IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This model depicts the Spacelab ...

It doesn't seem out of place today, but the sight 30 years ago of a cylindrical module mounted inside the space shuttle's cargo bay was described as an "odd-appearing assemblage" in 1983. Subscribe to ...

Thirty years ago this week the first European-built Spacelab was launched on the Space Shuttle. ESA’s first astronaut, Ulf Merbold, flew on the mission, marking ESA’s entry into human spaceflight. On ...

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As people move toward fully realizing the research opportunities afforded by the International Space Station and look ahead to the next generation of hardware development and research to be conducted, ...

Dr James Pawelczyk flew aboard the 1998 NASA STS-90 Space Shuttle mission as a Payload Specialist. During his 16-day Spacelab flight, he and six other crew members orbited the Earth 256 times, ...

NASA and space enthusiasts who fondly remember the era of Spacelab are getting ready to welcome back an old friend. Once complete, it will be displayed at the Space & Rocket Center for at least the ...

Soon after President Richard Nixon gave his blessing to the Space Shuttle Program on 5 January 1972, NASA targeted its first orbital flight for 1977, then for March 1978. By early 1975, the date had ...

Click to open image viewer. This model depicts the Spacelab laboratory module flown in the payload bay of the Space Shuttle on research missions. The configuration shown is for the Spacelab Life ...

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