Spacelab-1: 40 years on

Spacelab 1 on orbit

Forty years ago this month, the first European-built Spacelab was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on board Space Shuttle Columbia. Also on board was Ulf Merbold, who became ESA’s first astronaut in space. The 10-day Spacelab-1 mission marked ESA’s entry into human spaceflight activities.




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Source: ESA Space News