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04-Aug-93 Daily File Collection
These files were added or updated between 03-Aug-93 at 21:00:00 {Central}
and 04-Aug-93 at 21:00:21.
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KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT 8/4/93
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
Wednesday, August 4, 1993
KSC Contact: Bruce Buckingham
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MISSION: STS-51 -- ACTS-TOS/ORFEUS-SPAS
VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103 ORBITAL ALTITUDE: 184 miles
LOCATION: Pad 39-B INCLINATION: 28.45 degrees
LAUNCH DATE: August 12, 1993 CREW SIZE: 5
LAUNCH WINDOW: 9:10 - 10:07 a.m. EDT
KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: August 21/22 (9:09 a.m. on the 21st)
MISSION DURATION: 8 days/22 hours (+ 1 day)
IN WORK TODAY:
* Solid rocket booster (SRB) thermal curtain installation
* Crew compartment close-outs
* Transfer Orbiter Stage state-of-health checks
* Launch countdown preparations
WORK SCHEDULED:
* ORFEUS argon servicing (Thursday)
* Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) battery
charging (Friday)
* Countdown scheduled to begin 9:30 a.m. Monday, August 9 at the
T-43 hour mark
WORK COMPLETED:
* SRB aft skirt foaming
* Aft engine compartment confidence checks
* ACTS accelerometer polarity adjustments
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MISSION: STS-58 -- SPACELAB LIFE SCIENCES - 2
VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102 ORBITAL ALTITUDE: 176 miles
LOCATION: OPF bay 2 INCLINATION: 39.00 degrees
MISSION DURATION: 14 days CREW SIZE: 7
TARGET LAUNCH PERIOD: Mid September
LAUNCH TIME: Approximately 11:28 a.m. EDT
LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hours, 30 minutes
LANDING LOCATION: Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
IN WORK TODAY:
* Orbiter aft, forward and mid-body closeouts
* Spacelab external closeouts
* Crew module with Spacelab leakage tests
* Final payload bay cleaning
WORK SCHEDULED:
* Close payload bay doors
* Frequency response test
* KU-band antenna stow
WORK COMPLETED:
* Crew equipment interface test
* Freon coolant loop adjustments and checks
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MISSION: STS-61 -- HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
SERVICING MISSION
VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105 ORBITAL ALTITUDE: 356 miles
LOCATION: OPF bay 1 INCLINATION: 28 degrees
MISSION DURATION: 11 days CREW SIZE: 7
TARGET LAUNCH PERIOD: Early December 1993
LANDING LOCATION: KSC
IN WORK TODAY:
* 5th cryogenic tank set installation
* Orbital maneuvering system functional checks
* Main propulsion system leak and functional checks
* Payload integration operations
WORK SCHEDULED:
* Orbiter hydraulic system checkouts
WORK COMPLETED:
* Radiator functional checks
* Landing gear wheel and tire assembly installation
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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DAILY NEWS/TV SKED 8-4-93
Daily News
Wednesday, August 4, 1993
Two Independence Square; Washington, D.C.
Audio Service:202/358-3014
% Mars Observer update;
% Payload Commanders named for upcoming missions;
% Astronaut Bagian on leave of absence.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
On July 26, the Mars Observer spacecraft took the first photograph of Mars
since the Viking missions of the mid- 70s as it approached the planet. The
spacecraft used its high resolution narrow-angle camera to take the photograph.
The photograph is currently being processed and will be available later this
week.
The Mars Observer switched to an automatic contingency mode, a self-protective
default mode on August 1. This occurred when the spacecraft performed a larger
than expected attitude correction while it was reorienting its position
relative to the stars and the sun. Full recovery to normal cruise mode
occurred on August 2.
At present, the flight team reports that all spacecraft subsystems and
instrument payload are performing well. Mars Observer will be captured in
orbit around Mars on August 24 and begin its global mapping mission in mid-
December.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Astronauts Tamara E. Jernigan, Thomas David Jones, James S. Voss and Ellen
Ochoa have been named payload commanders on upcoming Space Shuttle missions.
