Beschreibung : Spacelab-J-a joint NASA and National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) mission using a manned Spacelab module-conducted microgravity investigations in materials and life sciences. The international crew, consisting of the first Japanese astronaut to fly aboard the Shuttle, the first African-American woman to fly in space and, contrary to normal NASA policy, the first married couple to fly on the same space mission (Lee and Davis), was divided into red and blue teams for around the clock operations. Spacelab-J included 24 materials science and 20 life sciences experiments, of which 35 were sponsored by NASDA, 7 by NASA and 2 collaborative efforts.
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STS 47 (ENDEAVOUR) · SPACELAB J · US / JAPAN MISSION