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ISS041-E-000169 (11 Sept. 2014) --- An interior view of the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 41 crew member aboard the station.

NASA Associate Administrator for Science Mission Directorate John Grunsfeld talks during a NASA Future Forum panel discussion at The Ohio State University on, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Monday marked the 50th anniversary of Glenn's historic flight as the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Sen. John Glenn speaks to guest at NASA's Future Forum at Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Today marks the 50th anniversary of Glenn's historic flight. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The Ohio State University Vice President for Research Dr. Caroline Whitacre kicks off the first panel discussion during NASA's Future Forum at The Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Monday marked the 50th anniversary of Glenn's historic flight as the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Ohio State University graduate student, biological sciences and NASA Student Ambassador, Monica Okon talks during the NASA Future Forum Inspiration and Education Panel at The Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. The NASA Future Forum features panel discussions on the importance of education to our nation's future in space, the benefit of commercialized space technology to our economy and lives here on Earth, and the shifting roles for the public, commercial and international communities in space. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Dayton Regional STEM student Cheyenne Benson talks during the NASA Future Forum Inspiration and Education Panel at The Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. The NASA Future Forum features panel discussions on the importance of education to our nation's future in space, the benefit of commercialized space technology to our economy and lives here on Earth, and the shifting roles for the public, commercial and international communities in space. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Metro High School Student Anthony Springer talks during the NASA Future Forum Inspiration and Education Panel at The Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. The NASA Future Forum features panel discussions on the importance of education to our nation's future in space, the benefit of commercialized space technology to our economy and lives here on Earth, and the shifting roles for the public, commercial and international communities in space. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Director Gary Slater talks during the NASA Future Forum Inspiration and Education Panel at The Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. The NASA Future Forum features panel discussions on the importance of education to our nation's future in space, the benefit of commercialized space technology to our economy and lives here on Earth, and the shifting roles for the public, commercial and international communities in space. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Founding head of MC2 STEM High School Jeffrey McClellan talks during the NASA Future Forum Inspiration and Education Panel at The Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. The NASA Future Forum features panel discussions on the importance of education to our nation's future in space, the benefit of commercialized space technology to our economy and lives here on Earth, and the shifting roles for the public, commercial and international communities in space. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Eric Fingerhut, head of Education at Battelle, former chancellor of Ohio's Higher Education System, talks during the during the NASA Future Forum Inspiration and Education Panel at The Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. The NASA Future Forum features panel discussions on the importance of education to our nation's future in space, the benefit of commercialized space technology to our economy and lives here on Earth, and the shifting roles for the public, commercial and international communities in space. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Leland Melvin, NASA Associate Administrator for Education and NASA Astronaut, moderates the NASA Future Forum Inspiration and Education Panel at The Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. The NASA Future Forum features panel discussions on the importance of education to our nation's future in space, the benefit of commercialized space technology to our economy and lives here on Earth, and the shifting roles for the public, commercial and international communities in space. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Glenn Research Center Director Ray Lugo moderates a panel discussion with Sen. John Glenn titled "Learning from the Past to Innovate for the Future" during a NASA Future Forum held at The Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Monday marked the 50th anniversary of Glenn's historic flight as the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS041-E-000184 (11 Sept. 2014) --- European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 41 flight engineer, works with Electromagnetic Levitation (EML) hardware in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS041-E-000173 (11 Sept. 2014) --- European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 41 flight engineer, works with Electromagnetic Levitation (EML) hardware in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

Sen. John Glenn, left, talks with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden during a NASA Future Forum panel discussion at The Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Monday marked the 50th anniversary of Glenn's historic flight as the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Documentation of the Ham Video unit installed in the Columbus European Laboratory. Part number (P/N) is HAM-11000-0F, serial number (S/N) is 01, barcode is HAMV0001E. Image was taken during Expedition 39 Ham Video commissioning activities and released by astronaut on Twitter.

View of Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Chris Hadfield, Expedition 34 Flight Engineer (FE), using the Space Linear Acceleration Mass Measurement Device (SLAMMD) in the Columbus Module. Photo was taken during Expedition 34.

