 A great day for Europe!


 | Lifting Columbus out of Atlantis' payload bay
| 13 February 2008 The European Columbus laboratory has completed its voyage to the International Space Station. Columbus was officially attached to the right side of the Harmony module at 22:44 CET on Monday 11 February. Here is the story in pictures.  | The European Columbus laboratory was installed during the first spacewalk of the STS-122 mission
|  | The European Columbus laboratory closes in on new home on the starboard port of the Harmony module
|  | The European Columbus laboratory is moved into position for installation
|  | A view of Columbus in Atlantis' payload bay during the two day journey to the International Space Station
|  | ESA astronaut Hans Schlegel and NASA astronaut Rex Walheim prepare an EVA spacesuit
|  | Hans Schlegel and Rex Walheim shortly after arrival at the International Space Station
|  | Leopold Eyharts enjoys a meal with the rest of the STS-122 crew
|  | Leopold Eyharts and Leland Melvin in the Shuttle middeck
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 |  |  Pictures

| | | Schlegel's spacewalk in pictures (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Columbus/SEMG57VHJCF_0.html) |  | | | Columbus Mission (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Columbus/index.html) |  | | | Columbus Blog (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Columbus_Blog/index.html) |  |

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