Article Images International Space Station celebrates tenth birthday   Backdropped by a blue and white part of Earth, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Earlier the STS-124 and Expedition 17 crews concluded almost nine days of cooperative work on board the Shuttle and Station. (11 June 2008) Cooperation     First International Space Station elements Zarya and Unity. Photo: NASA Knowledge and know-how     European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter (bottom center), Expedition 13 flight engineer, and the STS-121 crewmembers pose in "star-burst" formation for an in-flight portrait in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station. Clockwise, around the circle from Reiter, are astronauts Michael E. Fossum, Lisa M. Nowak, both mission specialists; Steven W. Lindsey and Mark E. Kelly, commander and pilot, respectively; Stephanie D. Wilson and Piers J. Sellers, mission specialists. Reiter launched on the Space Shuttle Discovery with the STS-121 crew and officially became an Expedition 13 crewmember after the shuttle docked with the station. Robust programme     A view of the European Columbus laboratory installed in its new home on the International Space Station. Columbus was launched with Space Shuttle Atlantis on 7 February 2008. The new module was installed on the starboard side of the Harmony module during a spacewalk on 11 February 2008. The next step     Backdropped by the airglow of Earth's horizon and the blackness of space, the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) approaches the International Space Station on Monday, 31 March, 2008, for its Demonstration Day 2 practice maneouvers. Release date: 4 May 2009