Spacelab

Program: Spacelab. Objective: Manned. Type: Spacelab. Overview: European/American joint project provided the Spacelab pressurized module that remained attached to space shuttle and permitted conduct of a range of experiments.

Major Events:

1983 November 28 - Spacelab 1 Pallet. Spacecraft: Spacelab. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle.

1983 November 28 - Spacelab 1. Spacecraft: Spacelab. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle.

1983 December 8 - Landing of STS-9.
STS-9 landed at 23:47 GMT.

1985 April 29 - Spacelab 3. Spacecraft: Spacelab. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle.

1985 May 6 - Landing of STS-51-B.
STS-51-B landed at 16:13 GMT.

1985 July 29 - Spacelab 2 PLT. Spacecraft: Spacelab. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle.

1985 July 29 - Spacelab 2 PLT. Spacecraft: Spacelab. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle.

1985 July 29 - Spacelab 2 PLT. Spacecraft: Spacelab. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle.

1985 August 6 - Landing of STS-51-F.
STS-51-F landed at 19:52 GMT.

1985 October 30 - Spacelab D-1. Spacecraft: Spacelab. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle.

1985 November 6 - Landing of STS-61-A.
STS-61-A landed at 18:01 GMT.

1990 December 11 - Landing of STS-35.
STS-35 landed at 05:48 GMT.

1991 June 5 - Spacelab SLS 1. Spacecraft: Spacelab. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle.

1991 June 14 - Landing of STS-40.
STS-40 landed at 15:40 GMT.

1992 January 22 - Spacelab IML-1. Spacecraft: Spacelab. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle.

1992 January 30 - Landing of STS-42.
STS-42 landed at 16:07 GMT.

1992 April 2 - Landing of STS-45.
STS-45 landed at 11:21 GMT.

1992 June 25 - USML-1. Spacecraft: Spacelab. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle.

1992 July 9 - Landing of STS-50.
STS-50 landed at 11:51 GMT.

1992 September 12 - Spacelab J LM. Spacecraft: Spacelab. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle.

1992 September 20 - Landing of STS-47.
STS-47 landed at 12:55 GMT.

1993 April 17 - Landing of STS-56.
STS-56 landed at 11:40 GMT.

1993 April 26 - Spacelab D-2 LM. Spacecraft: Spacelab. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle.

1993 May 5 - Landing of STS-55.
STS-55 landed at 14:29 GMT.

1993 October 18 - Spacelab SLS 2 LM. Spacecraft: Spacelab. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle.

1993 November 1 - Landing of STS-58.
STS-58 landed at 15:05 GMT.

1994 July 8 - Spacelab IML 2. Spacecraft: Spacelab. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle.

1994 July 23 - Landing of STS-65.
STS-65 landed at 10:39 GMT.

1994 November 14 - Landing of STS-66.
STS-66 landed at 15:34 GMT.

1995 March 18 - Landing of STS-67.
STS-67 landed at 21:48 GMT.

1995 October 20 - Spacelab USML-2. Spacecraft: Spacelab. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle.

1995 November 5 - Landing of STS-73.
STS-73 landed at 11:46 GMT.

1996 June 20 - Spacelab LMS 1. Spacecraft: Spacelab. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle.

1996 July 7 - Landing of STS-78.
STS-78 landed at 12:36 GMT.

1997 April 4 - MSL-1 Spacelab. Spacecraft: Spacelab. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle.
Remained attached to OV-102

1997 April 8 - Landing of STS-83.
STS-83 landed at 18:33 GMT.

1997 July 1 - Spacelab MSL-1R. Spacecraft: Spacelab. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle.
Remained attached to OV-102

1998 April 17 - Neurolab. Spacecraft: Spacelab. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle.

1998 May 3 - Landing of STS-90.
STS-90 landed at 16:09 GMT.

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