The recent successful flight of Spacelab 1, while being the culmination of over 10 years of international cooperation, is seen as just the start of a new era in manned scientific operations in orbit. This paper highlights the objectives and results of that first mission, as well as describing the international Spacelab program, its concept, and its history. Then looking to the future, the plans for utilizing Spacelab, its versatility and potential to the science community and its continuing evolution are discussed. Plans for substantially improving the cost effectiveness of Spacelab are examined including the use of dedicated discipline laboratories and small payload carriers. Finally, the paper evaluates the importance of incorporating Spacelab technology, concepts, lessons learned, and methodology into the development and utilization of an international Space Station over the next decade.


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    Title :

    Spacelab - The first mission and beyond


    Contributors:
    James, E. (author) / Garnett, J. (author)

    Conference:

    New opportunities in space ; 1984 ; Cocoa Beach, FL


    Publication date :

    1984-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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