Columbus laboratory (ESA contribution, then called Columbus)

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International Space Station module research laboratory space station module

The Columbus laboratory is the European Space Agency’s primary research module for the International Space Station, designed to support a wide range of microgravity science experiments in orbit.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Columbus laboratory (ESA contribution, then called Columbus) canonical	1
European Space Agency Columbus program	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	International Space Station module ⓘ research laboratory ⓘ space station module ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Columbus ⓘ Columbus Laboratory Module ⓘ surface form: ESA Columbus module
assemblyLocation	Bremen ⓘ surface form: Bremen, Germany
attachedTo	Harmony module ⓘ ISS starboard side of Harmony node ⓘ
belongsToProgram	European human spaceflight programme ⓘ surface form: European human spaceflight program International Space Station program ⓘ
builtBy	Airbus ⓘ surface form: Airbus Defence and Space Astrium ⓘ surface form: EADS Astrium
controlCenter	DLR Columbus Control Center ⓘ surface form: Columbus Control Centre
controlCenterLocation	Oberpfaffenhofen ⓘ surface form: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
country	Europe ⓘ
developedBy	European Space Agency ⓘ
developedInCooperationWith	European aerospace industry ⓘ
diameter	about 4.5 metres ⓘ
dockingPortType	Common Berthing Mechanism ⓘ
firstCrewedUse	2008 ⓘ
fundedBy	ESA member states ⓘ
hasFacility	Biolab ⓘ European Drawer Rack ⓘ European Physiology Modules Facility ⓘ European Transport Carrier ⓘ Fluid Science Laboratory ⓘ Microgravity Science Glovebox ⓘ surface form: Microgravity Science Glovebox interfaces
inclination	51.6 degrees ⓘ
launchDate	2008-02-07 ⓘ
launchedBy	NASA ⓘ
launchSite	KSC LC-39A ⓘ Kennedy Space Center ⓘ
launchVehicle	Space Shuttle Atlantis ⓘ
length	about 6.9 metres ⓘ
location	in orbit attached to the ISS ⓘ
mass	approximately 12,800 kilograms ⓘ
mission	STS-122 ⓘ
operator	ESA ⓘ European Space Agency ⓘ
orbit	Low Earth orbit ⓘ
partOf	International Space Station ⓘ
powerSupply	ISS power system ⓘ
pressurizedVolume	approximately 75 cubic metres ⓘ
primaryPurpose	microgravity research ⓘ scientific experiments in orbit ⓘ
provides	data handling for experiments ⓘ power distribution for payloads ⓘ standardized experiment racks ⓘ telemetry and telecommand for experiments ⓘ thermal control for payloads ⓘ
researchFields	biology ⓘ fluid physics ⓘ human physiology ⓘ life sciences ⓘ materials science ⓘ technology demonstrations ⓘ
spaceAgency	European Space Agency ⓘ
status	operational ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Space Station Freedom program → includedElement → Columbus laboratory (ESA contribution, then called Columbus) ⓘ

STS-122 → supportedAgency → Columbus laboratory (ESA contribution, then called Columbus) ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Space Agency Columbus program