SPACEHAB Inc.'s Research Double Module (RDM) is making its first flight on STS-107. The RDM is a pressurized aluminum habitat that is carried in the space shuttle's cargo bay to expand working space aboard the shuttle. The RDM is connected to the shuttle middeck by a pressurized access tunnel. Boeing-Huntsville performed the RDM's systems integration for SPACEHAB and serves as the company's mission integration contractor. SPACEHAB Single Modules outfitted for research or logistics and Double Modules outfitted for logistics have flown on 15 space shuttle missions to date.
Payloads: SPACEHAB Research Double Module (RDM)
2002-12-16
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