Beskrivning : Houston special post stamp. The primary task of STS-61-A was to conduct a series of experiments, almost all related to functions in microgravity, in Spacelab D-1, the third flight of a Spacelab orbital laboratory module. Two other mission assignments were to deploy the Global Low Orbiting Message Relay Satellite (GLOMR) out of a Getaway Special canister in the cargo bay, and to operate five materials processing experiments, which were mounted in the orbiter`s payload bay on a separate device called the German Unique Support Structure. The experiments included investigations into fluid physics

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STS 61 A (CHALLENGER) · SPACELAB D1 · GLOMR 1 (S85 6) (SATELLITE) · FURRER, MESSERSCHMID & OCKELS (E.S.A.)