Spacelab-1: An early space station for science and technology

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Jul 1982

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982acaau...9..347k&link_type=abstract

(International Astronautical Federation, International Astronautical Congress on Space: Mankind's Fourth Environment, 32nd, Rome

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Space Stations, Spaceborne Experiments, Spacelab Payloads, Earth Observations (From Space), Exobiology, Resource Allocation, Solar Terrestrial Interactions, Space Commercialization, Space Plasmas, Space Processing, Spaceborne Astronomy

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The scientific capabilities of the Spacelab manned pallet are reviewed, together with the implications of an expansion of the research effectiveness with a free-flying platform. The premier Spacelab flight will carry out earth observations with a metric camera and SAR, atmospheric studies will be performed with imaging spectrometers, and space plasma physics will be examined by injecting particle beams or VLF waves into the near-Shuttle environment. Radiance and spectrum data will be gathered of the sun and UV and X ray information will be recorded from the stars. Experimentation will also be carried out for on-board crystal growth, metallurgy, and glassy material production, as well as the response of biological systems to zero-g conditions and hard space radiation. The telemetry, time, crewmember participation, and on-board controls required for Spacelab operations are outlined. Missions for a space platform for studying the atmosphere/space interface are described.

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