International Microgravity Laboratory 2

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International Microgravity Laboratory 2 was a Space Shuttle-based Spacelab mission dedicated to conducting a wide range of microgravity science experiments in low Earth orbit.

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instanceOf Space Shuttle mission ⓘ
Spacelab mission ⓘ
microgravity research mission ⓘ
alsoKnownAs IML-2 ⓘ
commander Robert D. Cabana ⓘ
countryOfOperator United States ⓘ
crewSize 7 ⓘ
focusArea biotechnology ⓘ
fluid physics ⓘ
human physiology in microgravity ⓘ
life sciences ⓘ
materials science ⓘ
internationalParticipation Canada ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
landingDate 1994-07-23 ⓘ
landingSite Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility ⓘ
launchDate 1994-07-08 ⓘ
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ
missionDuration 14 days ⓘ
approximately 336 hours ⓘ
missionSpecialist Carl E. Walz ⓘ
Leroy Chiao ⓘ
Richard J. Hieb ⓘ
nasaMissionDesignation STS-65 ⓘ
notableFeature second mission in the International Microgravity Laboratory series ⓘ
notableOutcome advanced understanding of materials processing in microgravity ⓘ
provided extensive data on long-duration microgravity effects on humans ⓘ
numberOfExperiments over 80 experiments ⓘ
operatedBy Canadian Space Agency ⓘ
European Space Agency ⓘ
German Aerospace Center ⓘ
NASA ⓘ
National Space Development Agency of Japan ⓘ
orbit low Earth orbit ⓘ
orbitInclination 28.5 degrees ⓘ
orbitPeriod approximately 90 minutes ⓘ
partOfProgram Space Shuttle program ⓘ
Spacelab program ⓘ
linked to: Spacelab missions
payloadSpecialist Chiaki Mukai ⓘ
Donald A. Thomas ⓘ
pilot James D. Halsell NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy International Microgravity Laboratory 1 ⓘ
primaryObjective conduct microgravity science experiments ⓘ
study effects of microgravity on materials and life sciences ⓘ
spacecraft Space Shuttle Columbia ⓘ
spacecraftMass approximately 110000 kilograms (orbiter with payload) ⓘ
usedLaboratory Spacelab module in Shuttle payload bay ⓘ
usedModule Spacelab pressurized module ⓘ

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Spacelab missions → notableMission → International Microgravity Laboratory 2 ⓘ
International Microgravity Laboratory 1 → partOfSeries → International Microgravity Laboratory missions ⓘ
linked to: International Microgravity Laboratory 2
International Microgravity Laboratory 1 → followedBy → International Microgravity Laboratory 2 ⓘ
IML-2 → missionName → International Microgravity Laboratory-2 ⓘ
linked to: International Microgravity Laboratory 2
IML-2 → isSecondInSeries → International Microgravity Laboratory missions ⓘ
linked to: International Microgravity Laboratory 2
STS-65 → primaryPayload → International Microgravity Laboratory-2 ⓘ
linked to: International Microgravity Laboratory 2