STS-40: Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-1)

Orbiter: Columbia
Launched: June 5, 1991
Landed: June 14, 1991, Edwards Air Force Base
Orbits: 145

Crew: Bryan D. O'Connor Sidney M. Gutierrez James P. Bagian Tamara E. Jernigan M. Rhea Seddon F. Drew Gaffney Millie Hughes-Fulford

This mission was the first dedicated solely to understanding the physiological effects of space flight on human physiology, testing not only human responses but also the effects of weightlessness on rodents and jellyfish.

• Detailed Mission Description (KSC)
• Mission Images (JSC)

 
February 11, 1997