Columbus

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Columbus is the European Space Agency’s research laboratory module attached to the International Space Station, used for a wide range of scientific experiments in microgravity.

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Columbus canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf International Space Station module ⓘ
space laboratory module ⓘ
abbreviation COF ⓘ
assemblyLocation Bremen, Germany ⓘ
linked to: Bremen
attachedTo Harmony module ⓘ
Node 2 ⓘ
attachmentPort starboard side of Harmony ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
developedBy European Space Agency ⓘ
diameter 4.5 m ⓘ
enteredService 2008-02-11 ⓘ
environment microgravity ⓘ
externalPayloadCapacity 4 payload platforms ⓘ
fullName Columbus Orbital Facility ⓘ
fundedBy European Space Agency member states ⓘ
hasExternalPayloadFacility yes ⓘ
hasFacility Biolab ⓘ
European Drawer Rack ⓘ
European Modular Cultivation System ⓘ
European Physiology Modules Facility ⓘ
European Transport Carrier ⓘ
Fluid Science Laboratory ⓘ
integrationPartner Thales Alenia Space ⓘ
launchDate 2008-02-07 ⓘ
launchedBy NASA ⓘ
launchMass 12400 kg ⓘ
launchPad LC-39A ⓘ
launchSite Kennedy Space Center ⓘ
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Atlantis ⓘ
length 6.9 m ⓘ
manufacturer EADS Astrium ⓘ
linked to: Astrium
missionDesignation STS-122 ⓘ
namedAfter Christopher Columbus ⓘ
operator ESA ⓘ
European Space Agency ⓘ
orbit low Earth orbit ⓘ
orbitsWith International Space Station ⓘ
partOf International Space Station ⓘ
powerSupply ISS power system ⓘ
pressurizedVolume 75 m3 ⓘ
primaryFunction microgravity research laboratory ⓘ
scientific experimentation ⓘ
researchFields biology ⓘ
fluid physics ⓘ
materials science ⓘ
physiology ⓘ
technology demonstrations ⓘ
status operational ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Columbus laboratory → alsoKnownAs → Columbus ⓘ
STS-132 → visitedISSModule → Columbus ⓘ
International Space Station → hasModule → Columbus ⓘ
subject linked to: ISS