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Europe’s I-Hab continues Spacelab’s 40-year legacy

The legacy of European-built and operated space modules, which began in Earth orbit and is now heading towards the moon, began 40 years ago this week. From the first launch of Spacelab, a pressurized laboratory in the payload bay of the NASA space shuttle, on November 28, 1983, to Columbus, one of the main modules… Read More »