SPACELAB's Simulated First Flight

Abstract

A hushed silence, followed by animated discussion. On the screens of three monitors digits and pictures flickered. Loudspeakers transmitted commands and responses. Excitement in the control centre: SPACELAB was “flying” for the first time. Aboard the laboratory were Ulf Merbold, one of the three European candidate payload specialists and Owen Garriott, one of the NASA mission specialists.

Citation

(1981), "SPACELAB's Simulated First Flight", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 53 No. 5, pp. 9-10. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb035724