{"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\/de\/the_21st_century_columbus\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbus des 21. Jahrhunderts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>Im Jahr 1492 entdeckte eine kleine Schiffsflotte unter der F\u00fchrung des genuesischen Seefahrers Christoph Kolumbus Amerika. Nun, \u00fcber 500 Jahre sp\u00e4ter, soll eine zweite \u201eColumbus\u201c \u2013 die zu seinen Ehren so benannt wurde \u2013 zu einer weiteren Entdeckungsreise aufbrechen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wenn alles nach Plan l\u00e4uft, startet das Space Shuttle Atlantis am 6. Dezember mit dem Columbus-Labor der Europ\u00e4ischen Weltraumorganisation von Florida aus ins All. Zwei Tage sp\u00e4ter wird das Labor der Internationalen Raumstation (ISS) \u00fcbergeben, um anschlie\u00dfend an das Verbindungselement Harmony am vorderen Ende der Raumstation montiert zu werden.<\/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>Endg\u00fcltiger Verschluss der Luke des Columbus-Labors in der Space Station Processing Facility der NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dieser Columbus des 21. Jahrhunderts ist einer der wichtigsten Beitr\u00e4ge Europas zur ISS. Der Aluminiumzylinder wiegt knapp 13 Tonnen, ist ungef\u00e4hr 6,8 Meter lang und 4,5 Meter breit. Damit ist seine Gr\u00f6\u00dfe mit der eines Londoner Doppeldeckerbusses vergleichbar. Im Inneren des Moduls k\u00f6nnen mehrere Astronauten der ESA und anderer Weltraumorganisationen in angenehmer Atmosph\u00e4re nebeneinander arbeiten.<\/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>Der Innenausbau des \u201eColumbus\u201c ist bereit f\u00fcr die Fertigstellung<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Das wissenschaftliche Mehrzwecklabor dient zur Durchf\u00fchrung von Experimenten in den unterschiedlichsten Bereichen. Die W\u00e4nde und die \u201eDecke\u201c des Zylinders bieten Platz f\u00fcr zehn Forschungsschr\u00e4nke von der Gr\u00f6\u00dfe einer Telefonkabine (Denke daran, dass es im Weltraum kein \u201eoben\u201c oder \u201eunten\u201c gibt!). Mithilfe dieser Forschungsschr\u00e4nke kann untersucht werden, wie sich Fl\u00fcssigkeiten, verschiedene Lebewesen (auch der Mensch) sowie zahlreiche Materialien in der Schwerelosigkeit verhalten.<\/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 wird gewogen, bevor es in den Nutzlastbeh\u00e4lter verladen wird<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An der Au\u00dfenseite von Columbus befinden sich vier Plattformen, an denen weitere Experimente montiert und der rauen Umgebung im All ausgesetzt werden k\u00f6nnen. Christoph Columbus w\u00fcrde mit Sicherheit ganz sch\u00f6n \u00fcber das technologische Wunderwerk staunen, das seinen Namen tr\u00e4gt!<\/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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