title: Lessons learned from the Space Flyer Unit (SFU) mission.
abstract: The Space Flyer Unit (SFU) system and mission chronology are briefly introduced. Lessons learned from the SFU mission are categorized as programmatic and engineering lessons. In the programmatic category are dealt with both international and domestic collaborations. As for the engineering lessons safety design, orbital operation, in-flight anomaly, and post flight analyses are the major topics reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004867:Equipment Design; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006834:Hydrazines; D007391:International Cooperation; D007564:Japan; D012106:Research; D012455:Salamandridae / Q000196:embryology; D013026:Space Flight / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018531:Spacecraft / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014481:United States; D014893:Weightlessness
chemical_list: D006834:Hydrazines; C029424:hydrazine