The paper deals with the results of a study on a Sortie Lab/Pallet system as possible outfit for the Space Shuttle. The work has been performed by a European team under the Prime Contractorship of ERNO, Bremen, for the European Space Research Organisation (ESRO). After a short introduction on the overall situation, the paper discusses the study basis, the concept selection and some details of the selected design. Finally advantages and disadvantages of the concept are summarized and some remarks on the current situation made
