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  SPACELAB   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Spacelab is een gecombineerd ruimtevaartprogramma van de ESA en de NASA voor wetenschappelijk onderzoek in de ruimte.
Spacelab 1 (LM1) werd gebouwd in opdracht van de ESA en op 28 november 1983 aan boord van de Space Shuttle Columbia van de NASA voor het eerst in een baan om de aarde gebracht.
Onder de naam Spacelab valt in het algemeen ook de ‘palette’ voor onderzoek in vacuüm van de ruimte.
www.thumpershollow.com /encyclopedia/S/Spacelab   (296 words)

  
 SPACELAB
Spacelab subsystem remote acquisition unit dc power comes from orbiter fuel cell 1 main bus A through auxiliary payload bus A and from orbiter fuel cell 2 main bus B to auxiliary payload bus B through the payload station distribution panel.
The Spacelab water loop is circulated by a water pump package consisting of dual-redundant pumps (primary and backup) with inlet filters, manually adjustable bypass valves, check valves to prevent recirculation through the inactive pump, and an accumulator assembly to compensate for thermal expansion within the loop and maintain a positive pump inlet pressure.
When a Spacelab fire/smoke signal is detected, an emergency tone (siren) generated by the orbiter caution and warning circuitry is transmitted by the orbiter audio central control unit and announced in the Spacelab module by the loudspeaker, and the Spacelab master alarm light is illuminated.
science.ksc.nasa.gov /shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/spacelab.html   (8176 words)

  
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Spacelab 2 is scheduled for liftoff from Launch Complex 39, Pad A, at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on July 12, 1985, at 4:30 p.m.
Spacelab includes various standardized parts, such as habitable modules, pallets and a pointing system, that can be assembled to meet the needs of a particular mission.
Spacelab 2 investigations were selected by a peer review process on the basis of their intrinsic scientific merit and suitability for flight on the Shuttle.
science.ksc.nasa.gov /shuttle/missions/51-f/51-f-press-kit.txt   (9227 words)

  
 Spacelab   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Spacelab is a microgravity laboratory flown into space on the Space Shuttle.
Spacelab was used in 25 shuttle flights, but was decommissioned in 1998 - science work was supposed to be moved to the International Space Station and Spacehab[?] module, a smaller version of Spacelab.
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www.termsdefined.net /sp/spacelab.html   (467 words)

  
 Spacelab
Spacelab was not deployed free of the orbiter, although ESA did consider free-flying configurations at various times over the years.
The Spacelab cabin depressurisation assembly was primarily for contingency dump of Spacelab cabin atmosphere in case of fire that could not be handled by the Spacelab fire suppression system, The module would be depressurised at 0.2 kg per second.
The Spacelab active thermal control subsystem consisted of a water loop to remove heat from the Spacelab module and a Freon loop to remove heat from equipment on any pallets that were flown with the pressurised module.
www.astronautix.com /craft/spacelab.htm   (1821 words)

  
 NASA Neurolab Web: The Components that Make up the Spacelab System   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Spacelab has three primary subsystems that control the distribution of electrical power, the temperature of the air and experiment hardware, and data collection.
Data from the Spacelab are sent to one of the satellites which in turn transfers the data to the TDRSS ground station in White Sands, New Mexico.
The Spacelab system is also equipped with three computers; one is used to control the experiments, one is dedicated to subsystem control, and the third serves as a spare.
neurolab.jsc.nasa.gov /slabsubs.htm   (1058 words)

  
 Spacelab
Scientists from about a dozen nations used it to conduct research on a wide variety of subjects under conditions of microgravity.
Spacelab consisted of an enclosed pressurized module, where the crewed work, and smaller unpressurized pallets.
Some Spacelab missions were dedicated to particular field, such as life sciences, materials science, astronomy, or Earth observation, while others were multidisciplinary.
www.daviddarling.info /encyclopedia/S/Spacelab.html   (181 words)

  
 MISSION PREPARATION AND PRELAUNCH-OPERATIONS
Spacelab processing starts with the integration and checkout of experiment packages and equipment with the appropriate structural mounting elements such as racks for the Spacelab pressurized module and pallet segments for experiments designed to be exposed to the space environment.
When the complete Spacelab and payload configuration is ready, the Spacelab module's aft and forward end cones are installed, pallets are positioned and utilities are connected between pallets and the module.
Once in the OPF the Spacelab is hoisted horizontally from the payload canister transporter by a crane, positioned over the orbiter, lowered, and installed in the payload bay.
science.ksc.nasa.gov /shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/stsover-prep.html   (13339 words)

  
 chapter 1
Spacelab is expected to be a frequent passenger inside the Shuttle's cargo bay in the years ahead, through the remainder of the 1980s and into the 1990s.
Spacelab's only assignment is to help increase our understanding of natural laws and to put this knowledge to work for human progress and betterment.
Spacelab is reassembled in the chosen configuration and inserted into the cargo bay of one of the orbiters of NASA's Shuttle fleet.
history.nasa.gov /EP-165/ch1.htm   (3767 words)

