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All Eyes on Ascent

A long-range tracking camera keeps its eyes on the launch of space shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-122. Long-range cameras are used during early phases of ascent to identify and track debris and continue to be used as long as the vehicle is visible. — NASA/Kenny Allen

Columbus Space Lab Revives European Weightless Research

The European Space Agency's Columbus lab takes center stage in this view from the outside of the International Space Station taken during the STS-122 mission.

'Columbus' Compass,' Crew Mementos Ride Aboard Shuttle Atlantis

NASA is taking three green starter's flags from the Daytona 500 into space to mark the 50th anniversary of NASA and NASCAR's premiere race.

Space Station's Columbus Lab in Ship Shape

STS-122 shuttle and station crew members speak to German Chancellor Angela Merkel from inside the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory.

Goodbye, Columbus

Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, the International Space Station is seen from the shuttle Atlantis as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation on Feb. 18, 2008. The European Columbus lab is visible jutting from the ISS at upper right

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