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    16 May 2013 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 144 Increment 35: 20 April – 3 May 2013
    24 Apr 2013 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 143 Increment 35: 6 – 19 April 2013
    09 Apr 2013 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 142 Increment 35: 23 March – 5 April 2013
    27 Mar 2013 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 141 Increment 34: 9 – 22 March 2013
    15 Mar 2013 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 140 Increment 34: 23 February – 8 March 2013
    27 Feb 2013 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 139 Increment 34: 9 - 22 February 2013
    26 Feb 2013 Biolab
    19 Feb 2013 Luca at Columbus Control Centre
    12 Feb 2013 Five years of unique science on Columbus
    07 Feb 2013 Vessel-ID
    07 Feb 2013 Five years of supporting Columbus science
    29 Jan 2013 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 137 Increment 34 : 12 January 2012 – 25 January 2013
    29 Jan 2013 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 138 Increment 34: 26 January – 8 February 2013
    17 Jan 2013 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 136 Increment 34 : 29 December 2012 – 11 January 2013
    30 Dec 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 135 Increment 34 : 14 - 28 December 2012
    15 Dec 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 134 Increment 34 : 1 - 14 December 2012
    30 Nov 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 133 Increment 33/34 : 17 - 30 November
    28 Nov 2012 International Space Station salutes the Sun
    28 Nov 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 132 Increment 33: 3 November – 16 November
    07 Nov 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 131 Increment 33: 20 October – 2 November
    30 Oct 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 130 Increment 33, 6-19 October
    05 Oct 2012 Capturing the Sun in a computer
    05 Oct 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 129 Increment 33
    21 Sep 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 128 Increment 33/33
    07 Sep 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 127 Increment 32
    24 Aug 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 126 Increment 32
    23 Aug 2012 Ten years and still going strong for Microgravity Science Glovebox
    10 Aug 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 125 Increment 32
    27 Jul 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 124 Increment 32
    13 Jul 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 123 Increment 31/32
    29 Jun 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 122 Increment 31
    22 Jun 2012 The toughest life on Earth
    15 Jun 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 121 Increment 31
    01 Jun 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 120 Increment 31
    18 May 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 119 Increment 31
    04 May 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 118 Increment 30/31
    20 Apr 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 117 Increment 30
    06 Apr 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 116 Increment 30
    23 Mar 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 115 Increment 30
    09 Mar 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 114 Increment 30
    24 Feb 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 113 Increment 30
    10 Feb 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 112 Increment 30
    27 Jan 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 111 Increment 30
    13 Jan 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 110 Increment 30
    10 Jan 2012 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 108 Increment 29/30
    30 Dec 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 109 Increment 30
    18 Nov 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 107 Increment 29
    04 Nov 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 106 Increment 29
    21 Oct 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 105 Increment 29
    07 Oct 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 104 Increment 29
    23 Sep 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 103 Increment 28/29
    09 Sep 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 102 Increment 28
    26 Aug 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 101 Increment 28
    12 Aug 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 100 Increment 28
    29 Jul 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 99 Increment 28
    15 Jul 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 98 Increment 28
    01 Jul 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 97 Increment 28
    17 Jun 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 96 Increment 28
    03 Jun 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 95, Increment 27/28
    20 May 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 94, Increment 27
    06 May 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 93, Increment 27
    22 Apr 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 92, Increment 27
    13 Apr 2011 Nespoli performs hot-swap of faulty valve on Columbus
    08 Apr 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 91, Increment 27
    25 Mar 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 90, Increment 26/27
    11 Mar 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 89, Increment 26
    25 Feb 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 88, Increment 26
    11 Feb 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 87, Increment 26
    28 Jan 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 86, Increment 26
    14 Jan 2011 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 85, Increment 26
    31 Dec 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 84, Increment 26
    17 Dec 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 83, Increment 26
    03 Dec 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 82, Increment 25/26
    19 Nov 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 81, Increment 25
    05 Nov 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 80, Increment 25
    22 Oct 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 79, Increment 25
    08 Oct 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 78, Increment 24
    24 Sep 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 77, Increment 24
    10 Sep 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 76, Increment 24
    27 Aug 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 75, Increment 24
