Columbus

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International Space Station module space laboratory module

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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Predicate Object
instanceOf International Space Station module ⓘ
space laboratory module ⓘ
abbreviation COF NERFINISHED ⓘ
assemblyLocation Bremen, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ
attachedTo Harmony module NERFINISHED ⓘ
Node 2 ⓘ
attachmentPort starboard side of Harmony ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
developedBy European Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ
diameter 4.5 m ⓘ
enteredService 2008-02-11 ⓘ
environment microgravity ⓘ
externalPayloadCapacity 4 payload platforms ⓘ
fullName Columbus Orbital Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ
fundedBy European Space Agency member states ⓘ
hasExternalPayloadFacility yes ⓘ
hasFacility Biolab NERFINISHED ⓘ
European Drawer Rack NERFINISHED ⓘ
European Modular Cultivation System NERFINISHED ⓘ
European Physiology Modules Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ
European Transport Carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fluid Science Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ
integrationPartner Thales Alenia Space NERFINISHED ⓘ
launchDate 2008-02-07 ⓘ
launchedBy NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ
launchMass 12400 kg ⓘ
launchPad LC-39A NERFINISHED ⓘ
launchSite Kennedy Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Atlantis NERFINISHED ⓘ
length 6.9 m ⓘ
manufacturer EADS Astrium NERFINISHED ⓘ
missionDesignation STS-122 NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Christopher Columbus NERFINISHED ⓘ
operator ESA NERFINISHED ⓘ
European Space Agency ⓘ
orbit low Earth orbit ⓘ
orbitsWith International Space Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf International Space Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
powerSupply ISS power system NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 ⓘ
ISS US Orbital Segment → includesModule → Columbus ⓘ
Columbus laboratory (ESA contribution, then called Columbus) → alsoKnownAs → Columbus ⓘ
subject surface form: Columbus laboratory