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The European Technology Exposure Facility (EuTEF) was a payload mounted on the exterior of the European ''Columbus'' laboratory, one of the modules of the 
The EuTEF is a programmable, multifunctional architecture that provides uniform interfaces for instruments. Nine instrument modules are accommodated and operated simultaneously. Each experiment is mounted on the ''Columbus'' External Payload Adapter (CEPA), which consists of an adapter plate, the Active Flight Releasable Attachment Mechanism (A-FRAM) and the connectors & harness. The experiments are mounted either directly onto the adapter plate or a support structure that elevates them for optimum exposure to the ram (direction of flight) and zenith directions.
In total, the facility has a mass of . The first set of experiments (successfully mounted during
EuTEF brochure - ESA
EUTEF - European Technology Exposure Facility - Carlo Gavazzi Space
Columbus (ISS module) Science facilities on the International Space Station Space exposure experiments {{observatory-stub
International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA ( ...
. The facility, mounted onto the exterior of ''Columbus'', provided a platform for multiple types of experiments and materials to be exposed directly to the harsh space environment.
The EuTEF is a programmable, multifunctional architecture that provides uniform interfaces for instruments. Nine instrument modules are accommodated and operated simultaneously. Each experiment is mounted on the ''Columbus'' External Payload Adapter (CEPA), which consists of an adapter plate, the Active Flight Releasable Attachment Mechanism (A-FRAM) and the connectors & harness. The experiments are mounted either directly onto the adapter plate or a support structure that elevates them for optimum exposure to the ram (direction of flight) and zenith directions.
In total, the facility has a mass of . The first set of experiments (successfully mounted during STS-122
STS-122 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS), flown by the . STS-122 marked the 24th shuttle mission to the ISS, and the 121st Space Shuttle flight overall.
The mission was also referred to as ISS-1E by the ...
and removed during STS-128
STS-128 (ISS assembly flight 17A) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) that launched on August 28, 2009. carried the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module ''Leonardo'' as its primary payload. ''Leonardo'' contain ...
) mounted to the facility included:
* DEBris In-orbit Evaluator (DEBIE-2): micrometeoroid and orbital debris detector
* EuTEF Thermometer (EuTEMP): measure EuTEF's thermal environment
* Earth Viewing Camera (EVC): Earth observing camera
*Exposure experiment (EXPOSE
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): An exobiological exposure facility
* Flux(Phi) Probe EXperiment (FIPEX): atomic oxygen detector
* Material Exposure and Degradation Experiment (MEDET): examine material degradation
* Plasma Electron Gun Payload (PLEGPAY): plasma discharge in orbit
* An Experiment on Space Tribology Experiment (Tribolab): testbed for the tribology (study of friction on moving parts) properties of materials
See also
*Scientific research on the ISS
The International Space Station is a platform for scientific research that requires one or more of the unusual conditions present in low Earth orbit (for example microgravity, ( cosmic) - radiation and extreme temperatures). The primary field ...
References
External links
EuTEF brochure - ESA
EUTEF - European Technology Exposure Facility - Carlo Gavazzi Space
Columbus (ISS module) Science facilities on the International Space Station Space exposure experiments {{observatory-stub