Spacelab 2

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Spacelab 2 was a 1985 Space Shuttle science mission focused on astronomy and microgravity experiments using the European-built Spacelab laboratory module.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Spacelab 2 canonical 5
Spacelab 2 mission 2
Spacelab 2 module 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Space Shuttle mission ⓘ
Spacelab mission ⓘ
space science mission ⓘ
carriedInstrument Hitchhiker experiments ⓘ
Infrared Telescope (IRT) ⓘ
Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) ⓘ
Solar Optical Universal Polarimeter (SOUP) ⓘ
commander Gordon Fullerton ⓘ
cooperation European Space Agency ⓘ
countryOfOperator United States ⓘ
crewSize 7 ⓘ
focus astronomy experiments ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ
materials science in microgravity ⓘ
microgravity experiments ⓘ
plasma physics ⓘ
solar physics ⓘ
followedBy Spacelab D1 ⓘ
laboratoryModuleOrigin European Space Agency ⓘ
landingDate 1985-08-06 ⓘ
landingSite Edwards Air Force Base ⓘ
launchDate 1985-07-29 ⓘ
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ
missionDuration 7 days 22 hours 45 minutes ⓘ
missionDurationDays approximately 8 days ⓘ
missionOutcome success ⓘ
missionSpecialist Anthony W. England ⓘ
F. Story Musgrave ⓘ
Karl G. Henize ⓘ
missionType dedicated Spacelab science mission ⓘ
operatedBy NASA ⓘ
orbitApogee approximately 221 km ⓘ
orbitInclination 28.5 degrees ⓘ
orbitPerigee approximately 219 km ⓘ
orbitPeriod about 89 minutes ⓘ
partOf Space Shuttle program ⓘ
payloadSpecialist John-David F. Bartoe ⓘ
Loren W. Acton ⓘ
pilot Roy D. Bridges Jr. ⓘ
precededBy Spacelab 1 ⓘ
spacecraft STS-51-F ⓘ
sponsor NASA Office of Space Science and Applications ⓘ
usedModule Spacelab laboratory module ⓘ
usedPayloadBay Space Shuttle payload bay ⓘ
usedPressurizedModule Spacelab long module ⓘ
usedSpacecraft Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ
yearOfMission 1985 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spacelab missions → notableMission → Spacelab 2 ⓘ
STS-51-F → primaryPayload → Spacelab 2 ⓘ
STS-51-F → missionPatchFeature → Spacelab 2 ⓘ
Infrared Telescope (IRT) → locatedOn → Spacelab 2 module ⓘ
linked to: Spacelab 2
Plasma Diagnostics Package → operatedOnMission → Spacelab 2 ⓘ
Plasma Diagnostics Package → developedFor → Spacelab 2 mission ⓘ
linked to: Spacelab 2
Anthony W. England → participantIn → Spacelab 2 mission ⓘ
linked to: Spacelab 2
Anthony W. England → notableWork → Spacelab 2 scientific investigations ⓘ
linked to: Spacelab 2