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A Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) is a large pressurized container that was used on Space Shuttle missions to transfer cargo to and from the International Space Station (ISS). Two MPLMs made a dozen trips in the Shuttle cargo bay and initially berthed to the Unity and later the Harmony module on the ISS. Once attached, supplies were offloaded, and finished experiments and waste were reloaded. The MPLM was then transferred back into the Shuttle’s cargo bay for return to Earth. Three modules were built by Alenia Aeronautica for the Italian Space Agency (ASI). They were named Leonardo, Raffaello, and Donatello.

2001 — 2011  WikimediaWikidata
MPLM; Mini-Pressurized Logistics Module
length 6.6 metre, diameter 4.57 metre, mass 13154 kilogram, mass 4082 kilogram, 
cargo spacecraft, shipping container, Alenia Spazio, Marshall Space Flight Center, Italy
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  • Donatello
    unflown cargo supply module for the International Space Station, repurposed into a ground prototype for a deep space habitat
  • Raffaello
    cargo supply module for the International Space Station
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2011-07-21T00:00:00Z
2001 — 2011 Multi-Purpose Logistics Module
1991-12-06T00:00:00Z
1991-12-06T00:00:00Z
memorandum of understanding
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    classspace objectRaffaelloMulti-Purpose Logistics ModuleWikidata