Columbus Control Centre in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany

Columbus Control Centre in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.

On 19 October 2004 ESA and DLR officially inaugurated the Columbus Control Centre. The Centre has been set up under ESA contract in Oberpfaffenhofen at the premises of DLR. The Columbus Control Centre is now ready to take up operations of the European elements of the International Space Station (ISS).