Which space agency built the Columbus module?

The European Space Agency built the Columbus module for the International Space Station.

Columbus is Europe’s dedicated science laboratory on the ISS and the European Space Agency’s largest single contribution to the station. It was designed as a multinational European project, with major industrial work carried out in Germany and Italy. EADS Astrium, now part of Airbus Defence and Space, served as the overall prime contractor, while Alcatel Alenia Space, now Thales Alenia Space, built much of the structure in Turin.

The module was integrated and tested in Bremen, Germany, before being transported to Florida aboard an Airbus Beluga aircraft. Space Shuttle Atlantis carried Columbus into orbit on mission STS-122, launched on 7 February 2008. It was attached to the ISS several days later.

Columbus supports research in biology, fluid science, materials, and human physiology. Its operations are coordinated through the Columbus Control Centre at the German Aerospace Center near Munich. The wrong options represent other partners: JAXA developed Kibō, NASA developed Destiny, and Roscosmos operates the station’s Russian segment.