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Europe's Columbus laboratory leaves Earth

ESA PR 7-2008. Columbus, ESA's advanced science laboratory in space, has just been launched into orbit and is now on its way to dock with the International Space Station (ISS).

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4. Columbus placed inside Space Shuttle
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6. A great day for Europe!
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