NASA - All Systems Go for December 6th Launch (VIDEO)

Scientific research will take on a new look aboard the International Space Station when the space shuttle Atlantis launches the STS-122 Mission on December 6, 2007. A green light from senior NASA managers on Friday, cleared the way for the last stages of launch preparations. The mission, also known as assembly flight 1E, will deliver the newest research module to the orbiting complex, the European Space Agency’s Columbus laboratory. This addition to Columbus will expand the science capabilities of the space station. Twenty-three feet long and 15 feet in diameter, the module will house experiments in life sciences, materials science, fluid physics and other disciplines.