Space Shuttle Program - Shuttle Applications

Shuttle Applications

Space shuttle applications have included:

  • Spacelab missions Including:
    • Science
    • Astronomy
    • Crystal growth
    • Space physics
  • Crew rotation and servicing of Mir and the International Space Station (ISS)
  • Manned servicing missions, such as to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
  • Manned experiments in low Earth orbit (LEO)
  • Carried to LEO:
  • Components for the construction of the ISS
    • Supplies in Spacehab modules or Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules
  • Carried satellites with a booster, the Payload Assist Module (PAM-D) or the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS), to the point where the booster sends the satellite to:
    • A higher Earth orbit; these have included:
      • Chandra X-ray Observatory
      • Many TDRS satellites
      • Two DSCS-III (Defense Satellite Communications System) communications satellites in one mission
      • A Defense Support Program satellite
    • An interplanetary mission; these have included:
      • Magellan probe
      • Galileo spacecraft
      • Ulysses probe

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