ESA astronauts Leopold Eyharts (left) and Hans Schlegel (right) with the European Columbus laboratory at NASA's Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) at Kennedy Space Centre, Florida. Columbus is under preparation in the SSPF for launch into orbit with Space Shuttle Atlantis on flight STS-122. Schlegel is a member of the STS-122 crew, whilst Eyharts will fly to the International Space Station onboard Atlantis where he will become a member of the Expedition 16 crew.