SPACEHAB, Inc. is developing a pressurized laboratory which fits in the forward portion of the Space Shuttle payload bay and connects to the crew compartment through an airlock. SPACEHAB's standard middeck-type lockers offer crew-tended access to the microgravity environment for experimentation, technology development, and small-scale production. NASA's Office of Commercial Programs has contracted with SPACEHAB to lease two-thirds of the SPACEHAB's module capacity over the first six missions for commercial research initiatives. Use of SPACELAB modules also offers an economical intermediate step prior to making a full commitment for commercial use of Space Station Freedom.
SPACEHAB - Augmenting the Shuttle's middeck capacity
1992-04-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
Spacehab: Augmenting the Shuttle's Middeck Capacity
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1992
NTRS | 1991
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