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European Physiology Module
The European Physiology Modul (EPM) is a Payload of the Columbus orbital facility. The EPM rack is built by OHB-System in Bremen.
It includes some science container for medical experiments.
The following science container are included.
- Multi-Electrode Electroencephalography Module (MEEMM) - For neurologic scans of the brain.
- Samples Collection Kid (SCK) - Collection of different medical instuments and boxes for biologic probes.
- Cardiolab (CDL) - To scan the cardiovascular system.
EPM is operated according to ESA's decentralised payload operation concept. The FRC (Facility Responsible Centre ) for EPM is CADMOS , located in Toulouse, France.
The different EPM models:
- Flight Model (FM).
- Trainings Model (TRM).
- Ground Model (GM-1).
- Ground Model (GM-2).
- Baseline Data Collection Model (BDCM).
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