NASA/TP-2007-214768, NASA TECHNICAL PUBLICATION: OVERVIEW OF ATTACHED PAYLOAD ACCOMMODATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTS ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (SEP-2007)

NASA/TP-2007-214768, NASA TECHNICAL PUBLICATION: OVERVIEW OF ATTACHED PAYLOAD ACCOMMODATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTS ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (SEP-2007)., External payload accommodations are provided at attach sites on the U.S-provided Express Logistics Carrier (ELC), the U.S. truss, the Japanese Experiment Module-Exposed Facility (JEMEF) and the Columbus-EPF (External Payload Facilities). The integrated truss segment (ITS) provides the backbone structure for the International Space Station (ISS). It attaches the solar and thermal control arrays to the rest of the complex, houses cable distribution trays extravehicular activity (EVA) support equipment such as hand-holds and lighting, and provides for extravehicular robotic (EVR) accommodations using the Mobile Servicing System (MSS).