Columbus

European science laboratory that is part of the International Space Station
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Columbus
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Columbus

Summary

Columbus is a space station module[1]. Columbus draws 127 Wikipedia views per month (space_station_module category, ranking #7 of 33).[2]

Key Facts

  • Columbus's image is recorded as Columbus module - cropped.jpg[3].
  • Columbus's instance of is recorded as space station module[4].
  • Columbus's commissioned by is recorded as European Space Agency[5].
  • Columbus's owned by is recorded as European Space Agency[6].
  • Christopher Columbus is named after Columbus[7].
  • Columbus's manufacturer is recorded as Thales Alenia Space[8].
  • Columbus's manufacturer is recorded as Astrium[9].
  • Columbus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 151458957[10].
  • Columbus's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2001018996[11].
  • Columbus's part of is recorded as US Orbital Segment[12].
  • Columbus's Commons category is recorded as Columbus (ISS module)[13].
  • Columbus's space launch vehicle is recorded as Space Shuttle[14].
  • Columbus's has part is recorded as Fluid Science Laboratory[15].
  • Columbus's has part is recorded as European Physiology Module[16].
  • Columbus's has part is recorded as Biolab[17].
  • Columbus's has part is recorded as Microgravity Science Glovebox[18].
  • Columbus's has part is recorded as European Drawer Rack[19].
  • Columbus's has part is recorded as European Transportation Carrier[20].
  • Columbus's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2008-02-07T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Columbus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01h627[22].
  • Columbus's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[23].
  • Columbus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Columbus (ISS module)[24].
  • Columbus's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Columbus-European-space-laboratory[25].
  • Columbus's start point is recorded as Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A[26].
  • Columbus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6.871'}[27].

Body

Geography

Columbus's part of is recorded as US Orbital Segment[12].

Physical Characteristics

Columbus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6.871'}[27].

Designation and Status

Columbus's instance of is recorded as space station module[4].

History and Context

Columbus's owned by is recorded as European Space Agency[6]. Christopher Columbus is named after Columbus[7].

Why It Matters

Columbus draws 127 Wikipedia views per month (space_station_module category, ranking #7 of 33).[2] Columbus has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Columbus is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . esa.int. esa.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . esa.int. esa.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . hipertextual.com. hipertextual.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . hipertextual.com. hipertextual.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . esa.int. esa.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . esa.int. Retrieved . esa.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of US Orbital Segment
    Category for the interior of the item Category:Interior of Columbus (ISS module)
    Diameter {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4.477'}
    Manufacturer Thales Alenia Space, Astrium
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q25271]], #pwb Copy label Add onderdeel van (P361)"
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