{"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\/fi\/the_21st_century_columbus\/","title":{"rendered":"2000-luvun Kolumbus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>Vuonna 1492 genovalaisen merenkulkijan Kristoffer Kolumbuksen johtama pieni laivasto l\u00f6ysi Amerikan mantereet. Nyt, yli 500 vuotta my\u00f6hemmin, toinen Kolumbus \u2013 joka on nimetty h\u00e4nen kunniakseen \u2013 on l\u00e4hd\u00f6ss\u00e4 uudelle tutkimusmatkalle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jos kaikki sujuu suunnitelmien mukaan, Atlantis-avaruussukkula laukaistaan Floridasta 7. helmikuuta 2008 mukanaan Euroopan avaruusj\u00e4rjest\u00f6n (ESA) Columbus-laboratorio. Kaksi p\u00e4iv\u00e4\u00e4 my\u00f6hemmin laboratorio toimitetaan kansainv\u00e4liselle avaruusasemalle (ISS), jossa se on valmis asennettavaksi aseman etup\u00e4\u00e4ss\u00e4 sijaitsevaan Harmony-moduuliin.<\/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>Columbus-laboratorion luukun lopullinen sulkeminen NASA:n avaruusaseman k\u00e4sittelylaitoksessa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>21st century Columbus on yksi t\u00e4rkeimmist\u00e4 eurooppalaisista panoksista kansainv\u00e4liselle avaruusasemalle (ISS). L\u00e4hes 13 tonnia painava alumiinisylinteri on noin 6,8 metri\u00e4 pitk\u00e4 ja 4,5 metri\u00e4 leve\u00e4 \u2013 suunnilleen lontoolaisen bussin kokoinen. Useat ESA:n ja muiden avaruusj\u00e4rjest\u00f6jen astronautit voivat ty\u00f6skennell\u00e4 rinnakkain moduulin sis\u00e4ll\u00e4 ilman suojapukuja.<\/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>Columbuksen sis\u00e4tilat ovat valmiina lopputarkastusta varten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Monik\u00e4ytt\u00f6ist\u00e4 tiedelaboratoriota k\u00e4ytet\u00e4\u00e4n kokeiden suorittamiseen monilla eri aloilla. Sylinterim\u00e4isen moduulin seinien ja \u201ckaton\u201d varrella on 10 tutkimushylly\u00e4, joista kukin on suunnilleen puhelinkopin kokoinen. (Muistathan, ett\u00e4 avaruudessa ei ole \u201cyl\u00e4-\u201d tai \u201calapuolta\u201d.) N\u00e4it\u00e4 telineit\u00e4 k\u00e4ytet\u00e4\u00e4n tutkimaan nesteiden, erilaisten el\u00e4vien organismien (mukaan lukien ihmiset) ja materiaalien k\u00e4ytt\u00e4ytymist\u00e4 painovoimattomassa tilassa.<\/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 punnitaan ennen sen siirt\u00e4mist\u00e4 hy\u00f6tykuormakoteloon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Columbuksen ulkopuolella on nelj\u00e4 alustaa, joille voidaan asentaa muita kokeita ja altistaa ne ankaralle avaruusymp\u00e4rist\u00f6lle. Ei ole ep\u00e4ilyst\u00e4k\u00e4\u00e4n siit\u00e4, ett\u00e4 Christopher Columbus olisi h\u00e4mm\u00e4stynyt kuullessaan t\u00e4st\u00e4 h\u00e4nen nime\u00e4\u00e4n kantavasta teknologisesta ihmeest\u00e4!<\/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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