  
 SpaceLab Medical   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Spacelabs Medical is a global manufacturer and distributor of patient monitoring systems for the critical care, emergency and perioperative areas.
Spacelabs also provides wired and wireless networks and clinical information connectivity solutions, ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) monitors and medical data services.
Spacelabs patient monitors with WinDNA® provide instant access to labs, radiology and patient records - without leaving the bedside - so you'll have more time to care for your patient.
www.aacn.org /aacn/indslink.nsf/vwdoc/SpaceLab   (122 words)

  
 Spacelab Recording Studio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
spacelab is located in a secluded residential home in durham, surrounded by trees and various wildlife.
spacelab is the personal home recording studio of engineer, chris rossi.
spacelab is a laid back, comfortable environment where musicans are free to create without feeling the pressure of being in a big time studio.
spacelabstudio.com   (81 words)

  
 spacelab.html
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.
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.
www.angelfire.com /fl/Jacqmans/spacelab.html   (133 words)

  
 Spacelab results are out of this world
Following Spacelab 3 was Spacelab 2 with a cluster of solar telescopes on the new Instrument Pointing System plus X-ray and infrared telescopes and the "Chicago egg," a large cosmic ray detector from the University of Chicago.
Of the remainder, 15 used the Spacelab long module to house scientists and experiments (the short module option was never flown) and eight used trains of two or three pallets to carry telescopes and other instruments.
Spacelab has also been pressed into service as a supply carrier with pallets carrying replacement parts to the Hubble Space Telescope and supplies for the Mir space station.
science.nasa.gov /newhome/headlines/msad15mar99_1.htm   (1951 words)

  
 Spacelab to Space Station: A Legacy of International Cooperation | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference
At around the same time, the idea for Spacelab, a pressurized laboratory module that would fit in the space shuttle cargo bay to provide an environment for conducting hands-on research, was born.
The first Spacelab module was to be given to NASA by the European Space Research Organization (ESRO, which later merged with another organization to become today's European Space Agency, or ESA).
A Spacelab module was even flown as a cargo carrier to the Russian space station, Mir, during the first space shuttle-Mir docking mission in the Shuttle-Mir Program.
www.spaceref.com /news/viewpr.html?pid=9503   (3839 words)

  
 NRL Spacelab 2
Eight months after the return of Spacelab 2, Dr. John-David Bartoe, payload specialist, and Dr. Dianne Prinz, alternate payload specialist, discussed the process of preparing for and flying the mission and retrieving the scientific results from NRL instruments on board.
Spacelab 2 was a laboratory and observatory for 13 investigations in 7 scientific disciplines: solar physics, atmospheric physics, plasma physics, high-energy astrophysics, infrared astronomy, technology research, and life sciences.
The purpose of the HRTS experiment was to study the fine scale structure of the Sun's outer layers: the chromosphere, the corona, and the transition zone between them.
wwwsolar.nrl.navy.mil /sl2_pub.html   (2739 words)

  
 NASA Neurolab Web: Mission Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Spacelab program consists of a series of Space Shuttle missions that utilize the laboratory module called Spacelab.
Spacelab is a reusable research laboratory which is carried in the Shuttle payload bay and is designed to allow scientists to perform experiments in microgravity conditions while orbiting Earth.
Neurolab is the 25th and final scheduled Spacelab mission; Spacelab missions have been discontinued in lieu of the International Space Station project.
neurolab.jsc.nasa.gov /spacelab.htm   (89 words)

  
 PERUN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Several Spacelab modules should be connected by special 2 berthing ports to the LOX cylindrical section.
One of the Spacelabs (a double module) is always equipped with an international docking system and self-contained life-support system so that it can serve as a lifeboat for the crew in case of trouble.
The Spacelabs are connected to the space station by means of a special berthing port (Fig.7).
staff.infima.cz /svoboda/perun.htm   (4273 words)

  
 :: SpaceLab 01 mode: electro :: free compilation ::.. -- presentation (english)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
SpaceLab 01 mode: electro is born from a collaboration between the radio show SpaceLab and the virtual community Wavengine.
The idea behind this project is to diffuse quality electronic music bypassing the commercial logic of the official circuits and the copyright rules, involving the artists in distributing their own music.
A Rome-based duo with an original setup and sci-fi atmospheres, on his debut on "SpaceLab 01 mode: electro".
tilde.it /spacelab/spacelab_01/spacelab01_pres_eng.html   (502 words)

