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Published online 4 December 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/450766a
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Columbus begins voyage of discovery
Europe's space lab finally reaches the launch pad.
After years of delay, Europe's largest contribution to the International Space Station (ISS) is finally poised to head into orbit.
If all goes to plan, the space shuttle Atlantis will lift off with the Columbus research module on 6 December from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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