LIVE: STS-122 Flight Day 8 - Columbus outfitting, EVA-3 prep

• #20 by ckiki lwai on 14 Feb, 2008 12:38
• Melvin brought the French and German flag in too.

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• #21 by marshallsplace on 14 Feb, 2008 12:45
• Found this pdf on esa's web site - page 8 shows a picture of Columbus'  Biolab and the Fluid Science Laboratory (FSL) next to the biolab.
  
  http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/columbus/brochure/ESA_Brochure_Exploring_with_Columbus.pdf
• #22 by ckiki lwai on 14 Feb, 2008 12:52
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  marshallsplace - 14/2/2008  2:45 PM
  
  Found this pdf on esa's web site - page 8 shows a picture of Columbus'  Biolab and the Fluid Science Laboratory (FSL) next to the biolab.
  
  http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/columbus/brochure/ESA_Brochure_Exploring_with_Columbus.pdf

  
  Thanks, so I was right in one of my earlier posts that Hans was working on the biolab
  
  In the picture below A is the biolab, B is the fluid science lab

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• #23 by ckiki lwai on 14 Feb, 2008 12:56

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• #24 by PaulyFirmbiz on 14 Feb, 2008 13:04
• Biolab is the rack that has the mini glove box on it.. I hear its one of the most advanced science racks on station. looking forward to seeing what kind of science comes down from that rack
• #25 by Jim on 14 Feb, 2008 13:26
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  PaulyFirmbiz - 14/2/2008  9:04 AM
  
  Biolab is the rack that has the mini glove box on it.. I hear its one of the most advanced science racks on station. looking forward to seeing what kind of science comes down from that rack

  
  Just curious, how is "most advanced" measured against.   The precursor to Biolab was Biorack.
  
  Both are somewhat similar:   glove boxes with environmentally controlled incubators, coolers and freezers capable of holding small centrifuges.
• #26 by PaulyFirmbiz on 14 Feb, 2008 13:32
• i forgot what artical i read it in but i breifly remember the ESA scientist that did the interview stating that biolab was one of the most advanced racks on station.. im lookin for the link now i belive it was a BBC interview
• #27 by ckiki lwai on 14 Feb, 2008 13:38
• Here is the link to a webcast with a conference that introduces the talk with Merkel http://www.dlr.de/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-968/1355_read-11013/
  The conference is in German but is dubbed in English
• #28 by 8900 on 14 Feb, 2008 13:39
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  Jim - 14/2/2008  9:26 PM
  
  

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  PaulyFirmbiz - 14/2/2008  9:04 AM
  
  Biolab is the rack that has the mini glove box on it.. I hear its one of the most advanced science racks on station. looking forward to seeing what kind of science comes down from that rack

  
  Just curious, how is "most advanced" measured against.   The precursor to Biolab was Biorack.
  
  Both are somewhat similar:   glove boxes with environmentally controlled incubators, coolers and freezers capable of holding small centrifuges.

  
  Can the small centrifuges replace the function of the canceled big centrifuge in CAM?
• #29 by ckiki lwai on 14 Feb, 2008 13:43
• Walheim showing the swatch

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• #30 by ckiki lwai on 14 Feb, 2008 13:46
• Thomas Reither, former ESA astronaut who is going to participate in the talk between Hans and the German chancellor Merkel.
  
  Merkel has now also arrived at the conference

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• #31 by ckiki lwai on 14 Feb, 2008 13:53
• Angela Merkel

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• #32 by ckiki lwai on 14 Feb, 2008 13:57

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• #33 by Jim on 14 Feb, 2008 13:57
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  8900 - 14/2/2008  9:39 AM
  
  

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  Jim - 14/2/2008  9:26 PM
  
  

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  PaulyFirmbiz - 14/2/2008  9:04 AM
  
  Biolab is the rack that has the mini glove box on it.. I hear its one of the most advanced science racks on station. looking forward to seeing what kind of science comes down from that rack

  
  Just curious, how is "most advanced" measured against.   The precursor to Biolab was Biorack.
  
  Both are somewhat similar:   glove boxes with environmentally controlled incubators, coolers and freezers capable of holding small centrifuges.

  
  Can the small centrifuges replace the function of the canceled big centrifuge in CAM?

  
  no, because they can't hold larger organisms
• #34 by ckiki lwai on 14 Feb, 2008 13:59
• Even Merkel asks how Hans feels!!
  
  Both stress how important Columbus is, and how proud they are about it.
• #35 by jacqmans on 14 Feb, 2008 14:01
• Reiter did not introduce Tani.... his reaction was fun...
  
• #36 by jacqmans on 14 Feb, 2008 14:03
• Nice for world viewers that this is in German...LOL   But Hans likes it up there, and calls Earth the mother space ship...
• #37 by ckiki lwai on 14 Feb, 2008 14:03
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  jacqmans - 14/2/2008  4:01 PM
  
  Reiter did not introduce Tani.... his reaction was fun...
  

  
  I missed that, what did he say?
• #38 by ShuttleDiscovery on 14 Feb, 2008 14:04
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  ckiki lwai - 14/2/2008  3:03 PM
  
  

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  jacqmans - 14/2/2008  4:01 PM
  
  Reiter did not introduce Tani.... his reaction was fun...
  

  
  I missed that, what did he say?

  
  Nothing, just looked amused and waved at the camera hoping they'd realise...
• #39 by ShuttleDiscovery on 14 Feb, 2008 14:05
• Reiter introduced him now (apologising!)