ExPRESS Logistics Carrier

series of payload platforms on the International Space Station
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ExPRESS Logistics Carrier
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The ExPRESS Logistics Carrier (ELC) is a platform designed for the International Space Station (ISS) to support external payloads. It was established in 2006[1].

ELC provides mechanical mounting, power, and command and data handling services for science experiments and spare hardware located outside the ISS. The platform facilitates the deployment and operation of instruments and equipment in the space environment.

ExPRESS Logistics Carrier

Summary

ExPRESS Logistics Carrier is a product model[1]. It draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (product_model category, ranking #210 of 1,084).[2]

Key Facts

  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's image is recorded as STS-129 EVA3 MISSE-7 on ELC-2.jpg[3].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's image is recorded as ELC-1 Keel side.png[4].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's instance of is recorded as product model[5].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's manufacturer is recorded as Goddard Space Flight Center[6].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's manufacturer is recorded as Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center[7].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's manufacturer is recorded as Kennedy Space Center[8].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's location is recorded as International Space Station[9].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's subclass of is recorded as space station module[10].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's subclass of is recorded as fixed support[11].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's designed by is recorded as Goddard Space Flight Center[12].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's designed by is recorded as Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center[13].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's part of is recorded as US Orbital Segment[14].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's has use is recorded as physical interface[15].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's Commons category is recorded as ExPRESS Logistics Carrier[16].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's has part is recorded as ExPRESS Logistics Carrier-1[17].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's has part is recorded as ExPRESS Logistics Carrier-2[18].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's has part is recorded as ExPRESS Logistics Carrier-3[19].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's has part is recorded as ExPRESS Logistics Carrier-4[20].
  • +2006-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of ExPRESS Logistics Carrier[21].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rlp6c[22].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's topic's main category is recorded as Category:ExPRESS Logistics Carrier[23].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's Commons gallery is recorded as ExPRESS Logistics Carrier[24].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=380[25].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[26].
  • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4.9'}[27].

Body

Geography

ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's part of is recorded as US Orbital Segment[14].

Physical Characteristics

ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4.9'}[27].

Designation and Status

ExPRESS Logistics Carrier's instance of is recorded as product model[5].

History and Context

+2006-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of ExPRESS Logistics Carrier[21].

Why It Matters

ExPRESS Logistics Carrier draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (product_model category, ranking #210 of 1,084).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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