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"930502.DFC" (14192 bytes) was created on 05-02-93
02-May-93 Daily File Collection
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STS-55 Status Report #17
Sunday, May 2, 1993, 4 a.m. CDT
Columbia's crew smoothly went through their schedule of experiments during the
night as the shuttle continued to operate trouble-free.
Among the activities for the Red Team -- Mission Specialists Charlie Precourt
and Bernard Harris and German Space Agency Payload Specialist Hans Schlegel --
were an infusion of saline for Harris; work with the robotics experiment,
Rotex; and continued studies of fluid dynamics in zero-g.
Harris, with assistance from Schlegel, was the third crewmember to undergo an
injection of about two liters of saline solution in an experiment that
temporarily replaces body fluids astronauts lose as they adapt to
weightlessness. Replacing the fluid quickly and taking careful measurements
such as an echocardiogram, blood samples and breathing evaluations before and
after the I.V. are hoped to give insight into better ways to ease astronauts'
return to gravity.
Harris reported his saline infusion was colder than body temperature due to the
fact that it had been removed from the warming tray for a period of time before
it was used. Harris suggested that to ensure the saline is at body temperature
as desired for the experiment the saline bags be removed from the warmer just
before being injected.
The saline onboard is being given to the crewmembers at body temperature only
for scientific reasons -- to attempt to mimic as closely as possible the way an
astronaut's body is when he first becomes weightless. Room temperature saline
poses no danger. In fact, saline is routinely administered at room temperature
when it is used at hospitals on Earth.
In working with Rotex, ground controllers in Germany reported to the crew that
the robot had performed a first by capturing a free floating object in space
via remote control from Earth.
The Blue Team of crewmen will awaken just after 4 a.m. central and relieve the
red shift at about 5:45 a.m. Columbia is in a 162 by 156 nautical mile orbit.
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STS-55 Status Report #18
Sunday, May 2, 1993, 10:30 a.m. CDT
Mission managers this morning decided to extend the STS-55 mission an extra day
to gather additional Spacelab science data. The flight control team and the
astronaut crew have worked together over the last 3 days to conserve electrical
power and have accumulated 25 hours additional margin on the cryogenic fuels
that produce electricity on Columbia. By continuing the power saving efforts
for the rest of the flight, controllers expect to accumulate up to 30 hours
additional electrical generation capacity. Columbia is scheduled to land at
Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, May 6, 8:02 a.m. CDT.
Columbia's Blue Team awoke at 4 a.m. CDT to begin their seventh working day in
space. The STS-55 Commander Steve Nagel and Pilot Tom Henricks exercised on
the Spacelab's bicycle ergometer after the handover from the Red Team to the
Blue Team at 6 a.m. CDT.
Jerry Ross, with assistance from Ulrich Walter, was the fourth crewmember to
undergo an injection of about two liters of saline solution in an experiment
that temporarily replaces body fluids astronauts lose as they adapt to
weightlessness. Replacing the fluid quickly and taking careful measurements
such as an echocardiogram, blood samples and breathing evaluations before and
after the I.V. are hoped to give insight into better ways to ease astronauts'
return to gravity.
The saline infusion is being administered warmed to body temperature for
scientific reasons -- to attempt to mimic as closely as possible the way an
astronaut's body is when he first becomes weightless. Room temperature saline
poses no danger. In fact, saline is routinely administered at room temperature
when it is used at hospitals on Earth.
This afternoon, Nagel and Walter will have light work schedules for the
remainder of the day. Mission planners scheduled mid-fllight breaks from the
hectic Spacelab work pace for each crew member.
At about 3:45 a.m. CDT, the Mission Operations Computer stopped processing
data for about 15 minutes. Flight controllers are analyzing the reason for the
temporary loss of data displays in Mission Control. However, no data were lost
because all data are recorded as they are downlinked from the Orbiter.
Preliminary analysis points to a malfunction in a peripheral computer, the
channel interface control unit. The CICU turned off data going into the MOC.
Engineers reset the CICU, then brought on line a backup mission operations
computer. Presently, Mission Control is operating with both the primary MOC
and the fully-redundant backup unit. Once the malfunction analysis is
complete, one of the mission operations computers will be held in standby.
Columbia's systems are operating well as it circles the Earth every 90 minutes
in a slightly elliptical orbit of 162 by 156 nautical miles.
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STS-55 TV SKED, REV G
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NASA SELECT TV SCHEDULE
STS-55/SPACELAB D-2
REV G
5/02/93
***********************************************************************
NASA Select programming can be accessed through GE Satcom F2R,
transponder 13. The frequency is 3960 MHz with an orbital position
of 72 degrees west longitude. This is a full transponder service
and will be operational 24 hours a day.
Two hour edited highlights will be replayed for Alaska and Hawaii each
Flight Day at 11pm Central Time. The highlights will begin on launch
day and continue through landing. The satellite carrier will be
Galaxy 6, transponder 19.
This NASA Select Television Schedule of mission coverage is available
on COMSTORE, the mission TV schedule computer bulletin board service.
Call 713/483-5817, and follow the prompts to access this service.
* denotes change from previous revision.
