NASA has awarded Spacehab a $54 million contract to prepare Space Shuttle Spacehab mid-deck extension laboratory modules for its missions to the Russian Mir 1 space station. Shuttle Mir missions Nos 3, 4, 5 and 6 will be equipped with Spacehab modules. The company is developing a version of the Spacehab able to carry about 3t to the Mir.
Source: Flight International