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The International Space Station: the Columbus laboratory

by

Nasa/Novapix

Reference

e-is016-10207

Date

2008-07-02

This digital still camera's wide shot affords a panoramic view of STS-122's final leg of work on the International Space Station. With mostly blue skies and some scattered clouds on Earth, solar panels and a station truss in the background, astronaut Rex Walheim, mission specialist, installs handrails on the outside of the Columbus laboratory, the newest piece of hardware on the International Space Station. Astronaut Stanley Love (out of frame), mission specialist, shared this final period of STS-122 extravehicular activity with Walheim. 15 Feb. 2008