NASA 2009 Astronaut Candidate and Flight Surgeon Serena Auñón talks as NASA Administrator Charles Bolden looks on during a NASA Future Forum panel discussion at The Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Monday marked the 50th anniversary of Glenn's historic flight as the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Pickerington High School student Jordan Elliott, left, and Dayton Regional STEM student Cheyenne Benson participate in the NASA Future Forum Inspiration and Education Panel at The Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. The NASA Future Forum features panel discussions on the importance of education to our nation's future in space, the benefit of commercialized space technology to our economy and lives here on Earth, and the shifting roles for the public, commercial and international communities in space. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Ohio State University Graduate Research Associate Vijay Gadepally, left, listens as Sen. John Glenn talks during a NASA Future Forum panel discussion at The Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Monday marked the 50th anniversary of Glenn's historic flight as the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Sen. John Glenn, right, talks during a NASA Future Forum panel discussion at The Ohio State University as NASA Associate Administrator for Science Mission Directorate John Grunsfeld, left, and Ohio State University Graduate Research Associate Vijay Gadepally look on, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Monday marked the 50th anniversary of Glenn's historic flight as the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, right, talks as Sen. John Glenn, and Ohio State University Graduate Research Associate Vijay Gadepally, left, listen during a NASA Future Forum panel discussion at The Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Monday marked the 50th anniversary of Glenn's historic flight as the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

iss041e000170 (9/11/2020) --- A view of the Columbus Module aboard the International Space Stations (ISS). The Columbus laboratory is Europe’s largest contribution to the International Space Station. Columbus is a multifunctional pressurized laboratory permanently attached to the Harmony Module. The lab allows researchers on the ground, aided by the station’s crew, to conduct a wide variety of research in a weightless environment. In addition, experiments and applications can be conducted outside the module in the vacuum of space, thanks to four exterior mounting platforms that can accommodate external payloads in space science, Earth observation and technology.

The Ohio State University Vice President for Research Dr. Caroline Whitacre, standing right, moderates the first panel discussion during NASA's Future Forum with NASA Associate Administrator for Science Mission Directorate John Grunsfeld, left, Ohio State University Graduate Research Associate Vijay Gadepally, Sen. John Glenn, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, and NASA 2009 Astronaut Candidate and Flight Surgeon Serena Auñón, seated right, at The Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Monday marked the 50th anniversary of Glenn's historic flight as the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS020-E-049897 (8 Oct. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, Expedition 20 flight engineer, works in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

S122-E-008258 (13 Feb. 2008) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Leopold Eyharts, Expedition 16 flight engineer, holds a panel in the newly attached Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-122) is docked with the station. The panel bears the names of European engineers who built Columbus.

Sulfates are found overlying clay minerals in sediments within Columbus Crater, a depression that likely hosted a lake in the past in this image based on information from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

ISS031-E-096064 (8 June 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 31 flight engineer, works with the silicon detector unit in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS027-E-008637 (21 March 2011) --- European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Expedition 27 flight engineer, is pictured in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS020-E-006284 (3 June 2009) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk, Expedition 20 flight engineer, works in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS040-E-007560 (5 June 2014) --- A colorful view of the interior of the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member on the station. The colored lighting is from the Veggie experiment in Columbus.

ISS040-E-123238 (3 Sept. 2014) --- European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 40 flight engineer, prepares for a session of the Energy Requirements for Long-Term Spaceflight (ENERGY) experiment in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS031-E-096086 (8 June 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 31 flight engineer, works with Anomalous Long Term Effects on Astronauts (ALTEA) equipment in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS040-E-123239 (3 Sept. 2014) --- European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 40 flight engineer, prepares for a session of the Energy Requirements for Long-Term Spaceflight (ENERGY) experiment in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS023-E-023943 (15 April 2010) --- NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Expedition 23 flight engineer, works with stowage containers in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

S122-E-008909 (15 Feb. 2008) --- European Space Agency astronaut Hans Schlegel, STS-122 mission specialist, continues work aimed toward readying the agency's new Columbus laboratory for duty aboard the International Space Station. A pictorial guidebook assists the astronaut in installing the lab's experiment racks.

S122-E-008911 (15 Feb. 2008) --- European Space Agency astronaut Hans Schlegel, STS-122 mission specialist, continues work aimed toward readying the agency's new Columbus laboratory for duty aboard the International Space Station. A pictorial guidebook assists the astronaut in installing the lab's experiment racks.

S122-E-008899 (15 Feb. 2008) --- European Space Agency astronaut Hans Schlegel, STS-122 mission specialist, continues work aimed toward readying the agency's new Columbus laboratory for duty aboard the International Space Station.

