<P> Like the Harmony and Tranquility modules , the Columbus laboratory was constructed in Turin , Italy by Rome based Thales Alenia Space with respect to structures and thermal control . The functional architecture ( including software ) of the lab was designed by EADS in Bremen , Germany where it was also integrated before being flown to the Kennedy Space Center ( KSC ) in Florida in an Airbus Beluga . It was launched aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis on February 7 , 2008 on flight STS - 122 . It is designed for ten years of operation . The module is controlled by the Columbus Control Centre , located at the German Space Operations Centre , part of the German Aerospace Center in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich , Germany . </P>
<P> Like the Harmony and Tranquility modules , the Columbus laboratory was constructed in Turin , Italy by Rome based Thales Alenia Space with respect to structures and thermal control . The functional architecture ( including software ) of the lab was designed by EADS in Bremen , Germany where it was also integrated before being flown to the Kennedy Space Center ( KSC ) in Florida in an Airbus Beluga . It was launched aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis on February 7 , 2008 on flight STS - 122 . It is designed for ten years of operation . The module is controlled by the Columbus Control Centre , located at the German Space Operations Centre , part of the German Aerospace Center in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich , Germany . </P>
when was the european research laboratory ( columbus ) launched
when was the european research laboratory ( columbus ) launched
February 7 , 2008
February 7 , 2008