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Astronauts Set Up New Space Station Lab

By LIZ AUSTIN PETERSON, Associated Press Writer, Space & Earth science / Space Exploration
In this image from NASA Television the Columbus module is seen at the end of the robotic arm after being taken out of the payload bay of the space shuttle Atlantis Monday Feb. 11 2008. (AP PhotoNASA TV)
In this image from NASA Television the Columbus module is seen at the end of the robotic arm after being taken out of the payload bay of the space shuttle Atlantis, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008. (AP Photo/NASA TV)

(AP) -- With the Columbus lab now secured to the international space station, the 10 orbiting astronauts rolled up their sleeves on Tuesday for their next big job: getting the lab running.



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Posted by MrFred 02/12/08 19:53
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Supposed to go up in 1992 eh? Development did not even begin until 1995! Do your homework Liz.
 

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