Spacelab 2, launched on the Space Shuttle Challenger on July 29, 1985, carried several solar instruments including the Solar Optical Universal Polarimeter (SOUP), the Coronal Helium Abundance Spacelab Experiment (CHASE), the High Resolution Telescope and Spectrograph (HRTS) , and the Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor (SUSIM).

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STS 51-F - Spacelab 2 Shuttle Mission

NRL HRTS Instrument - Naval Research Laboratory High Resolution Telescope and Spectrograph

NRL SUSIM Instrument - Naval Research Laboratory Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor

Author: David H. Hathaway, david.hathaway@msfc.nasa.gov, (256) 544-7610
Mail Code SD50, NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812

Responsible Official: John M. Davis, john.m.davis@msfc.nasa.gov, (256) 544-7600
Mail Code SD50, NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812

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Last revised 2000 January 07 - D. H. Hathaway