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title: "Spacelab"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacelab"
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category: "reference"
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tags: "science, encyclopedia"
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date_saved: "2026-05-05T13:22:39.684527+00:00"
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The legacy of Spacelab lives on in the form of the MPLMs and the systems derived from it. These systems include the ATV and Cygnus spacecraft used to transfer payloads to the International Space Station, and the Columbus, Harmony and Tranquility modules of the International Space Station.
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The Spacelab 2 mission surveyed 60% of the galactic plane in infrared in 1985.
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Spacelab was an extremely large program, and this was enhanced by different experiments and multiple payloads and configurations over two decades. For example, in a subset of just one part of the Spacelab 1 (STS-9) mission, no less than eight different imaging systems were flown into space. Including those experiments, there was a total of 73 separate experiments across different disciplines on the Spacelab 1 flight alone. Spacelab missions conducted experiments in materials, life, solar, astrophysics, atmospheric, and Earth science.
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Spacelab represents a major investment on the order of one billion dollars from our European friends. But its completion marks something equally important: The commitment of a dogged, dedicated, and talented team drawn from ESA Governments, universities, and industries who stuck with it for a decade and saw the project through. We are proud of your perseverance and congratulate you on your success.
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== Diagram, Spacelab module and pallet ==
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== See also ==
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Columbus Man-Tended Free Flyer
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Hermes (spacecraft)
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International Space Station
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Columbus (ISS module)
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Space Shuttle retirement
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Space Station Freedom
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Spacehab module (various, not to be confused with Spacelab)
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Spacelab, a 1978 song by Kraftwerk
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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Spacelab history on NASA.gov Archived 18 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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Spacelab: An International Short-Stay Orbiting Laboratory, NASA-EP-165 on NASA.gov
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Science in Orbit: The Shuttle & Spacelab Experience, 1981–1986, NASA-NP-119 on NASA.gov
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Spacelab Payloads on Shuttle Flights on NASA.gov Archived 7 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine
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James Downey Collection, UAH Archives and Special Collections files of James A. Downey III, project manager for Spacelab payloads
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Lord, Douglas R. Spacelab An international success story, NASA-SP-487 NASA, 1 January 1987
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SLP/2104-2: Spacelab Payload Accommodation Handbook |