{"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\/sv\/the_21st_century_columbus\/","title":{"rendered":"2000-talets Columbus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>\u00c5r 1492 uppt\u00e4ckte en liten flotta under ledning av den genuesiske sj\u00f6fararen Kristoffer Columbus Amerika. Nu, \u00f6ver 500 \u00e5r senare, ska en andra Columbus \u2013 uppkallad efter honom \u2013 ge sig ut p\u00e5 \u00e4nnu ett uppt\u00e4cktsuppdrag.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Om allt g\u00e5r enligt planerna kommer rymdf\u00e4rjan Atlantis att lyfta fr\u00e5n Florida den 7 februari 2008 med Europeiska rymdorganisationens (ESA) laboratorium Columbus ombord. Tv\u00e5 dagar senare kommer laboratoriet att levereras till den internationella rymdstationen (ISS), klart f\u00f6r installation p\u00e5 modulen Harmony vid stationens fr\u00e4mre \u00e4nde.<\/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>Slutlig st\u00e4ngning av luckan till Columbus-laboratoriet i NASA:s anl\u00e4ggning f\u00f6r f\u00f6rberedelse av rymdstationen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201d21st century Columbus\u201d \u00e4r ett av de viktigaste europeiska bidragen till ISS. Denna aluminiumcylinder v\u00e4ger n\u00e4stan 13 ton och \u00e4r cirka 6,8 meter l\u00e5ng och 4,5 meter bred \u2013 ungef\u00e4r lika stor som en Londonbuss. Flera astronauter fr\u00e5n ESA och andra rymdorganisationer kommer att kunna arbeta sida vid sida i en milj\u00f6 d\u00e4r de kan arbeta i kort\u00e4rmad tr\u00f6ja 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\u00f6ren i Columbus \u00e4r klar f\u00f6r slutbehandlingen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Det m\u00e5ngsidiga vetenskapslaboratoriet kommer att anv\u00e4ndas f\u00f6r att genomf\u00f6ra experiment inom m\u00e5nga olika omr\u00e5den. L\u00e4ngs v\u00e4ggarna och \u201ctaket\u201d i den cylindriska modulen kommer det att finnas 10 forskningsst\u00e4ll, vart och ett ungef\u00e4r lika stort som en telefonkiosk. (Kom ih\u00e5g att det inte finns n\u00e5got \u201cupp\u201d eller \u201cner\u201d i rymden.) Dessa st\u00e4ll kommer att anv\u00e4ndas f\u00f6r forskning om hur v\u00e4tskor, olika levande organismer (inklusive m\u00e4nniskor) och material beter sig i tyngdl\u00f6shet.<\/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 v\u00e4gs innan den placeras i lastbeh\u00e5llaren<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Utanf\u00f6r Columbus finns fyra plattformar d\u00e4r andra experiment kan monteras och uts\u00e4ttas f\u00f6r den tuffa rymdmilj\u00f6n. Det r\u00e5der ingen tvekan om att Christopher Columbus skulle bli f\u00f6rv\u00e5nad om han fick veta om det tekniska underverket som b\u00e4r hans namn!<\/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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