The Columbus laboratory is ESA's biggest contribution to the International Space Station (ISS). Delivered to ESA by EADS SPACE Transportation on 2 May 2006, this laboratory will provide internal payload accommodation for various scientific experiments. The Columbus laboratory is due to be flown on Space Shuttle Atlantis to the ISS in December 2007.
ESA astronaut André Kuipers works on the ARGES experiment. ARGES was successfully completed in the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) on board the American module of the International Space Station (ISS).
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