{"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\/nb\/the_21st_century_columbus\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbus i det 21. \u00e5rhundret"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>I 1492 oppdaget en liten fl\u00e5te av skip, ledet av den genovesiske sj\u00f8fareren Christopher Columbus, Amerika. N\u00e5, over 500 \u00e5r senere, skal en annen Columbus \u2013 oppkalt etter ham \u2013 begynne p\u00e5 et nytt oppdagelsesoppdrag.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hvis alt g\u00e5r etter planen, skal romfergen Atlantis lette fra Florida den 7. februar 2008 med Det europeiske romfartsorganets (ESA) Columbus-laboratorium om bord. To dager senere skal laboratoriet leveres til den internasjonale romstasjonen (ISS), klart for montering p\u00e5 Harmony-modulen p\u00e5 stasjonens fremre del.<\/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 lukking av luken til Columbus-laboratoriet i NASAs prosesseringsanlegg for romstasjonen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00ab21st century Columbus\u00bb er et av de viktigste europeiske bidragene til ISS. Den 13 tonn tunge aluminiumsylinderen er omtrent 6,8 meter lang og 4,5 meter bred \u2013 omtrent like stor som en London-buss. Flere astronauter fra ESA og andre romfartsorganisasjoner vil kunne arbeide side om side i uformelle omgivelser inne i modulen.<\/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>Interi\u00f8ret i Columbus er klart for sluttbehandlingen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Det allsidige vitenskapslaboratoriet skal brukes til \u00e5 gjennomf\u00f8re eksperimenter innen mange ulike fagomr\u00e5der. Langs veggene og \u201ctaket\u201d i den sylindriske modulen vil det v\u00e6re 10 forskningsstativer, hvert p\u00e5 st\u00f8rrelse med en telefonkiosk. (Husk at det ikke finnes noe \u201copp\u201d eller \u201cned\u201d i rommet.) Disse stativene skal brukes til forskning p\u00e5 oppf\u00f8rselen til v\u00e6sker, ulike levende organismer (inkludert mennesker) og materialer i vektl\u00f8s tilstand.<\/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 veies f\u00f8r den flyttes over til nyttelastbeholderen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Utenfor Columbus finnes det fire plattformer hvor andre eksperimenter kan monteres og utsettes for det t\u00f8ffe rommilj\u00f8et. Det er ingen tvil om at Christopher Columbus ville blitt forbl\u00f8ffet hvis han fikk vite om dette teknologiske vidunderet som 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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