#bartolomeo platform

Bartolomeo platform to provide easy commercial access to ISS

Artist’s rendering of the Bartolomeo platform attached to the ISS Columbus Module. Image Credit: Airbus Defence and Space.

An external research platform slated to be installed on the International Space Station (ISS) in late 2018 could facilitate access to the orbital laboratory for commercial users. The “Bartolomeo” platform will be offering its services while attached to the station’s Columbus …