Spacelab Life Sciences-2
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Spacelab Life Sciences-2 was a Space Shuttle laboratory module dedicated to conducting advanced biomedical and life sciences experiments in microgravity to better understand how spaceflight affects living organisms.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Space Shuttle payload
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Spacelab mission ⓘ spaceflight life sciences mission ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SLS-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of countermeasures for long-duration spaceflight
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understanding of human adaptation to spaceflight ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| crewSize | 7 ⓘ |
| flownOnMission | STS-58 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus |
effects of microgravity on animals
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effects of microgravity on cells and tissues ⓘ effects of microgravity on humans ⓘ |
| includedPayload |
Spacelab pallets
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Spacelab tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ pressurized Spacelab module ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1993-11-01 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1993-10-18 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionCommander | John E. Blaha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDuration |
0 hours
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12 minutes ⓘ 14 days ⓘ |
| missionPilot | Richard A. Searfoss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionSpecialist |
David A. Wolf
NERFINISHED
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Margaret Rhea Seddon NERFINISHED ⓘ William S. McArthur Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedOn | Space Shuttle Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | Spacelab program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payloadCommander | Shannon W. Lucid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payloadSpecialist | Martin J. Fettman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Spacelab Life Sciences-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
conduct biomedical experiments in microgravity
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study how spaceflight affects living organisms ⓘ |
| researchField |
cardiovascular physiology
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comparative physiology ⓘ developmental biology ⓘ human physiology ⓘ immunology ⓘ life sciences ⓘ musculoskeletal physiology ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ space medicine ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | NASA Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
advanced biomedical experiments in microgravity
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life sciences experiments in microgravity ⓘ |
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