Columbus

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Columbus is the European Space Agency’s research laboratory module attached to the International Space Station, used for a wide range of scientific experiments in microgravity.

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Columbus canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf International Space Station module
space laboratory module
abbreviation COF
assemblyLocation Bremen, Germany
linked to: Bremen
attachedTo Harmony module
Node 2
attachmentPort starboard side of Harmony
countryOfOrigin Germany
developedBy European Space Agency
diameter 4.5 m
enteredService 2008-02-11
environment microgravity
externalPayloadCapacity 4 payload platforms
fullName Columbus Orbital Facility
fundedBy European Space Agency member states
hasExternalPayloadFacility yes
hasFacility Biolab
European Drawer Rack
European Modular Cultivation System
European Physiology Modules Facility
European Transport Carrier
Fluid Science Laboratory
integrationPartner Thales Alenia Space
launchDate 2008-02-07
launchedBy NASA
launchMass 12400 kg
launchPad LC-39A
launchSite Kennedy Space Center
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Atlantis
length 6.9 m
manufacturer EADS Astrium
linked to: Astrium
missionDesignation STS-122
namedAfter Christopher Columbus
operator ESA
European Space Agency
orbit low Earth orbit
orbitsWith International Space Station
partOf International Space Station
powerSupply ISS power system
pressurizedVolume 75 m3
primaryFunction microgravity research laboratory
scientific experimentation
researchFields biology
fluid physics
materials science
physiology
technology demonstrations
status operational

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Columbus laboratory alsoKnownAs Columbus
STS-132 visitedISSModule Columbus
International Space Station hasModule Columbus
subject linked to: ISS