Spacelab
Shuttle research module
Spacelab was a reusable laboratory module designed to fit in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle, allowing scientists to conduct experiments in microgravity.
Developed by the European Space Agency and operated by NASA from 1983 to 1998, it flew on twenty-two missions: The Spacelab experiments yielded insights into how fluids behave in zero gravity.
Federal space exploration bureau
- ESAContinental space organization
- ColumbiaAmerica personified, or its namesakes
- ChallengerSpecific vessel or vehicle name
- AtlantisMythical sunken island
Discovery · astronaut · launch · landing · spaceflight · orbiter · cargo · deployment
Continental space organization
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
joint venture · German · European · multinational · interagency · bilateral · agreement · contribution
Extremely weak gravitational force
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- life sciencesStudy of living organisms
- materials scienceStudy of engineered substances
- crystallographyStudy of atomic lattices
biomedicine · astronomy · spectroscopy · data collection · zero-g · furnace · sample · specimen
Organism's natural environment
- airlockTwo-doored pressure transition space
- docking portSpacecraft attachment interface
- hatchOpening in deck or floor
- bulkheadInternal vessel barrier
pallet · rack · workbench · pressurized · unpressurized · cylindrical · payload · configuration
Path of moving object
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- velocityDirected rate of motion
rendezvous · reentry · flight path · apogee · perigee · circling · passes
NASA
Federal space exploration bureau
- ESAContinental space organization
- ColumbiaAmerica personified, or its namesakes
- ChallengerSpecific vessel or vehicle name
Atlantis · Discovery · astronaut · launch · landing · spaceflight · orbiter · cargo · deployment · retrieval
ESA
Continental space organization
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- partnershipShared business arrangement
cooperation · joint venture · German · European · multinational · interagency · bilateral · agreement · contribution · funding
microgravity
Extremely weak gravitational force
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- life sciencesStudy of living organisms
- materials scienceStudy of engineered substances
crystallography · biomedicine · astronomy · spectroscopy · data collection · zero-g · furnace · sample · specimen · cell culture
habitat
Organism's natural environment
- airlockTwo-doored pressure transition space
- docking portSpacecraft attachment interface
- hatchOpening in deck or floor
bulkhead · pallet · rack · workbench · pressurized · unpressurized · cylindrical · payload · configuration · integration
trajectory
Path of moving object
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
velocity · rendezvous · reentry · flight path · apogee · perigee · circling · passes
space, lab, spaceship, spaces, laboratory, spacecraft, spatial, spaceships, spaceman