{"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\/es\/the_21st_century_columbus\/","title":{"rendered":"El Col\u00f3n del siglo XXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>En 1492, una peque\u00f1a flota de barcos capitaneada por el navegante genov\u00e9s Crist\u00f3bal Col\u00f3n descubri\u00f3 Am\u00e9rica. Ahora, m\u00e1s de 500 a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s, un segundo \u00abCol\u00f3n\u00bb \u2014bautizado as\u00ed en su honor\u2014 se dispone a embarcarse en otra misi\u00f3n de exploraci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Si todo sucede de acuerdo con lo previsto, el transbordador Atlantis despegar\u00e1 desde Florida el 6 de diciembre llevando a bordo el laboratorio Columbus de la Agencia Espacial Europea. Dos d\u00edas despu\u00e9s el laboratorio se entregar\u00e1 a la Estaci\u00f3n Espacial Internacional (ISS) listo para su instalaci\u00f3n en el nodo Harmony, situado en el extremo delantero de la estaci\u00f3n.<\/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>Cierre definitivo de la escotilla del laboratorio Columbus en las instalaciones de preparaci\u00f3n de la Estaci\u00f3n Espacial de la NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>El Col\u00f3n del siglo XXI es una de las contribuciones europeas m\u00e1s importantes a la ISS. Con un peso aproximado de 13 toneladas, el cilindro de unos 6,8 metros de largo y 4,5 metros de ancho tiene unas dimensiones parecidas a las de un autob\u00fas londinense. Varios astronautas de la ESA y de otras agencias espaciales trabajar\u00e1n de forma conjunta en el aislamiento del interior del m\u00f3dulo.<\/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>El interior del Columbus est\u00e1 listo para el cierre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>El laboratorio cient\u00edfico multiusos se emplear\u00e1 para llevar a cabo experimentos de muchos campos distintos. A lo largo de las paredes y el \u201ctecho\u201d del m\u00f3dulo cil\u00edndrico habr\u00e1 instalados 10 armarios cient\u00edficos, cada uno del tama\u00f1o de una cabina de tel\u00e9fono. (Recuerda que en el espacio no existe \u201carriba\u201d ni \u201cabajo\u201d.) Dichos armarios se utilizar\u00e1n para investigar el comportamiento de l\u00edquidos, de distintos organismos vivos (incluidos los seres humanos) y de materiales en condiciones de gravedad cero.<\/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>Se pesa a Columbus antes de trasladarlo al contenedor de carga \u00fatil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>En el exterior del Columbus hay cuatro plataformas que permitir\u00e1n montar otros tipos de experimentos y someterlos al rigor del ambiente espacial. \u00a1No hay duda de que Crist\u00f3bal Col\u00f3n se sorprender\u00eda al conocer esa maravilla tecnol\u00f3gica que lleva su nombre!<\/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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