Figure 2. Vertebrate Animal Payload Summary for Space Shuttle Orbiters

Figure 2. Vertebrate Animal Payload Summary for Space Shuttle Orbiters
STS#EXPERIMENTORBITERDATESANIMAL PAYLOAD
8SSIP-8ChallengerAugust 30 - September 5, 19836 Lewis rats in AEM
10/41-BSSIP-10ChallengerFebruary 3 - February 11, 19846 Lewis rats in AEM
17/51-BSL3ChallengerApril 29 - May 6, 19852 Squirrel monkeys & 24 SD rats in RAHF
29SSIP-3/SE82-8DiscoveryMarch 13 - March 18, 19894 Long Evans rats in AEM
41PSE-01DiscoveryOctober 6 - October 10, 199016 SD rats in AEM
40SLS-1ColumbiaJune 5 - June 14, 199129 SD rats in RAHF & AEM
48PARE-01DiscoverySeptember 12 - September 18, 19918 SD rats in AEM
47SL-JEndeavourSeptember 12 - September 20, 19924 S. African Clawed frogs in FEU & 2 Koifish (Carp) in Japanese hardware
52PSE-02ColumbiaOctober 22 - November 1, 199212 SD rats in AEM
54PARE-02EndeavourJanuary 13 - January 19, 19936 SD rats in AEM
56PARE-03DiscoveryApril 8 - April 17, 199316 SD rats in AEM
57PSE03EndeavourJune 21 - July 1, 199312 F344 rats in AEM
58SLS-2ColumbiaOctober 18 - November 1, 199348 SD rats in RAHF
60IMMUNE-01DiscoveryFebruary 3 - February 11, 199412 CD rats in AEM
62PSE04ColumbiaMarch 4 - March 18, 199412 F344 rats in AEM
66NIHR-01AtlantisNovember 3 - November 14, 199410 pregnant SD rats in AEM
63IMMUNE-02DiscoveryFebruary 3 - February 11, 199512 SD rats in AEM
(70)NIHR-02DiscoveryJuly 13 - July 22, 199510 pregnant SD rats in AEM
(72)NIHR-03EndeavourJanuary 11 - January 20, 19956 lactating SD rats neonates in AEM

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