Article Images Ready to control Columbus   Columbus Control Centre, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. Under the call sign 'Munich', the Columbus Control Centre will, from 2007, be responsible for systems on board the orbiting Columbus laboratory and for European science activities on board the ISS. The centre is already building operational expertise during ESA's Astrolab Mission. Columbus brings new responsibilities     Dieter Sabath is project manager for the Columbus Control Centre at DLR Oberpfaffenhofen.   Thomas Kuch, Mission Operations Manager at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) facility in Oberpfaffenhofen, Bavaria. The Columbus Control centre is housed within the German Space Operations Centre (GSOC) at DLR Oberpfaffenhofen.   Born December 18, 1956 in Mönchengladbach, Germany. He is married and has three children. He enjoys reading and spending time with his family, and performs with an amateur theatre group. He also plays soccer and holds a black belt in karate.   Columbus Control Centre, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. Under the call sign 'Munich', the Columbus Control Centre will, from 2007, be responsible for systems on board the orbiting Columbus laboratory and for European science activities on board the ISS. The centre is already building operational expertise during ESA's Astrolab Mission.   An artist's impression of Columbus, a cutaway view, the European laboratory module of the International Space Station. Release date: 13 November 2007