http://www.shvoong.com// Summaries, Abstracts, Synopses Reviews, Notes & Short Essays on Spacelab Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:24:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - AEROSPACE INDUSTRY-ROLE OF GOVERNMENTS, The Role of Governments in AerospaceOf the principal government agencies involved in U.S. aerospace activities, NASA plans, directs, and conducts nonm http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/422532-aerospace-industry-role-governments/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/422532-aerospace-industry-role-governments/ Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:43:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY, The European Space Agency (ESA) is a multinational organization formed to develop space technology and to conduct research. ESA members are Austria, B http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/422584-european-space-agency/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/422584-european-space-agency/ Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:42:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY, The European Space Agency (ESA) is a multinational organization formed to develop space technology and to conduct research. ESA members are Austria, B http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/425513-european-space-agency/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/425513-european-space-agency/ Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:30:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY, The European Space Agency (ESA) is a multinational organization formed to develop space technology and to conduct research. ESA members are Austria, B http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/465825-european-space-agency/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/465825-european-space-agency/ Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:12:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - LATER MISSIONS IN THE SPACE SHUTTLE, During the Jan. 13Ð19, 1993, flight of Endeavour, commander John H. Casper and a crew of four deployed a data-relay satellite and ran biology X-ray as http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/467011-later-missions-space-shuttle/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/467011-later-missions-space-shuttle/ Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:20:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - LATEST MISSIONS IN THE SPACE SHUTTLE, . The first Shuttle flight of 1997 was made with Atlantis, launched on January 12 with commander Michael Baker and a crew of five aboard. The Shuttle http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/467013-latest-missions-space-shuttle/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/467013-latest-missions-space-shuttle/ Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:24:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - SPACE EXPLORATION-POLICY ISSUES, POLICY ISSUES Several major policy questions are involved in planning for the future. Such questions deal with the matter of international cooperation http://www.shvoong.com/f/exact-sciences/470720-space-exploration-policy-issues/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/exact-sciences/470720-space-exploration-policy-issues/ Wed, 06 Dec 2006 12:44:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - SPACE LAB, Spacelab is a combination workshop and laboratory built by ten European nations for use aboard the U.S. Space Shuttle. Spacelab began officially in Ma http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/470721-space-lab/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/470721-space-lab/ Wed, 06 Dec 2006 12:46:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - SPACE PROGRAMME-EUROPE, EUROPE Many nations of Western Europe are engaged to some degree in space activities, primarily in the form of satellite manufacture and the developme http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/470740-space-programme-europe/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/470740-space-programme-europe/ Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:12:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - SPACE PROGRAMMES-JAPAN, JAPAN Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA) was formed in 1968 as the federal agency for developing space technology, in part because of http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/470743-space-programmes-japan/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/470743-space-programmes-japan/ Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:16:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - SPACE SHUTTLE-LATER YEARS, First Years The Shuttle program was formally authorized on Jan. 5, 1972. In 1977Ð78 the first Shuttle, Enterprise, made five landing tests at Edwards http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/470750-space-shuttle-later-years/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/470750-space-shuttle-later-years/ Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:25:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - SPACE SHUTTLE-LATER MISSIONS, On Nov. 11Ð15, 1990, Richard O. Corey and a crew of four launched a spy satellite from Atlantis, on the last secret military flight of the Shuttle pro http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/470752-space-shuttle-later-missions/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/470752-space-shuttle-later-missions/ Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:27:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - SPACE HUTTLE EARLIER MISSIONS, First Years The Shuttle program was formally authorized on Jan. 5, 1972. In 1977Ð78 the first Shuttle, Enterprise, made five landing tests at Edwards http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/470753-space-huttle-earlier-missions/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/470753-space-huttle-earlier-missions/ Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:28:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - SPACE SHUTTLE-EARLIER MISSIONS, The 13th mission took place on Oct. 5Ð13, 1984, in Challenger, with commander Robert Crippen and a crew of six. Sally Ride overcame mechanical problem http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/470754-space-shuttle-earlier-missions/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/470754-space-shuttle-earlier-missions/ Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:30:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - SPACE SHUTTLE-TYPICAL MISSION AND CREW, Typical MissionAbout 6 sec before liftoff the Shuttle's main engines are ignited. The booster rockets are ignited at T = 0, and the hold-down bolts a http://www.shvoong.com/f/exact-sciences/470755-space-shuttle-typical-mission-crew/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/f/exact-sciences/470755-space-shuttle-typical-mission-crew/ Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:32:00 GMT Summary for an article by support@shvoong.com - UNITED STATES ASTRONAUT PROGRAMME, Astronaut ProgramThe achievements of the astronauts who took part in the first two decades of U.S. manned space exploration are discussed in the artic http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/470941-united-states-astronaut-programme/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/exact-sciences/470941-united-states-astronaut-programme/ Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:55:00 GMT