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STS-122: The mission
Atlantis' trip to the station will deliver the European Space Agency's Columbus science lab module.
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STS-122: The programs
Managers from the shuttle, station and EVA programs discuss Atlantis' upcoming flight.
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STS-122: Spacewalks
Three spacewalks are planned during Atlantis' STS-122 assembly mission. Lead spacewalk officer Anna Jarvis previews the EVAs.
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EVA 1 summary
EVA 2 summary
EVA 3 summary
The Atlantis crew
The astronauts of Atlantis' STS-122 mission meet the press in the traditional pre-flight news conference.
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Harmony's big move
The station's new Harmony module is detached from the Unity hub and moved to its permanent location on the Destiny lab.
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Delta 4-Heavy launch
The first operational Delta 4-Heavy rocket launches the final Defense Support Program missile warning satellite for the Air Force.
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Columbus readied
The European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory module moves to pad 39A and placed aboard shuttle Atlantis for launch.
To pad | Installed
Station port moved
The station crew uses the robot arm to detach the main shuttle docking port and mount it to the new Harmony module Nov. 12.
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Atlantis rolls out
Space shuttle Atlantis rolls from the Vehicle Assembly Building to pad 39A for its December launch with the Columbus module.
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Atlantis goes vertical
Atlantis is hoisted upright and maneuvered into position for attachment to the external tank and boosters.
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Columbus module attached to space station
BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE" & USED WITH PERMISSION
Posted: February 11, 2008
The European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory module was successfully removed from the shuttle Atlantis' cargo bay today and bolted to its permanent home on the front right side of the international space station to accomplish the primary goal of the year's first shuttle mission.
"Columbus is touching the station for the first time," French astronaut Leopold Eyharts radioed at 4:29 p.m. as the station's robot arm, operated by shuttle astronaut Leland Melvin, moved Columbus into position for bolting.
"All right!" someone exclaimed. "Good job, guys!"
A few minutes later, motorized bolts in the common berthing mechanism engaged to pull Columbus firmly into place on the right-side port of the Harmony connecting module.
"Houston and Munich, the European Columbus laboraory module is now part of the ISS," Eyharts radioed at 4:44 p.m.
"Beautiful work," astronaut Chris Cassidy called from mission control in Houston.
"We see a good A bolting and that finishes our CBM (common berthing mechanism) procedure," Eyharts concluded.
"We see the same on the ground, Leo," Cassidy agreed. "Nice job to all involved."
After leak checks and preparations inside Harmony, the astronauts plan to open hatches to the new module Tuesday to begin activating the laboratory and its complex systems.
Astroantus Rex Walheim and Stan Love, meanwhile, are in the final stages of stowing tethers and tools before repressurizing the Quest airlock module to end an extended spacewalk.
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OVERVIEW ANIMATION OF COLUMBUS MODULE PLAY
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GUIDED TOUR OF ATLANTIS' PAYLOAD BAY PLAY
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NARRATED PREVIEW OF TODAY'S SPACEWALK PLAY
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SUNDAY'S MISSION STATUS BRIEFING PLAY
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FLIGHT DAY 3 HIGHLIGHTS MOVIE PLAY | XL SIZE
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POST-MISSION MANAGEMENT TEAM BRIEFING PLAY
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SATURDAY'S MISSION STATUS BRIEFING PLAY
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SHUTTLE ATLANTIS DOCKS TO SPACE STATION PLAY
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ATLANTIS PERFORMS THE 360-DEGREE BACKFLIP PLAY
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VIEWS OF THE SHUTTLE APPROACHING FROM BELOW PLAY
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ATLANTIS COMPLETES THE "TI" BURN PLAY
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NARRATED PREVIEW OF THE DOCKING PLAY
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FLIGHT DAY 2 HIGHLIGHTS MOVIE PLAY | XL SIZE
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FRIDAY'S MISSION STATUS BRIEFING PLAY
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HEAT SHIELD INSPECTIONS EXPLAINED PLAY
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LAUNCH REPLAY: CAMERA CS-1 PLAY
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LAUNCH REPLAY: CAMERA CS-6 PLAY
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LAUNCH REPLAY: WEST TOWER PLAY
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LAUNCH REPLAY: CAMERA 009 PLAY
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LAUNCH REPLAY: CAMERA 049 PLAY
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LAUNCH REPLAY: CAMERA 054 PLAY
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LAUNCH REPLAY: CAMERA 060 PLAY
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FLIGHT DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTS MOVIE PLAY | XL SIZE
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NARRATED REVIEW OF ATLANTIS' LAUNCH PREPS PLAY | XL SIZE
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NASA AND ESA POST-LAUNCH NEWS BRIEFING PLAY
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FULL LENGTH LAUNCH MOVIE! PLAY
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ATLANTIS BLASTS OFF WITH COLUMBUS PLAY
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POLLS GIVE THE FINAL "GO" TO LAUNCH PLAY
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ASTRONAUTS ARRIVE AT LAUNCH PAD 39A PLAY
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CREW DEPARTS QUARTERS FOR LAUNCH PAD PLAY
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ASTRONAUTS DON THEIR SPACESUITS FOR LAUNCH PLAY
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RUSSIAN CARGO SHIP DOCKS TO STATION THIS MORNING PLAY
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PAD GANTRY ROLLED BACK THE NIGHT BEFORE LAUNCH PLAY
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COLUMBUS AND ATV OVERVIEW BRIEFING PLAY
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PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE PLAY
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TUESDAY MORNING'S COUNTDOWN STATUS BRIEFING PLAY
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MONDAY'S CARGO SHIP UNDOCKING FROM STATION PLAY
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ATLANTIS' PAYLOAD BAY DOORS CLOSED FOR FLIGHT PLAY
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CREW RETURNS TO KENNEDY SPACE CENTER FOR LAUNCH PLAY
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MONDAY MORNING'S COUNTDOWN STATUS BRIEFING PLAY
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POST-FLIGHT READINESS REVIEW BRIEFING PLAY
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STS-122 ASTRONAUT BIOGRAPHIES PLAY
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NARRATED OVERVIEW OF ATLANTIS' MISSION PLAY
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INSIGHTS INTO COLUMBUS SCIENCE LABORATORY PLAY
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STS-122 MISSION OVERVIEW BRIEFING PLAY
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BRIEFING ON THE SPACEWALKS PLAY
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CREW'S PRE-FLIGHT BRIEFING PLAY
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CREW INTERVIEW WITH STEVE FRICK PLAY
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CREW INTERVIEW WITH ALAN POINDEXTER PLAY
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CREW INTERVIEW WITH LELAND MELVIN PLAY
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CREW INTERVIEW WITH REX WALHEIM PLAY
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CREW INTERVIEW WITH HANS SCHLEGEL PLAY
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CREW INTERVIEW WITH STANLEY LOVE PLAY
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CREW INTERVIEW WITH LEOPOLD EYHARTS PLAY
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