The Spacelab Experience: A Synopsis
CHARLES R. CHAPPELL 1 and
KARL KNOTT 2
1 Space Science Laboratory, NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama 35812
2 Space Science Department, European Space Agency, European Space Research and Technology Centre, 2200 AG Noordwijk, Netherlands
The Spacelab 1 mission, a joint venture of the European Space Agency and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration took place during the period 28 November through 8 December 1983. An overview of the first flight of the orbiting laboratory is presented here. The payload crew members' view of Spacelab operations and results of the scientific investigations carried out on this mission are presented in the following reports.
Submitted on March 27, 1984
Accepted on June 7, 1984