STS-55 LAUNCHED AT 9:50 AM CDT MONDAY, APRIL 26
------------------------------ Sunday, May 2 --------------------------
FD 7
96 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW 05/23:55 09:45 AM
T=35:OO
97 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 06/00:10 10:00 AM
97 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRE 06/00:35 10:25 AM
T=25:00
97 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW/E 06/01:35 11:25 AM
T=60:00
98 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRE 06/02:50 12:40 PM
T=15:00
99 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW/E 06/03:15 01:05 PM
T=85:00
100 MISSION UPDATE JSC 06/04:10 02:00 PM
100 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW/E 06/04:50 02:40 PM
T=85:00
101 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW/E 06/06:25 04:15 PM
T=90:00
102 BLUE/RED HANDOVER 06/08:05 05:55 PM
102 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW/E 06/08:05 05:55 PM
T=80:00
103 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW 06/09:55 07:45 PM
T=25:00
103 REPLAY FLIGHT DAY ACTIVITIES JSC 06/10:10 08:00 PM
104 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW 06/11:15 09:05 PM
T=25:00
104 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRE 06/11:50 09:40 PM
T=25:00
105 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW 06/12:50 10:40 PM
T=30:00
105 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRE 06/13:40 11:30 PM
T=40:00
------------------------------ Monday, May 3 --------------------------
FD 8
106 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW 06/14:25 12:15 AM
T=30:00
106 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRE 06/15:05 12:55 AM
T=35:00
107 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW 06/16:05 01:55 AM
T=20:00
108 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRE 06/17:10 03:00 AM
T=15:00
108 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW 06/17:40 03:30 AM
T=45:00
109 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRE 06/18:40 04:30 AM
T=25:00
109 RED/BLUE HANDOVER 06/19:15 05:05 AM
109 GERMAN VIP CONVERSATION TDRW 06/19:30 05:20 AM
& GERMAN PRESS CONFERENCE
T=30:00
110 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRE 06/20:35 06:25 AM
T=15:00
110 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW 06/20:50 06:40 AM
T=25:00
111 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRE 06/22:10 08:00 AM
T=10:00
111 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW 06/22:25 08:15 AM
T=30:00
112 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 07/00:10 10:00 AM
113 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW 07/01:40 11:30 AM
T=20:00
114 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRE 07/02:25 12:15 PM
T=20:00
115 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRE 07/04:00 01:50 PM
T=30:00
115 MISSION UPDATE JSC 07/04:10 02:00 PM
116 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW 07/04:55 02:45 PM
T=25:00
116 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRE 07/05:50 03:40 PM
T=30:00
117 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW 07/06:35 04:25 PM
T=45:00
118 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW 07/08:10 06:00 PM
T=25:00
119 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRE 07/09:20 07:10 PM
T=10:00
119 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW 07/09:55 07:45 PM
T=15:00
120 REPLAY FLIGHT DAY ACTIVITIES JSC 07/10:10 08:00 PM
120 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW 07/11:20 09:10 PM
T=25:00
121 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW 07/12:55 10:45 PM
T=35:00
---------------------------- Tuesday, May 4 ---------------------------
FD 9
122 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW 07/14:35 12:25 AM
T=50:00
123 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRE 07/15:40 01:30 AM
T=25:00
123 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW 07/16:10 02:00 AM
T=20:00
125 RED/BLUE HANDOVER 07/18:15 04:05 AM
125 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW 07/18:15 04:05 AM
T=20:00
126 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW/E 07/20:55 06:45 AM
T=60:00
126 MAYO CLINIC EVENT TDRE 07/21:50 07:40 AM
T=15:00
127 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW 07/22:45 08:35 AM
T=15:00
128 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRE 07/23:35 09:25 AM
T=20:00
129 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 08/00:10 10:00 AM
129 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW 08/01:45 11:35 AM
T=30:00
131 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW 08/03:50 01:40 PM
T=15:00
131 MISSION UPDATE JSC 08/04:10 02:00 PM
134 BLUE/RED HANDOVER 08/08:30 06:20 PM
135 SPACELAB ACTIVITIES TDRW/E 08/09:50 07:40 PM
T=75:00
135 REPLAY FLIGHT DAY ACTIVITIES JSC 08/10:10 08:00 PM
------------------------ * Wednesday, May 5 * -------------------------
FD 1O
NOTE: SPACELAB ACTIVITIES WILL BE DOWNLINKED AS TDRSS COVERAGE ALLOWS.
141 RED/BLUE HANDOVER 08/19:00 04:50 AM
144 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 09/00:10 10:00 AM
147 MISSION UPDATE JSC 09/04:10 02:00 PM
150 BLUE/RED HANDOVER 09/08:30 06:20 PM
151 REPLAY FLIGHT DAY ACTIVITIES JSC 09/10:10 08:00 PM
153 SPACELAB DEACTIVATION TDRE 09/13:40 11:30 PM
T=45:00
------------------------- * Thursday, May 6 * -------------------------
FD 11
154 SPACELAB EGRESS TDRW 09/14:40 12:30 AM
T=20:00
158 DEORBIT BURN (NOT TELEVISED) 09/21:14 07:04 AM
159 LANDING KSC 09/22:13 08:03 AM
LANDING REPLAYS KSC L +20 MIN.
POST-LANDING PRESS CONFERENCE KSC TBD
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DEFINITION OF TERMS
***********************************************************************
CDT: Central Daylight Time
DFRF: Dryden Flight Research Facility
FD: Flight Day
JSC: Johnson Space Center
KSC: Kennedy Space Center
MECO: Main Engine Cut-Off
MET: Mission Elapsed Time. The time which begins at
the moment of launch and is read: DD/HH:MM.
RKGM: Reaction Kinetic in Glass Melts payload
SAREX: Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment
STS: Space Transportation System
TDRE,W: Tracking and Data Relay Satellites, East and West
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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