Spacelab, the first European developed international Space Station
Abstract
The manned, European Spacelab program, now in the design and development stage, aims at a first flight in 1980. Program requirements include: a funding ceiling of approximately $360 million, flexibility for many users with varied payloads (5500-9100 kg maximum, depending on configuration), long design life (50 reuses), and compatibility with Space Shuttle. Spacelab experiments are envisioned in the following areas: astronomy, high-energy astrophysics, atmosphere and space physics, life sciences, earth observation, communications and navigation, space processing, and space technology. Spacelab will use Space Shuttle systems for transport, communications, power, orbital maintenance and maneuvering, crew accommodations, etc.
- Publication:
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Amsterdam International Astronautical Federation Congress
- Pub Date:
- September 1974
- Bibcode:
- 1974amst.iafcQ....S
- Keywords:
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- European Space Programs;
- International Cooperation;
- Mission Planning;
- Nasa Programs;
- Space Shuttles;
- Space Stations;
- Spacelab;
- Aerospace Sciences;
- Budgeting;
- Experiment Design;
- Payloads;
- Reusable Spacecraft;
- Service Life;
- Space Commercialization;
- Systems Compatibility;
- Technology Utilization;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles