STS-40, the eleventh launch of Space Shuttle Columbia, was a nine-day mission in June 1991. It carried the Spacelab module for Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1), the fifth Spacelab mission and the first dedicated solely to biology .

Sep 19, 2023 · STS-40 was the fifth dedicated Spacelab mission, Spacelab Life Sciences-1, and first mission dedicated solely to life sciences, using the habitable module. The STS-40 crew portrait includes 7 astronauts.

Feb 9, 1991 · STS-40 Fact Sheet. By Cliff Lethbridge. STS-40 — Columbia. 41st Space Shuttle Mission. 11th Flight of Columbia. Crew: Bryan D. O’Connor, Commander. Sidney M. Gutierrez, Pilot. James P. Bagian, Mission Specialist. Tamara E. Jernigan, Mission Specialist. M. Rhea Seddon, Mission Specialist. F. Drew Gaffney, Payload Specialist. Millie Hughes ...

Shuttle mission STS-40, the 41st flight of the Space Shuttle and the 11th flight of Columbia, will conduct the Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-1) mission, the first Spacelab dedicated to life sciences research.

Mar 26, 2020 · STS-40 marked the fifth dedicated Spacelab mission, Spacelab Life Sciences-1, and first dedicated solely to life sciences, using the habitable module.

Jun 7, 2021 · Visit APPEL KS’s Shuttle Era Resources Page to learn more about STS-40 and the 134 other shuttle missions that deployed key satellites, repaired the Hubble Space Telescope, enabled important new research, and were instrumental in construction of …

Engineers feared that one or more of the nine liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen transducers protruding into fuel and oxidizer lines could break off and be ingested by the engine turbopumps, causing engine failure.

STS-40 was the first space shuttle mission dedicated to life sciences research to explore how the body reacts to a weightless environment and how it readjusts to gravity on return to earth. Columbia was launched on the STS-40 mission 5 June …

The STS-40 Space Shuttle Program Mission Report contains a summary of the vehicle subsystem operations during the forty-first flight of the Space Shuttle and the eleventh flight of the Orbiter Vehicle Columbia (OV-102).

STS-40, the eleventh launch of Space Shuttle Columbia, was a nine-day mission in June 1991. It carried the Spacelab module for Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1), the fifth Spacelab mission and the first dedicated solely to biology.