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The European Drawer Rack (EDR) is a multi-user facility planned for the International Space Station
International Space Station

The International Space Station is a research facility Assembly of the International Space Station in outer space. On-orbit construction of the station began in 1998, and is scheduled to be complete by 2011, with operations continuing until around 2015....
 that accommodates a variety of science experiments. It will be located in the Columbus Laboratory
Columbus (ISS module)

Columbus is a science laboratory that is part of the International Space Station and is the largest single contribution to the ISS made by the European Space Agency ....
 module and was developed for the European Space Agency
European Space Agency

The European Space Agency , established in 1975, is an intergovernmentalism organisation dedicated to the Space exploration, currently with 18 member states....
 by Alenia Spazio, a subsidiary of Thales Alenia Space
Thales Alenia Space

Thales Alenia Space is the company born after Thales Group had bought the participation of Alcatel in the two joint-ventures between Alcatel and Finmeccanica, Alcatel Alenia Space and Telespazio....
. Like other payload racks in the station, the physical characteristics of EDR conform to the International Standard Payload Rack
ISPR

The International Standard Payload Rack has been adopted by the International Space Station program to support efficient integration and interchangeability of payload hardware – and to maximize joint research among investigators....
 specification.

EDR provides accommodation for up to 3 ISIS Drawers, and 4 ISS Lockers.






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The European Drawer Rack (EDR) is a multi-user facility planned for the International Space Station
International Space Station

The International Space Station is a research facility Assembly of the International Space Station in outer space. On-orbit construction of the station began in 1998, and is scheduled to be complete by 2011, with operations continuing until around 2015....
 that accommodates a variety of science experiments. It will be located in the Columbus Laboratory
Columbus (ISS module)

Columbus is a science laboratory that is part of the International Space Station and is the largest single contribution to the ISS made by the European Space Agency ....
 module and was developed for the European Space Agency
European Space Agency

The European Space Agency , established in 1975, is an intergovernmentalism organisation dedicated to the Space exploration, currently with 18 member states....
 by Alenia Spazio, a subsidiary of Thales Alenia Space
Thales Alenia Space

Thales Alenia Space is the company born after Thales Group had bought the participation of Alcatel in the two joint-ventures between Alcatel and Finmeccanica, Alcatel Alenia Space and Telespazio....
. Like other payload racks in the station, the physical characteristics of EDR conform to the International Standard Payload Rack
ISPR

The International Standard Payload Rack has been adopted by the International Space Station program to support efficient integration and interchangeability of payload hardware – and to maximize joint research among investigators....
 specification.

EDR provides accommodation for up to 3 ISIS Drawers, and 4 ISS Lockers. These standardized ECMs (Experiment Container Modules) can contain scientific experiments. EDR provides the following services to the ECMs:

  • Stowage space
  • Power supply (28 V DC, 120 V DC)
  • Low Rate telecommand/telemetry (19.2 kbit/s RS-422)
  • Medium Rate telecommand/telemetry (10 Mbit/s Ethernet
    Ethernet

    Ethernet is a family of Data frame-based computer networking technologies for local area networks . The name comes from the physical concept of the Luminiferous aether....
    )
  • High Rate telemetry (32 Mbit/s SpaceWire
    SpaceWire

    SpaceWire is a spacecraft communication network based in part on the IEEE 1355 standard of communications. It is coordinated by the European Space Agency in collaboration with international space agencies including NASA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Russian Federal Space Agency....
    )
  • Analogue video acquisition (NTSC
    NTSC

    NTSC is the analog television system used in most of the Americas, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Burma, and some Pacific island nations and territories ....
    )
  • Discrete commanding, monitoring and temperature monitoring services
  • Air cooling
  • Water cooling
  • Gaseous Nitrogen supply
  • Vacuum service
  • Waste gas service
  • Timeline service
  • Ancillary data and time services
  • Laptop crew interface


The following ESA payloads are designed for use in EDR:

  • PCDF (Protein Crystallisation and Diagnostics Facility);
  • FASTER
    Faster

    Faster may refer to:*Faster , a song by George Harrison*Faster , a film about MotoGP*Faster/P.C.P. , a double a-side single by Manic Street Preachers...
     (Facility for Adsorption and Surface Tension).


EDR will be operated according to ESA's decentralised payload operation concept. The FRC (Facility Responsible Centre) for EDR is Erasmus USOC, located at ESTEC, Noordwijk
Noordwijk

Media:Nl-Noordwijk.ogg , is a village and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 51.53 km? ....
, The Netherlands.

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