{"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\/ro\/the_21st_century_columbus\/","title":{"rendered":"Columb al secolului XXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>\u00cen 1492, o mic\u0103 flot\u0103 de nave condus\u0103 de navigatorul genovez Cristofor Columb a descoperit America. Acum, la peste 500 de ani distan\u021b\u0103, un al doilea Columb \u2013 numit astfel \u00een onoarea sa \u2013 se preg\u0103te\u0219te s\u0103 porneasc\u0103 \u00eentr-o nou\u0103 misiune de explorare.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dac\u0103 totul decurge conform planului, naveta spa\u021bial\u0103 Atlantis va decola din Florida pe 7 februarie 2008, av\u00e2nd la bord laboratorul Columbus al Agen\u021biei Spa\u021biale Europene. Dou\u0103 zile mai t\u00e2rziu, laboratorul va fi livrat la Sta\u021bia Spa\u021bial\u0103 Interna\u021bional\u0103 (ISS), fiind preg\u0103tit pentru instalare pe modulul Harmony, situat \u00een partea din fa\u021b\u0103 a sta\u021biei.<\/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>\u00cenchiderea definitiv\u0103 a trapei laboratorului \u201eColumbus\u201d \u00een Centrul de preg\u0103tire a Sta\u021biei Spa\u021biale a NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Modulul \u201eColumbus\u201d al secolului XXI reprezint\u0103 una dintre cele mai importante contribu\u021bii europene la Sta\u021bia Spa\u021bial\u0103 Interna\u021bional\u0103 (ISS). Cu o greutate de aproape 13 tone, cilindrul din aluminiu are o lungime de aproximativ 6,8 metri \u0219i o l\u0103\u021bime de 4,5 metri \u2013 cam de m\u0103rimea unui autobuz londonez. Mai mul\u021bi astronau\u021bi de la ESA \u0219i de la alte agen\u021bii spa\u021biale vor putea lucra \u00eempreun\u0103 \u00een condi\u021bii de confort, f\u0103r\u0103 echipament de protec\u021bie, \u00een interiorul modulului.<\/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>Interiorul navei \u201eColumbus\u201d este preg\u0103tit pentru \u00eencheierea misiunii<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Laboratorul \u0219tiin\u021bific multifunc\u021bional va fi utilizat pentru desf\u0103\u0219urarea de experimente \u00een numeroase domenii diferite. De-a lungul pere\u021bilor \u0219i a \u201ctavanului\u201d modulului cilindric vor fi amplasate 10 rafturi \u0219tiin\u021bifice, fiecare av\u00e2nd aproximativ dimensiunea unei cabine telefonice. (Nu uita\u021bi c\u0103 \u00een spa\u021biu nu exist\u0103 \u201csus\u201d sau \u201cjos\u201d.) Aceste rafturi vor fi folosite pentru cercetarea comportamentului fluidelor, al diverselor organisme vii (inclusiv al oamenilor) \u0219i al materialelor \u00een condi\u021bii de gravita\u021bie zero.<\/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 este c\u00e2nt\u0103rit \u00eenainte de a fi transferat \u00een containerul pentru \u00eenc\u0103rc\u0103tur\u0103 util\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00cen afara satelitului Columbus se afl\u0103 patru platforme pe care pot fi montate alte experimente \u0219i expuse la condi\u021biile dure din spa\u021biu. Nu exist\u0103 nicio \u00eendoial\u0103 c\u0103 Cristofor Columb ar fi uimit s\u0103 afle despre minunea tehnologic\u0103 care \u00eei poart\u0103 numele!<\/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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