ISS032-E-016871 (8 Aug. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, Expedition 32 flight engineer, works in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS032-E-016872 (8 Aug. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, Expedition 32 flight engineer, works in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

On the 500th arniversary of Christopher Columbus' discovery of the New World, replicas of his three ships sailed past the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) while the space shuttle Columbia sat poised for lift off.

On the 500th arniversary of Christopher Columbus' discovery of the New World, replicas of his three ships sailed past the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) while the space shuttle Columbia sat poised for lift off.

On the 500th arniversary of Christopher Columbus' discovery of the New World, replicas of his three ships sailed past the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) while the space shuttle Columbia sat poised for lift off.

On the 500th arniversary of Christopher Columbus' discovery of the New World, replicas of his three ships sailed past the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) while the space shuttle Columbia sat poised for lift off.

On the 500th arniversary of Christopher Columbus' discovery of the New World, replicas of his three ships sailed past the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) while the space shuttle Columbia sat poised for lift off.

On the 500th arniversary of Christopher Columbus' discovery of the New World, replicas of his three ships sailed past the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) while the space shuttle Columbia sat poised for lift off.

S126-E-011521 (26 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-126 mission specialist, works with transfer of supplies in the Columbus lab of the International Space Station.

S122-E-008007 (12 Feb. 2008) --- Astronaut Daniel Tani, STS-122 mission specialist, works in the Columbus laboratory -- the newest addition to the International Space Station -- while Space Shuttle Atlantis is docked with the station.

ISS038-E-013718 (9 Dec. 2013) --- NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, Expedition 38 flight engineer, performs routine in-flight maintenance in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

S126-E-011522 (26 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-126 mission specialist, works with transfer of supplies in the Columbus lab of the International Space Station.

ISS036-E-023749 (21 July 2013) --- European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36 flight engineer, speaks in a microphone while working in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS040-E-024110 (28 June 2014) --- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 40 flight engineer, wearing a communication headset, uses a computer in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

S122-E-008016 (12 Feb. 2008) --- Astronaut Daniel Tani, STS-122 mission specialist, works in the Columbus laboratory -- the newest addition to the International Space Station -- while Space Shuttle Atlantis is docked with the station.

iss044e096164 (9/6/2015) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen is photographed working on the THOR experiment in the Columbus module aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS036-E-039045 (29 Aug. 2013) --- NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Expedition 36 flight engineer, wearing a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, poses for a photo in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS016-E-036417 (14 April 2008) --- NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, Expedition 16/17 flight engineer, is pictured near the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) located in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS020-E-049895 (8 Oct. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne, Expedition 20 flight engineer and Expedition 21 commander, works at the Biolab incubator in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

iss023e048576 (5/21/2010) --- Photo documentation of the ERNObox (Entwicklungsring Nord, or modular computer for low earth orbit), installed at location COL1A0 in the Columbus European Laboratory abord the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS031-E-140439 (22 May 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 31 flight engineer, works on the Fluid Sciences Laboratory (FSL) in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

Sen. John Glenn's wife Annie listens to an interviewers question during a celebration dinner at The Ohio State University honoring the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's historic flight aboard Friendship 7 Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong speaks during a celebration dinner at Ohio State University honoring the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's historic flight aboard Friendship 7 Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Sen. John Glenn poses for a portrait shortly after doing live television interviews from the Ohio State University Union building on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Today marks the 50th anniversary of his historic flight. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Sen. John Glenn talks on stage during a celebration dinner at The Ohio State University honoring the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's historic flight aboard Friendship 7 Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Sen. John Glenn address questions from the press during a briefing at Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Today marks the 50th anniversary of Glenn's historic flight. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden answers a question from the press during a briefing at Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Today marks the 50th anniversary of Glenn's historic flight. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Sen. John Glenn poses for a portrait shortly after doing live television interviews from the Ohio State University Union building on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Today marks the 50th anniversary of his historic flight. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Sen. John Glenn speaks to guest at NASA's Future Forum at Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Today marks the 50th anniversary of Glenn's historic flight. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong speaks during a celebration dinner at Ohio State University honoring the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's historic flight aboard Friendship 7 Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS018-E-009929 (1 Dec. 2008) --- Astronaut Sandra Magnus, Expedition 18 flight engineer, poses for a photo in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

S133-E-006526 (26 Feb. 2011) --- European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Expedition 26 flight engineer, uses a High Definition Video (HDV) camera in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery (STS-133) remains docked with the station. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

ISS020-E-037162 (30 Aug. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne, Expedition 20 flight engineer, uses a computer in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-128) remains docked with the station.