Astronaut Jernigan will be Payload Commander on the STS-67 Astro-2 mission
which is scheduled to fly late 1994 aboard Columbia. Astronaut Jones will be
Payload Commander on the STS-68 Space Radar Laboratory-2 mission. Space
Shuttle Atlantis will carry this payload in late 1994. Astronaut Voss is
Payload Commander on the STS-69 SPACEHAB-04 mission scheduled for early 1995
aboard Discovery. And Astronaut Ochoa will be Payload Commander on the STS-66
Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science-3 mission scheduled for
launch in the fall of 1994 aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Astronaut James P. Bagian, M.D., P.E. will take a leave of absence from the
astronaut corp to work as Vice- President of Corporate Development and Medical
Affairs at Somanetics Corp., Troy, Mich.
Bagian became an astronaut in July of 1980 and was the first to treat space
sickness with the drug Phenergan by intramuscular injection. This method has
been adopted by NASA as the standard care for the control of space sickness in
Shuttle crews.
Bagian will use his medical and engineering knowledge to lead the company's
clinical research activities. He will return to flight status upon his return
to NASA.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Here's the broadcast schedule for Public Affairs events on NASA TV.
Note that all events and times may change without notice and that all times
listed are Eastern.
Wednesday, August 4, 1993
noon NASA Today.
12:15 pm Aeronautics & Space Report.
12:30 pm Quieter Faster and Safer Aircraft.
1:00 pm Space Shuttle: A Remarkable Flying Machine.
2:00 pm Starfinder # 15.
2:30 pm Journey Through the Solar System: Mars.
3:00 pm TQM #15.
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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7/30/93: LAUNCH ADVISORY: STS-51 LAUNCH DATE MOVED TO AUGUST 12
Ed Campion
July 30, 1993
Headquarters, Washington, D.C
James Hartsfield
Johnson Space Center, Houston
Shuttle managers today decided to change the launch date of the STS-51
Space Shuttle Discovery mission to August 12. The decision was made after the
Shuttle team received a briefing and reviewed the latest data on the upcoming
Perseid meteor shower activity in Earth's upper atmosphere which is scheduled
to take place the evening of August 11.
The Perseid event, which happens each August, is one of about a dozen such
occasions each year that are the result of a comet's nucleus shedding debris
along its orbital path as it approaches the Sun. When Earth's orbit passes
through the debris field it causes meteor showers activity or "shooting stars."
The concern with this year's Perseid event is that it is one of the rare times
that the activity is expected to be extremely heavy thus increasing the chances
that a spacecraft in Earth orbit could be damaged by a piece of the debris.
"Our review of the data indicates that the STS-51 mission could be flown
safely during the Perseid event" said Shuttle Director Tom Utsman. "However, we
also recognized that this year's Perseid activity is a unique event that may
not be completely predictable. Therefore, the team felt the best overall
course of action would be to wait until after the comet event to launch
Discovery."
7/20/93: LAUNCH ADVISORY: JULY 24 NEW DATE FOR STS-51 LAUNCH
Ed Campion
July 20, 1993
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Bruce Buckingham
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
NASA managers today set July 24 as the new launch date for Shuttle Mission
STS-51. The launch window on July 24 opens at 9:27 a.m. EDT and extends for 54
minutes.
The decision to go with July 24 as the new launch date follows the
completion of work to inspect and retest the Pyro Initiator Controller (PIC)
unit on the launch pad. A problem with the unit caused the Kennedy Space
Center launch director to call a scrub during a launch attempt on July 17.
"The July 24 date is the best date all around for the launch of Discovery
on the STS-51 mission" said Shuttle Director Tom Utsman. It gives enough time
for KSC technicians to complete work on the PIC unit, the payload community
time to service the STS-51 experiments and the entire launch team enough time
to put the Shuttle system back into launch configuration. The July 24 date
also is one that the Air Force range safety community can support."
Shuttle Mission STS-51 will see Discovery's five person crew deploy the
Advanced Communciations Technology Satellite which will give industry, academic
and government organizations an opportunity to investigate new ways of
communicating. The crew will also deploy and retrieve the Orbiting and
Retrieveable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer (ORFEUS- SPAS).