    26 Aug 2010 ISS ship-tracker operating alongside Norwegian satellite
    13 Aug 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 74, Increment 24
    30 Jul 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 73, Increment 24
    20 Jul 2010 Challenging Einstein on the ISS: ACES takes a step ahead
    16 Jul 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 72, Increment 24
    02 Jul 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 71, Increment 24
    18 Jun 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 70, Increment 24
    04 Jun 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 69, Increment 23
    21 May 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 68, Increment 23
    07 May 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 67
    Increment 23
    09 Apr 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 66
    Increment 23
    09 Apr 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 65
    Increment 23
    26 Mar 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 64
    Increment 22/23
    12 Mar 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 63
    Increment 22
    22 Feb 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 61
    Increment 22
    22 Feb 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 62
    Increment 22
    03 Feb 2010 Larga y próspera vida, Xanthoria elegans
    01 Feb 2010 Live long and prosper, Xanthoria elegans
    22 Jan 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 60
    Increment 22
    22 Jan 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 59
    Increment 22
    18 Jan 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 58
    Increment 22
    08 Jan 2010 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 57
    Increment 22
    10 Dec 2009 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report # 56
    Increment 21
    30 Nov 2009 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report
    Increment 21
    06 Nov 2009 ESA ISS Science & System - Operations Status Report
    Increment 21
    14 Sep 2009 EuTEF mission comes to a successful end
    01 Sep 2009 Spacewalkers to retrieve science experiments outside Columbus
    27 Mar 2009 Protein experiment starts in Columbus laboratory
    11 Feb 2009 Columbus, one year on orbit
    06 Nov 2008 Universal Declaration of Human Rights flies into space
    10 Sep 2008 Geoflow experiment starts the flow of data from the Fluid Science Laboratory
    12 Jun 2008 Shuttle crew on European tour
    27 Mar 2008 Endeavour brings ESA astronaut back to earth
    13 Mar 2008 Shuttle docks, Eyharts joins STS-123 crew
    11 Mar 2008 Endeavour en route for the ISS
    11 Mar 2008 Columbus camera captures first views of Earth
    29 Feb 2008 Plant growth experiment starts in Columbus
    20 Feb 2008 After successfully delivering Columbus, Atlantis is back on Earth
    20 Feb 2008 Atlantis to land today
    18 Feb 2008 NASA flight director "thoroughly impressed" with ESA's Columbus Control Centre
    15 Feb 2008 Columbus external experiments installed during spacewalk
    14 Feb 2008 German Chancellor Merkel calls ISS
    14 Feb 2008 Take your classroom into space
    14 Feb 2008 Astronauts to call German Chancellor
    13 Feb 2008 Schlegel completes first spacewalk
    13 Feb 2008 Second spacewalk in progress
    13 Feb 2008 A great day for Europe!
    13 Feb 2008 Predicting the radiation risk to ESA’s astronauts
    12 Feb 2008 Columbus activation underway
    12 Feb 2008 Columbus hatch opened for first time
    12 Feb 2008 Schlegel talks to US media tonight
    11 Feb 2008 Columbus installed in new home on ISS
    11 Feb 2008 Spacewalk underway to install Columbus
    10 Feb 2008 Schlegel to help coordinate first spacewalk
    10 Feb 2008 Revised STS-122 mission schedule
    09 Feb 2008 Columbus installation delayed by one day
    09 Feb 2008 Columbus laboratory arrives at Space Station
    09 Feb 2008 Atlantis docks with the International Space Station
    07 Feb 2008 Europe’s Columbus laboratory leaves Earth
    07 Feb 2008 Columbus to launch today
    06 Feb 2008 Countdown to Columbus launch
    06 Feb 2008 Perfect view of ISS just before Columbus launch
    05 Feb 2008 Full coverage on ESA's Columbus Blog
    31 Jan 2008 Columbus launch set for 7 February
    28 Jan 2008 ISS, ATV and Shuttle briefings on NASA TV
    22 Jan 2008 Follow the launch of ESA’s Columbus space laboratory live at ESA and DLR
    11 Jan 2008 Columbus launch targeted for 7 February
    03 Jan 2008 Columbus launch no earlier than 24 January
    28 Dec 2007 NASA set for Shuttle fuel tank repair
    21 Dec 2007 Troubleshooting continues at KSC
    14 Dec 2007 Media accreditation for STS-122 Columbus launch
    14 Dec 2007 Columbus launch targeted for 10 January
    09 Dec 2007 Columbus launch no earlier than 2 January
    06 Dec 2007 Columbus launch delay - interview with ESA's Roland Luettgens
    06 Dec 2007 Countdown to Columbus launch
    04 Dec 2007 ISS update November 2007: Station ready for Columbus
    03 Dec 2007 Columbus Blog now live
    30 Nov 2007 The European Columbus space laboratory set to reach ISS; follow the launch live
    27 Nov 2007 The Columbus Mission
    23 Nov 2007 Hans Schlegel prepares for Columbus Mission
    20 Nov 2007 ESA astronaut Léopold Eyharts ready to make space history
    20 Nov 2007 STS-122 crew in practice countdown
    16 Nov 2007 ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli paves the way for Columbus
    14 Nov 2007 Harmony moved to final location
    12 Nov 2007 Columbus placed inside Space Shuttle
    07 Nov 2007 Columbus Control Centre – heart of European ISS operations
    05 Nov 2007 Columbus moves to payload canister
    31 Oct 2007 European Columbus laboratory is ready to launch
    29 Oct 2007 Media accreditation opens for next Shuttle mission
    19 Oct 2007 Columbus hatch closed for last time
    10 Oct 2007 Preparing the European Columbus laboratory - more images
    10 Oct 2007 Preparing the European Columbus laboratory - new images
    13 Jul 2007 Atlantis readies for Columbus mission
    13 Feb 2007 Léopold Eyharts, the man who will bring Columbus to life
    22 Jan 2007 Significant milestone for Columbus flight readiness
    22 Nov 2006 Ready to control Columbus
    10 Oct 2006 Controlling Columbus
    07 Jun 2006 Columbus delivered to Kennedy Space Center
    12 May 2006 Columbus on its way
    02 May 2006 Ceremony for the completion of the Columbus laboratory
    24 Apr 2006 European Columbus laboratory for ISS ready for delivery
    20 Oct 2004 Columbus Control Centre inaugurated in Oberpfaffenhofen
    18 Feb 2003 Hans Schlegel
    18 Jul 2001 European Columbus laboratory
    04 Jul 2001 Léopold Eyharts
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