The burglar astronaut Eyharts back to the International Space Station
Imagine a laboratory located 400 kilometers above our heads. It will be equipped with state-of-the-art technology and will be used in a variety of ways for the sole purpose of acquiring scientific and technical benefits for society. Although it may seem like a dream, it is a project that will soon become a reality: The Columbus Lab.
The Columbus module will be connected to the International Space Station. This task has been assigned to two astronauts of the European Space Agency: Hans Schlegel to the German and Léopold Eyharts to the Lapper. In December, the space shuttle will take the two to the ISS along with five other U.S. astronauts.
The first key
moment of the Léopold Eyharts Mission is the launch of the module itself, and then the successful completion of the shuttle and the ISS. Then we'll have to take the Columbus module to the ISS. My mission is to make the connections between the module and the station correctly in this beginning.
Eyharts will be the first astronaut to test and use Columbus laboratory systems in orbit, and the first European to launch scientific trials that will take them there. The mission will last two months and the thief will also carry out the tasks of mechanic and everything related to robotics will also be in his hands. He hopes that his previous experience will help him.
The assembly of
the
Léopold Eyharts System and the scientific essays that we will take there require a lot of training time, many hours of travel, and many procedures that will force us to shake our memory when we really get to work.
The German astronaut Han Schlegel has received similar training. He will be responsible for fixing the Columbus module to the ISS. To do this, you will have to make two walks in the space so that you can leave the laboratory ready and start working.
The Columbus module is the main European contribution to the International Space Station. Once the scientific instruments are fully operational, through the collaboration of Earth stations and astronauts, it will be possible to carry out a great deal of research in the field of biology, materials and physics. Of course, all under non-gravity conditions.
Léopold Eyharts
Columbus is one of the main elements of European participation in the ISS. We hope to be in a position to work for ten years, during which time it will be possible to carry out experiments that contribute to a better future.
In addition to the opening of the Columbus module, Eyharts will witness the first flight of the new automatic vehicle "Jules Verne" to the ISS. The Ariane 5 launcher takes off the vehicle a few weeks after the Columbus lab. It will be used primarily for the provision of the International Space Station. It's hard for an astronaut to imagine a more exciting mission...
Léopold EyhartsI was
expecting to fly when I arrived in Houston 9 years ago, but I really didn’t know if I was going to make it or not. Yes, and this is an incredible opportunity for me and my friend Hans Schlegel, who will be in charge of bringing and maintaining the module for a few weeks with me.
With the arrival of the Columbus module and the Jules Verne vehicles, the ISS opens the era of European scientific research. They are expected to usher in a promising period of preparation for exploratory missions to both the Moon and Mars in the future.
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