Spacelab utilisation in Europe after the first Spacelab mission
Abstract
The paper outlines main features of the Spacelab utilization program and surveys experiment proposals and the preliminary results of a mission analysis. The paper also examines the main scientific and technical characteristics of the payloads considered for the four Spacelab missions - two demonstration missions planned by the ESA and two West German missions open to other Europeans. Characteristics of the three fundamental types of Spacelab missions (microgravity, earth-oriented, and deep-space-oriented) are described.
- Publication:
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Dubrovnik International Astronautical Federation Congress
- Pub Date:
- October 1978
- Bibcode:
- 1978dubr.iafcQ....G
- Keywords:
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- European Space Programs;
- Mission Planning;
- Spaceborne Experiments;
- Spacelab Payloads;
- Deep Space Instrumentation Facility;
- Instrument Packages;
- Satellite Observation;
- Space Commercialization;
- User Requirements;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles