{"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\/fr\/the_21st_century_columbus\/","title":{"rendered":"Le \u00ab Christophe Colomb \u00bb du 21e si\u00e8cle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>En 1492, une petite flotte de navires dirig\u00e9e par le navigateur g\u00e9nois Christophe Colomb a d\u00e9couvert les Am\u00e9riques. Aujourd\u2019hui, plus de 500 ans plus tard, un deuxi\u00e8me \u00ab Colomb \u00bb \u2013 baptis\u00e9 ainsi en son honneur \u2013 s\u2019appr\u00eate \u00e0 se lancer dans une nouvelle mission d\u2019exploration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Si tout se d\u00e9roule comme pr\u00e9vu, la navette Atlantis quittera la Floride le 6 d\u00e9cembre avec, \u00e0 son bord, le laboratoire Columbus de l\u2019Agence Spatiale Europ\u00e9enne. Deux jours plus tard, ce laboratoire sera livr\u00e9 \u00e0 la Station Spatiale Internationale (ISS), pr\u00eat \u00e0 \u00eatre install\u00e9 sur le n\u0153ud Harmony \u00e0 l\u2019avant de la Station.<\/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>Fermeture d\u00e9finitive de la trappe du laboratoire Columbus au centre de pr\u00e9paration de la Station spatiale de la NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>21e si\u00e8cle est l\u2019une des principales contributions de l\u2019Europe \u00e0 l\u2019ISS. Pesant pr\u00e8s de 13 tonnes, ce cylindre d\u2019aluminium mesure 6,8 m\u00e8tres de long par 4,5 m\u00e8tres de large, soit approximativement la taille d\u2019un autobus londonien. Plusieurs astronautes de l\u2019ESA et d\u2019autres agences spatiales pourront travailler ensemble en bras de chemise \u00e0 l'int\u00e9rieur.<\/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>L'int\u00e9rieur du Columbus est pr\u00eat pour la fin des travaux<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>V\u00e9ritable laboratoire de recherche multidisciplinaire, Columbus permettra d\u2019effectuer des exp\u00e9riences dans de nombreux domaines. Les parois et le \u00ab plafond \u00bb de ce module cylindrique abritent dix logements pour des baies d\u2019exp\u00e9riences, ayant chacune la taille d\u2019une cabine t\u00e9l\u00e9phonique (n\u2019oublie pas qu\u2019il n\u2019y a ni \u00ab haut \u00bb ni \u00ab bas \u00bb dans l\u2019espace). Ces baies seront utilis\u00e9es pour effectuer des recherches sur le comportement des fluides, de divers organismes vivants (y compris sur l\u2019homme) et des mat\u00e9riaux en l\u2019absence de gravit\u00e9.<\/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 est pes\u00e9 avant d'\u00eatre transf\u00e9r\u00e9 dans le conteneur de charge utile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Enfin, l\u2019ext\u00e9rieur de Columbus est \u00e9quip\u00e9 de quatre plates-formes expos\u00e9es au vide spatial, utilisables pour d\u2019autres exp\u00e9riences. Aucun doute, Christophe Colomb serait \u00e9pat\u00e9 de d\u00e9couvrir le bijou de technologies qui porte son nom!<\/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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