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 ...

A legacy of European-built and operated space modules, which began in Earth orbit and is now heading for the moon, got its start 40 years ago this week. From the first launch of Spacelab, a ...

Some debris from the Tiangong-1 spacelab will likely fall into the ocean or somewhere on land, but the chances of human injury are vanishingly small. An uncontrolled Chinese space station weighing at ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It doesn't seem out of place today, but the sight 30 years ago of a cylindrical module mounted ...