While in space, the seven-member crew performed many of its 80 planned science experiments within the Spacehab Double Research Module located in the Shuttle’s payload bay.
If every step taken, hour slept, and heartbeat can be measured, recorded, and analyzed, are we taking control of our health or losing the plot entirely?
SLS is ready to fly and will feature three shuttle-era engines that have already flown to space.
One of the test stands was last used as a drop tower for microgravity testing.
“One way or another, we’re going to make sure Johnson Space Center gets its historic spacecraft right where it belongs.”
Mark your calendars.
Should the mission proceed as planned, it will mark a major step forward for accessibility in spaceflight—sending the first wheelchair user beyond Earth.
