CommemoratesSTS 57 mission for educational and inspirational value
Highlights first Spacehab laboratory pressurized experiment for crew-tended experiments
Features details on 22 experiments flown, including materials and life sciences
Includes information on EURECA deployment and antenna folding during EVA
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Mission Highlights
STS-57 marked the first flight of the commercially-developed SPACEHAB, a pressurized laboratory designed to more than double pressurized workspace for crew-tended experiments. Altogether 22 experiments were flown, covering materials and life sciences, and wastewater recycling experiment for space station.
On June 24 at
Mission
STS 57
Payloads
22 experiments flown
EURECA Deployment
June 24, 1985, 4,275 kg
Antenna Handling
Manual folding during EVA
Payloads Included
Bridge assembly, gas can, Consortium for Materials Development in Space IV, CAN-DO, Super Fluid Helium on Orbit Transfer, Fluid Acquisition and Resupply, Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment II, SAREX II, AMOS Calibration Test