  
 SpaceLab - Landscape Construction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
SpaceLab is a small but highly specialised landscape construction company based in Edinburgh.
At SpaceLab we understand the importance of the designer - landscaper relationship to achieve the very best result for each individual project.
Our professional and specialist landscaping service ensures peace of mind for the designer and client, as our projects always aim to be on time, within budget and built to the highest standards of quality.
www.thespacelab.co.uk   (137 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Experiments on Spacelab
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Spacelab was a pressurized compartment carried aboard space shuttles.
Here astronauts study the effects of space travel on themselves and on other materials.
ca.encarta.msn.com /media_461547566/Experiments_on_Spacelab.html   (53 words)

  
 Space Science in Spacelab
Spacelab had two pressurized laboratories to experiment with projects that needed to be subjected to the outside space.
Spacelab was launched in 1983, but was retired on its last mission in 1997.
Spacelab carried a Biorack holding samples of microorganisms and cells in an incubator.
www.spacehike.com /scilab.html   (575 words)

  
 NASA - Space Research - Spacelab to Space Station: A Legacy of International Cooperation
The first Spacelab, which flew on STS-9 in 1983, carried more than 70 experiments spanning a number of research areas — astronomy and solar physics, space plasma physics, atmospheric physics, Earth observations, life sciences, and materials science — and utilized 38 experiment facilities.
With Spacelab, the United States had a commodity — space shuttle flights — that it could trade for the use of international research facilities.
Through the collaborative efforts — formal and informal, large and small, in orbit and on the ground — of the Spacelab decades, the future of space research and exploration is now securely anchored in international cooperation.
spaceresearch.nasa.gov /general_info/cooperation.html   (3864 words)

  
 Spacelab successfully crystallizes intensely sweet protein
This is one of several stories summarizing results from the 16-day Life and Microgravity Spacelab (LMS), which flew June 20-July 7, 1996, aboard Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-78, at launch, left).
Spacelab crystallizes a protein from a very weird, and surprisingly common, volcano-loving bug.
Crystals from Spacelab make scientists hopeful that they can understand the biological function and apply it to, for example, artificial retinas for people.
science.nasa.gov /newhome/headlines/msad14sep98_1.htm   (1253 words)

  
 LMS - Life and Microgravity Spacelab
The multi-user facility AGHF is a Bridgman-type furnace; this means that the cartridge with the experiment sample is in a fixed position, whereas the heater is moved with variable speeds over the length of the cartridge.
At present, the general impression is that the Spacelab era may end within the next few years.
A MMA reflight is foreseen in NASA's MSL-01 Spacelab mission in March 1997.
esapub.esrin.esa.it /microgra/micrv9n1/riev9n1.htm   (3598 words)

  
 The Spacelab 2 Mission
Spacelab 2 was flown aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger (STS-51F) from 29 July-6 August 1985.
One of the scientific experiments aboard the pallet was an X-ray telescope (XRT).
The Spacelab XRT, developed by the University of Birmingham, used a coded mask technique to make images at energies 2.5-25 keV.
heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov /docs/heasarc/missions/spacelab2.html   (235 words)

  
 STS-9
Flight carried first Spacelab mission and first astronaut to represent European Space Agency (ESA), Ulf Merbold of Germany.
ESA and NASA jointly sponsored Spacelab-1 and conducted investigations which demonstrated capability for advanced research in space.
Spacelab is an orbital laboratory and observations platform composed of cylindrical pressurized modules and U-shaped unpressurized pallets which remain in orbiter's cargo bay during flight.
www.astronautix.com /flights/sts9.htm   (458 words)

  
 SPACELAB Press Kit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Spacelab subsystem equipment is housed in the core segment of the module.
the Spacelab subsystems and one experiment are conducted during the flight.
Spacelab 2 is a multidisciplinary mission with 13 investigations in seven
www.vancehenize.com /spacelab_config.htm   (8364 words)

  
 Spacelab   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Spacelab was a reusable laboratory designed to allow scientists to perform experiments in
European Space Agency (ESA) and is mounted inside the cargo bay of NASA's Space Shuttle.
Take a Tour inside of Spacelab before you leave us.
liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov /Shuttle/Spacelab   (65 words)

  
 UCSD NASA Lab - Research - Past - Flight - LMS
The Life and Microgravity Spacelab mission launched on June 20, 1996.
The Astronaut Lung Function Experiment (ALFE) hardware developed for SLS-1 and -2 was modified and used with the addition of the Gas Analysis System for Metabolic Analysis Physiology (GASMAP) mass spectrometer and microcomputer.
The crewmember inhaled either the ambient air of the Spacelab cabin or one of the test gases, depending on the activity being performed and the measurement being sought.
alfe.ucsd.edu /research/past/flight/lms.htm   (265 words)

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