It doesn't seem out of place today, but the sight 30 years ago of a cylindrical module mounted inside the space shuttle's cargo bay was described as an "odd-appearing assemblage" in 1983. The unusual ...

Thirty years ago this week the first European-built Spacelab was launched on the Space Shuttle. ESA’s first astronaut, Ulf Merbold, flew on the mission, marking ESA’s entry into human spaceflight. On ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earth can be seen behind the open bay of a white space shuttle. A legacy of European-built and operated space modules, which began ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Space history was made on Tuesday. Two pieces of Spacelab were placed back together at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center as part of the Astro Restoration Project. The Wisconsin ...

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