Spacelab

[ speys-lab ]

noun

1. a manned laboratory in space, developed by the European Space Agency, carried aboard an orbiting space shuttle.

spacelab

/ ˈspeɪsˌlæb /

noun

1. a laboratory in space where scientific experiments are performed, esp one developed by the European Space Agency and carried on a space shuttle

Example Sentences

Since then, the program has had a list of achievements, including the construction of the International Space Station, the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope and several spacelab missions.

From Fox News

Indeed, the track sounds like a curio from the era of Spacelab, the moody, spacious Kraftwerk track released nine years later.

From The Guardian

He co-wrote “Spacelab, Space Platforms, and the Future.”

From Washington Post

From The Man-Machine, Spacelab’s thin and whirry synths now sound slightly too reminiscent of 70s sci-fi programmes – but the tune is as earworming as they come.

From The Guardian

The Robots’ promise – “We are programmed just to do / anything you want us to” – feels like a malevolently taunting lie, but Spacelab and Neon Lights are beautifully benign.

From The Guardian