7/01/93: LAUNCH DATE SET FOR STS-51/DISCOVERY
Jim Cast
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. July 1, 1993
Bruce Buckingham
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
NOTE TO EDITORS: N93-38
Following today's STS-51 Flight Readiness Review at NASA's Kennedy
Space Center, Fla., mission managers targeted July 17 at 9:22 a.m. EDT for
launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery on its 17th flight.
Primary payload activity on the 9-day mission will include deployment
of an Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS), and deployment and
retrieval of the German- built ORFEUS-SPAS astrophysics free-flier. A 6-hour
Extra Vehicular Activity, or space walk, will also be performed by two
astronauts.
Commanding the STS-51 crew is Frank Culbertson who will be making his
second space flight. Pilot Bill Readdy has also flown once in space. Three
mission specialists, each flying for the first time, round out the 5-man crew:
Jim Newman, Dan Bursch and Carl Walz.
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Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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STS-51 TV SCHEDULE, REV A
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NASA SELECT TV SCHEDULE
STS-51
7/21/93
REV A
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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.
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.
Two hour edited programs of each flight day will be replayed for Hawaii and
Alaska on Telstar 301, transponder 9, channel 18. The orbital position is 96
degrees West Longitude, with a frequency of 4060 MHz. Audio is on 6.2 & 6.8
MHz. The programs will begin on launch day and
continue through landing airing 11:01 pm Central Time.
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--------------------------- THURSDAY, JULY 22 -------------------------
L-2 DAYS
COUNTDOWN STATUS BRIEFING KSC 9:00 AM
----------------------------- FRIDAY, JULY 23 -------------------------
L-1 DAY
COUNTDOWN STATUS BRIEFING KSC 8:00 AM
--------------------------- SATURDAY, JULY 24 -------------------------
FD1
ORBIT SUBJECT SITE MET CDT
----- ------- ---- --- ---
NASA SELECT COVERAGE BEGINS KSC 03:30 AM
LAUNCH KSC 00/00:00 08:27 AM
NASA SELECT ORIGINATION JSC 00/00:04 08:31 AM
SWITCHED TO JSC
MECO 00/00:08 08:35 AM
1 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION KSC 00/00:13 08:40 AM
SWITCHED TO KSC
1 LAUNCH REPLAYS KSC 00/00:13 08:40 AM
(APPROX. 5 MIN. AFTER MECO)
T=30:00
1 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION JSC 00/00:43 09:10 AM
SWITCHED TO JSC
1 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION KSC 00/01:03 09:30 AM
SWITCHED TO KSC
1 POST LAUNCH PRESS CONFERENCE KSC 00/01:03 09:30 AM
2 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION JSC 00/02:03 10:30 AM
SWITCHED TO JSC
3 Ku BAND ANTENNA 00/02:30 10:57 AM
DEPLOY AND ACTIVATION
(not televised)
3 MISSION UPDATE JSC 00/02:33 11:00 AM
3 ACTS/TOS PRE-DEPLOY CHECKOUT TDRE 00/03:00 11:27 AM
T=15:00
3 RMS POWERUP/CHECKOUT TDRE 00/03:35 12:02 PM
T=20:00
