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Columbus delivered to Kennedy Space Center

7 June 2006

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After arriving from Germany by Beluga aircraft, the European Columbus laboratory settles into a new home in the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

The Columbus laboratory is ESA's biggest contribution to the International Space Station. 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 will be flown on a Space Shuttle to the ISS in the second half of 2007.

Credits: NASA

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The Columbus laboratory is loaded into a Beluga aircraft at Bremen Airport, Germany, ahead of transportation to NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida, in the United States. Columbus laboratory will be flown on a Space Shuttle to the ISS in the second half of 2007.

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The Beluga aircraft carrying the Columbus laboratory arrives at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, the United States. Columbus laboratory will be flown on a Space Shuttle to the ISS in the second half of 2007.

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Cranes lower Columbus towards flatbed truck

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Two cranes lower the Columbus laboratory toward a flatbed truck. The truck will transport the module to the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The module arrived in Florida on a Beluga Airbus 30 May 2006.

Credits: ESA

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The Columbus laboratory, is moved under escort past the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. It is heading to the Space Station Processing Facility. The module arrived in Florida on a Beluga Airbus 30 May 2006.

Credits: NASA/Jim Grossmann

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NASA welcomed the arrival of the Columbus laboratory in Florida during a ceremony in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) at Kennedy Space Center. Participating in the welcoming ceremony are, from left, William Gerstenmaier, NASA associate administrator for Space Operations; Alan Thirkettle, ESA's International Space Station Programme Manager; Jim Kennedy, director, Kennedy Space Center; and Russell Romanella, director, International Space Station and Payloads Processing. (2 June 2006)

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