SPACELAB FLIGHTS 1983 - 1998

The Spacelab project started in 1973 as part of NASA's Space Shuttle Program. Spacelab consists of two payload carrier elements, a pressurised manned laboratory module and a series of instrument platforms or pallets, suitable for conducting research and application activities in Space Shuttle Missions lasting up to 17 days. The modules and pallets were designed to be flown separately or in various configurations depending on the user requirements.

In June 1974 ESRO (now ESA) awarded ERNO (now DASA) a contract for the development and manufacture of Spacelab. The delivery of the first flight unit was planned for 1979, with the first flight in 1980. But the first flight unit was delayed an eventualy delivered to NASA in December 1981, due to all the Shuttle delays the first flight took place in December 1983.

SPACELAB FLIGHTS:

    MISSION               LAUNCH              DURATION      CONFIGURATION



SPACELAB-1/STS-9      28 November 1983        10 days         DM + 1P
(COLUMBIA)


SPACELAB-3/STS-51B    29 April 1985            7 days         LM
(CHALLENGER)


SPACELAB-2/STS-51F    29 July 1985             8 days         IG + 3P + IPS
(CHALLENGER)


D-1 / STS-61A         30 October 1985          7 days         LM + USS
(CHALLENGER)


ASTRO-1 / STS-35      02 December 1990         9 days         IG + 2P + IPS
(COLUMBIA)


SLS-01 / STS-40       05 June 1991             9 days         LM
(COLUMBIA)


IML-01 / STS-42       22 January 1992          8 days         LM
(DISCOVERY)


ATLAS-1  / STS-45     24 March 1992            9 days         IG + 2P
(ATLANTIS)


USML-01 / STS-50      25 June 1992            14 days         LM-EDO
(COLUMBIA)


SPACELAB-J/STS-47     12 September 1992        8 days         LM 
(ENDEAVOUR)


ATLAS-2 / STS-56      08 April 1993            9 days         IG + 1P
(DISCOVRY)


D-2 / STS-55          26 April 1993           10 days         LM + USS
(COLUMBIA)


SLS-02 / STS-58       18 October 1993         14 days         LM + EDO
(COLUMBIA)


IML-02 / STS-65       08 July 1994            15 days         LM + EDO
(COLUMBIA)


ATLAS-3 / STS-66      03 November 1994        11 days         IG + 1P
(ATLANTIS)


ASTRO-02 / STS-67     02 March 1995           17 days         IG + 2P + EDO
(ENDEAVOUR)


SPACELAB-MIR/STS-71   27 June 1995            10 days         LM
(ATLANTIS)


USML-02 / STS-73      20 October 1995         16 days         LM  + EDO
(COLUMBIA)


LMS / STS-78          20 June 1996            17 days         LM + EDO
(COLUMBIA)


MSL-01 / STS-83       04 April 1997            4 days         LM + EDO
(COLUMBIA)


MSL-01R / STS-94      01 July 1997            16 days         LM + EDO
(COLUMBIA)


NEUROLAB/STS-90       17 April 1998           16 days         LM + EDO
(COLUMBIA)

OSTA-01 / STS-2       12 November 1981         2 days         1P
(COLUMBIA)


OSS-01 / STS-3        22 March 1982            8 days         1P
(COLUMBIA)


OSTA-03 / STS-41G     05 October 1984          8 days         1P
(CHALLENGER)


STS-51A               08 November 1984         8 days         2P
(DISCOVERY)


AFP-675 / STS-39      28 April 1991            8 days         1P
(DISCOVERY)


TSS-01 / STS-46       31 July 1992             7 days         1P
(ATLANTIS)


SRL-01 / STS-59       09 April 1994           11 days         1P
(ENDEAVOUR)


LITE / STS-64         09 September 1994       11 days         1P
(DISCOVERY)


SRL-01 / STS-68       30 September 1994       11 days         1P
(ENDEAVOUR)


TSS-01R / STS-75      22 February 1996        15 days         1P
(COLUMBIA)