| STS-51F/Spacelab-2 Payload
The payload consisted of an igloo and three pallets in the payload bay, containing scientific
instruments dedicated to life sciences, plasma physics, astronomy, high-energy astrophysics,
solar physics, atmospheric physics and technology research. A major objective of the mission
was to verify the performance of the Spacelab systems with the orbiter as well as to measure
the environment created by the vehicle in space.
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