Multi-Purpose Logistics Module

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The Multipurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) was a series of logistics and space station modules built by the Italian Space Agency (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana; ASI) as part of their contribution to the International Space Station program. NASA took ownership of the modules in exchange for allowing Italian use of the station. MPLMs were flown on 12 Space Shuttle missions. In flight, the MPLM would be robotically removed from the Shuttle payload bay and attached directly to the station for unloading using a Common Berthing Mechanism.