| The ESA Space Laboratory Columbus docked onto the International Space Station (ISS) and began work a few days ago, ending the STS-122 space mission. The space laboratory will be controlled and operated by the European Columbus Control Center, a part of the German Aerospace Control Center which is located in the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. DLR is also operator of a bilingual Internet site (www.dlr.de/iss), where visitors can obtain information about the ISS, the astrolab mission and Columbus. |