On Tuesday 2 May 2006, the German Chancellor Andrea Merkel will participate at a ceremony in Bremen (Germnay) to mark the completion of the Columbus Laboratory, Europe's major contriobution to the International Space Station.
As pre-event footage for this story, the ESA TV Service transmits an ISS Update with a concise and topical overview of this project, and the upcoming ISS missions with European participation.
The script is online as a PDF file under http://television.esa.int/photos/EbS45914.pdf
A WMV preview file is online under http://television.esa.int/photos/ISSUpdate28042006.wmv - please download first and then launch player.

ISS Update May 2006
A-Roll :
10.00.40 Int views where you see astronauts together, also flags (p.ex. crew news conference with flags behind) ñ cut to ISS exterior
For over five years now, astronauts from around the world have been living and working together 400 kilometers above Earth, onboard the biggest outpost ever built in space. It is one of the largest research projects ever and involves Europe, the United States, Russia, Japan and Canada. It is the International Space Station, also known as the ISS.
10.01.02 Ground assembly
Thousands of Europeans, have helped in its construction, developing crucial components like computers, science facilities, and modules, of which many are in space since several years.
10.01.12 De Winne on ISS and MSG use
To date, the European Space Agency has also sent six astronauts to help with assembly and conduct scientific research. The Microgravity Science Glovebox is an example of a European facility that has been successfully used onbo