On April 29, 1985, the European Space Agency's Spacelab launched the space shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51B. Discover more space history 👉 https://space-com.visitlink.me/Lztgyj) This was the second time the Spacelab went to space and the first time it flew in a fully operational configuration. Spacelab pallets had flown to space on three previous shuttle missions, but this was the first time that the entire laboratory was used to conduct research in microgravity. Spacelab provided a platfo

14K views · 771 reactions | Get a feel for the disorientation experienced by first-time astronauts in a full-sized, rotating mock-up of an International Space Station module in our summer exhibit! See it by Sept. 1 before it leaves! https://spacecenter.org/journey-to-space/ | Space Center Houston | Facebook

868 reactions · 60 shares | Mengtian Lab Module Docks with China's Space Station Core Module The #Mengtian lab module, the second lab component of China's under-construction space station, has successfully docked with the complex of the Tianhe core module in orbit, according to the China Manned Space Agency (#CMSA). https://www.cctvplus.com/news/20221101/8297907.shtml#!language=1 | CCTV+ | Facebook

1.6M views · 40K reactions | China Launches Space Station Lab Module Mengtian China on Oct 31 launched #Mengtian, the second lab component of its under-construction #space_station, atop a carrier rocket Long March-5B Y4 from the #Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan, according to the China Manned Space Agency. https://www.cctvplus.com/news/20221031/8297838.shtml#!language=1 | CCTV+ | Facebook