From building to liftoff and installation, these images show the making of European space lab Columbus…
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A decade of European science in space
Looking at a decade of European science on the International Space Station with the Columbus laboratory.…
Box of delights
Technology image of the week: a long-serving miniaturised space lab inside the space lab that is…
Box of delights
Technology image of the week: a long-serving miniaturised space lab inside the space lab that is…
Kubik on Space Station
A miniaturised laboratory inside the orbital laboratory that is ESA’s Columbus module, this 40 cm cube…
T–1
The date has finally arrived. On 7 February 2008, after years of planning and construction, delays…
Columbus 10 years on orbit
On 7 February 2008, Space Shuttle Atlantis launched to the International Space Station. In its cargo…
Columbus 10 years on orbit
On 7 February 2008, Space Shuttle Atlantis launched to the International Space Station. In its cargo…
Change in atmosphere
Human activity is, without doubt, changing the makeup of our atmosphere. ESA’s Climate Change Initiative is…
Space station space science
Careering around Earth every 90 minutes, 400 km above our heads, is the International Space Station…