ISS020-E-038222 (3 Sept. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne, Expedition 20 flight engineer, is pictured in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-128) remains docked with the station.

ISS020-E-038221 (3 Sept. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne, Expedition 20 flight engineer, is pictured in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-128) remains docked with the station.

S133-E-008331 (3 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, STS-133 mission specialist, is pictured in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

iss056e005012 (6/5/2018) --- The International Commercial Experiment Cubes (ICE Cubes) Facility located in the Columbus European Physiology Module (EPM) rack is a capable experiment platform that offers flexibility to host many different experiments for research, technology demonstration or educational objectives.

S122-E-008264 (13 Feb. 2008) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, the Columbus laboratory (center) -- the newest addition to the International Space Station -- is featured in this image photographed by a crewmember on the Space Shuttle Atlantis while docked with the station.

iss056e005017 (6/5/2018) --- The International Commercial Experiment Cubes (ICE Cubes) Facility located in the Columbus European Physiology Module (EPM) rack is a capable experiment platform that offers flexibility to host many different experiments for research, technology demonstration or educational objectives.

ISS020-E-037809 (2 Sept. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, is pictured in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

S133-E-008330 (3 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, STS-133 mission specialist, reads a checklist in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

iss071e403579 (July 23, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Tracy C. Dyson unpacks and examines research gear that is part of the BioFabrication Facility (BFF) located inside the International Space Station's Columbus laboratory module. The BFF is a research device being tested for its ability to print organ-like tissues in microgravity.

ISS030-E-094534 (23 Feb. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, performs the scheduled inspection and extensive cleanup of ventilation systems in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS038-E-027223 (9 Jan. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, Expedition 38 flight engineer, works at the Fluid Science Laboratory (FSL) in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

S124-E-007980 (9 June 2008) --- Astronaut Ron Garan, STS-124 mission specialist, sleeps in his sleeping bag in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery is docked with the station.

ISS034-E-026569 (11 Jan. 2013) --- NASA astronaut Kevin Ford, Expedition 34 commander, uses the Space Linear Acceleration Mass Measurement Device (SLAMMD) in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS038-E-027224 (9 Jan. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, Expedition 38 flight engineer, works at the Fluid Science Laboratory (FSL) in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS030-E-117437 (1 Feb. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Dan Burbank, Expedition 30 commander, uses the Space Linear Acceleration Mass Measurement Device (SLAMMD) in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS018-E-044785 (29 March 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 18/19 flight engineer, uses a still camera in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS026-E-027146 (16 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Catherine (Cady) Coleman, Expedition 26 flight engineer, is pictured with plastic stowage containers while floating freely in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS030-E-155920 (16 Jan. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, works with various stowage containers in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS034-E-026654 (11 Jan. 2013) --- NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, Expedition 34 flight engineer, uses the Space Linear Acceleration Mass Measurement Device (SLAMMD) in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

Captain Mark Kelly, commander of the space shuttle Endeavour’s final mission and husband of retired U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, gives the keynote address during a celebration dinner at Ohio State University honoring the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's historic flight aboard Friendship 7 Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Captain Mark Kelly, commander of the space shuttle Endeavour’s final mission and husband of retired U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, gives the keynote address during a celebration dinner at Ohio State University honoring the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's historic flight aboard Friendship 7 Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Captain Mark Kelly, commander of the space shuttle Endeavour’s final mission and husband of retired U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, gives the keynote address during a celebration dinner at Ohio State University honoring the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's historic flight aboard Friendship 7 Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

ISS021-E-009896 (17 Oct. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Expedition 21 flight engineer, works in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS034-E-026582 (11 Jan. 2013) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, Expedition 34 flight engineer, uses the Space Linear Acceleration Mass Measurement Device (SLAMMD) in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

Sen. John Glenn, left, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speak to guest at NASA's Future Forum at Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Today marks the 50th anniversary of Glenn's historic flight. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Sen. John Glenn, left, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speak to guest at NASA's Future Forum at Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Today marks the 50th anniversary of Glenn's historic flight. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Sen. John Glenn and his wife Annie take the stage during a celebration dinner at The Ohio State University honoring the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's historic flight aboard Friendship 7 Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)