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{{Short description|SPACEHAB-built laboratory flown on Space Shuttle Columbia}}

The '''Research Double Module''' was a payload module built by Spacehab Inc (now [[Astrotech Corporation]]) for the US [[Space Shuttle]] Orbiters.

The Research Double Module flew only on the ill-fated [[Space Shuttle Columbia]] [[STS-107]] mission, in which it was destroyed.

==Research Double Module==

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The Spacehab hardware was specifically designed to be nestled inside the cargo bay of the [[Space Shuttle]]s.

The inaugural flight of Spacehab’sSpacehab's research double module, which launched January 2003 on [[STS-107]], ended when the [[Space Shuttle Columbia]] broke up during re-entry. In February 2003 Spacehab received $17.7 million from its commercial insurance policy. In January 2004, Spacehab filed a formal claim against NASA for the amount of $87.7 million for the loss caused by the Columbia accident. In February 2003 Spacehab received $17.7 million from the proceeds of its commercial insurance policy, and in October 2004 NASA paid the company $8.2 million.<ref>Two Spacehab press releases from January 2004 and 2005 regarding the claims filed against [[NASA]] for [[STS-107]] [http://www.spacehab.com/news/2004/04_01_20.htm][http://www.spacehab.com/news/2005/05_01_05.htm]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-01-20 |title=$87.7 million claim filed over Columbia loss |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4008520 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> In February 2007, Spacehab dropped all litigation against NASA.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-02-02 |title=Firm Seeks $8 Million For Experiment That Survived Columbia Accident |url=https://www.space.com/5947-firm-seeks-8-million-experiment-survived-columbia-accident.html |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Specification==

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==See also==

* [[Spacehab]]

* otherOther Spacehab hardware :

** [[Integrated cargo carrier|Integrated Cargo Carrier]] (ICC), unpressurized

** [[External Stowage Platform]] (ESP-2 and ESP-3), an ICC variant

** [[Logistics Single Module]] (LSM) and [[Logistics Double Module]] (LDM)

** [[Spacehab Single Module|Single Module]] (SM), pressurized

* [[Spacelab]], another reusable laboratory flown in the [[Space Shuttle orbiter|Shuttle orbiter's]] cargo bay.

==References==

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[[Category:Space Shuttle orbitersprogram]]

[[Category:Space Shuttle orbiters]]