Wubbo Ockels at a mirror furnace

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The experiments that Ernst Messerschmid, Reinhard Furrer and Wubbo Ockels carried out on board Spacelab came from a variety of disciplines. In addition to life science experiments, many tests were carried out in the area of materials science.

Credit: DLR.

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