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Spacelab D2

Spacelab D2 (26 April - 6 May 1993) conducted life sciences experiments in four general areas: biological techniques (electrofusion of cells), biology (cell functions, reaction to gravity, development processes, and behavioral physiology), human physiology (heart-lung system, lung functions, endocrinology, and metabolism), and radiation physics. Of the five double-racks on board Spacelab D2, one was Germany's Bilabor for cell, botany, and zoological experiments, and one was ESA's Anthrorack. As with Spacelab D1, Spacelab D2 was controlled by a payload team at GSOC (References 9-11).

9. Experiments in Space. The Second German Spacelab Mission D-2, DLR, March 1992.

10. M.H. Keller and P.R. Sahm, "The German Spacelab Mission D2: A Scientific and Technological Challenge",Earth Space Review, Vol. 3, No. 1, 1994, pp.11-21.

11. R. Schuiling, "Columbia Reaches '100th Day in Space': Shuttle Program Clocks Up 'One Year in Space'", Spaceflight, July 1993, pp. 232-236.

Sources and Resources

• Adapted from: Europe and Asia in Space 1993-1994, Nicholas Johnson and David Rodvold [Kaman Sciences / Air Force Phillips Laboratory]

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