The first Spacelab payload - A joint NASA/ESA venturePlanning for the 1980 qualification flight of Spacelab, which will involve a long module and one pallet, is discussed. The mission will employ two payload specialists, one sponsored by NASA and the other by ESA. Management of the Spacelab mission functions, including definition and execution of the on-board experiments, development of the experimental hardware and training of the payload specialists, is considered; studies proposed in the areas of atmospheric physics, space plasma physics, solar physics, earth observations, astronomy, astrophysics, life sciences and material sciences are reviewed. Analyses of the Spacelab environment and the Spacelab-to-orbiter and Spacelab-to-experiment interactions are also planned.
Document ID
19770068616
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kennedy, R. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Pace, R. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, Ala., United States)