{"id":1095,"date":"2007-12-10T10:21:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-10T09:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/the_21st_century_columbus\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:35:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:35:57","slug":"the_21st_century_columbus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/da\/the_21st_century_columbus\/","title":{"rendered":"Det 21. \u00e5rhundredes Columbus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>I 1492 opdagede en lille fl\u00e5de af skibe under ledelse af den genovesiske s\u00f8farer Christopher Columbus Amerika. Nu, over 500 \u00e5r senere, skal en anden Columbus \u2013 opkaldt efter ham \u2013 begive sig ud p\u00e5 endnu en opdagelsesrejse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hvis alt g\u00e5r efter planen, vil rumf\u00e6rgen Atlantis lette fra Florida den 7. februar 2008 med Den Europ\u00e6iske Rumorganisations Columbus-laboratorium om bord. To dage senere vil laboratoriet blive leveret til Den Internationale Rumstation (ISS), klar til montering p\u00e5 Harmony-modulet i stationens forreste ende.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"2325\" data-credit=\"ESA - S. Corvaja 2007\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2007\/10\/Columbus_laboratory_final_hatch_closure_in_NASA_s_Space_Station_Processing_Facility9\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2007\/10\/columbus_laboratory_final_hatch_closure_in_nasa_s_space_station_processing_facility9\/17913221-2-eng-GB\/Columbus_laboratory_final_hatch_closure_in_NASA_s_Space_Station_Processing_Facility.jpg\" alt=\"Columbus laboratory final hatch closure in NASA&#x27;s Space Station Processing Facility\"><figcaption>Endelig lukning af lugen til Columbus-laboratoriet i NASAs forberedelsesanl\u00e6g til rumstationen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00bb21st century Columbus\u00ab er et af de vigtigste europ\u00e6iske bidrag til ISS. Den 13 ton tunge aluminiumscylinder er ca. 6,8 meter lang og 4,5 meter bred \u2013 omtrent p\u00e5 st\u00f8rrelse med en London-bus. Flere astronauter fra ESA og andre rumfartsorganisationer vil kunne arbejde side om side i uformelle omgivelser inde i modulet.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"1280\" data-credit=\"ESA\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2007\/10\/Columbus_interior_is_ready_for_the_close-out2\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2007\/10\/columbus_interior_is_ready_for_the_close-out2\/17904269-2-eng-GB\/Columbus_interior_is_ready_for_the_close-out.jpg\" alt=\"Columbus interior is ready for the close-out\"><figcaption>Indretningen i Columbus er klar til afslutningen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Det multifunktionelle videnskabelige laboratorium vil blive brugt til at gennemf\u00f8re eksperimenter inden for mange forskellige omr\u00e5der. Langs v\u00e6ggene og \u201cloftet\u201d i det cylindriske modul vil der v\u00e6re 10 videnskabelige stativer, der hver is\u00e6r er omtrent p\u00e5 st\u00f8rrelse med en telefonboks. (Husk, at der ikke er noget \u201cop\u201d eller \u201cned\u201d i rummet.) Disse stativer vil blive brugt til forskning i v\u00e6skers opf\u00f8rsel, forskellige levende organismer (herunder mennesker) og materialers opf\u00f8rsel i v\u00e6gtl\u00f8shed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"2008\" data-credit=\"NASA\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2007\/11\/Columbus_is_weighed_before_being_transferred_to_the_payload_canister2\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2007\/11\/columbus_is_weighed_before_being_transferred_to_the_payload_canister2\/17874778-2-eng-GB\/Columbus_is_weighed_before_being_transferred_to_the_payload_canister.jpg\" alt=\"Columbus is weighed before being transferred to the payload canister\"><figcaption>Columbus vejes, inden den flyttes over i nyttelastbeholderen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Uden for Columbus findes der fire platforme, hvor andre eksperimenter kan ops\u00e6ttes og uds\u00e6ttes for det barske rummilj\u00f8. Der er ingen tvivl om, at Christopher Columbus ville blive forbl\u00f8ffet, hvis han fik at vide, hvilket teknologisk vidunder der b\u00e6rer hans navn!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1492, a small fleet of ships led by the Genoese navigator, Christopher Columbus, discovered the Americas. 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