb-system.de/MannedFlights/InternationalSpaceStation/InternalPayloads/epm.html - OHB-System