Definitions for "Spacelab"
Spacelab is a reusable laboratory that contains space flight hardware carried in the Space Shuttle's payload bay. Most life sciences experiments are conducted in the Spacelab. Equipment is mounted along the walls and floor of the pressurized cylindrical Spacelab module. Crewmembers float into the Spacelab through a tunnel adapter that transits from the airlock in the Shuttle middeck to the Spacelab.