4 RMS PAYLOAD BAY SURVEY TDRE 00/04:40 01:07 PM
T=15:00
4 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION KSC 00/05:17 01:44 PM
SWITCHED TO KSC
4 ENGINEERING LAUNCH REPLAYS KSC 00/05:13 01:40 PM
T=30:00
5 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION JSC 00/05:43 02:10 PM
SWITCHED TO JSC
5 ACTS/TOS RAISED TO TDRE 00/05:50 02:17 PM
DEPLOY POSITION
T=35:00
6 Ku BAND CONFIGURE TO RADAR MODE 00/07:15 03:42 PM
(not televised)
6 ACTS/TOS DEPLOY 00/07:58 04:25 PM
(not televised live)
7 Ku BAND CONFIGURE TO COMM MODE 00/08:50 05:17 PM
(not televised)
8 CREW SLEEP 00/11:00 07:27 PM
8 REPLAY OF FD1 ACTIVITIES 00/11:33 08:00 PM
---------------------------- SUNDAY, JULY 25 --------------------------
FD2
13 CREW WAKE UP 00/19:00 03:27 AM
15 SPAS GRAPPLE 00/22:00 06:27 AM
(not televised)
16 SPAS DEPLOY OPERATIONS TDRW/E 00/22:20 06:47 AM
T=25:00
16 SPAS DEPLOY OPERATIONS TDRW/E 00/23:20 07:47 AM
T=85:00
17 SPAS DOOR TEST TDRW 01/01:15 09:42 AM
T=15:00
18 SPAS RELEASE TDRE 01/01:45 10:12 AM
T=15:00
18 MISSION UPDATE JSC 01/02:33 11:00 AM
19 RICS MANUEVERS TDRE 01/03:35 12:02 PM
20 TV OPPORTUNITY TDRW/E 01/04:15 12:42 PM
T=50:00
20 MISSION STATUS/PAYLOAD JSC/KSC 01/04:33 01:00 PM
OPERATIONS BRIEFINGS
21 VTR DUMP OF SPAS TDRW 01/06:23 02:50 PM
DEPLOY OPERATIONS
T=19:00
21 MISSION UPDATE PM JSC 01/06:33 03:00 PM
(Includes Daily Video Highlights)
23 CREW SLEEP 01/10:00 06:27 PM
----------------------------- MONDAY, JULY 26 -------------------------
FD3
29 CREW WAKE UP 01/18:00 02:27 AM
32 P/TV05 MIDDECK ACTIVITIES TDRE/W 01/22:30 06:57 AM
T=17:00
32 TV OPPORTUNITY TDRW 01/23:05 07:32 AM
T=18:00
33 TV OPPORTUNITY TDRE 02/00:05 08:32 AM
T=15:00
34 MISSION UPDATE JSC 02/02:33 11:00 AM
36 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 02/04:33 01:00 PM
37 MISSION UPDATE PM JSC 02/06:33 03:00 PM
(Includes Daily Video Highlights)
39 CREW SLEEP 02/09:00 05:27 PM
--------------------------- TUESDAY, JULY 27 --------------------------
FD4
44 CREW WAKE UP 02/17:00 01:27 AM
47 EMU CHECKOUT TDRW/E 02/21:00 05:27 AM
T=20:00
47 EMU CHECKOUT TDRW/E 02/22:00 06:27 AM
T=25:00
49 MIDDECK EVA PREP TDRW 03/01:10 09:37 AM
T=10:00
50 MIDDECK EVA PREP TDRW 03/01:45 10:12 AM
T=20:00
50 P/TV05 MIDDECK ACTIVITIES TDRE 03/02:20 10:47 AM
T=20:00
50 MISSION UPDATE JSC 03/02:33 11:00 AM
51 MIDDECK EVA PREP TDRW 03/03:20 11:47 AM
T=20:00
52 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 03/04:33 01:00 PM
53 MISSION UPDATE PM JSC 03/06:33 03:00 PM
(Includes Daily Video Highlights)
54 CREW SLEEP 03/08:00 04:27 PM
--------------------------- WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 ------------------------
FD5
59 CREW WAKE UP 03/16:00 12:27 AM
62 EVA PREP TDRW 03/19:15 03:42 AM
T=65:00
62 EVA PREP TDRE 03/20:35 05:02 AM
T=20:00
62 AIRLOCK DEPRESS TDRW 03/20:55 05:22 AM
T=15:00
63 AIRLOCK EGRESS TDRE 03/21:10 05:37 AM
T=45:00
64 EVA - HIGH TORQUE, MASS HANDLING TDRW/E 03/22:10 06:37 AM
AND PFR EVALUATIONS
T=85:00
64 EVA TDRW/E 03/22:45 07:12 AM
T=80:00
66 EVA TDRW/E 04/01:20 09:47 AM
T=50:00
66 EVA - PAYLOAD BAY CLEANUP TDRE 04/00:53 09:20 AM
T=10:00
67 AIRLOCK INGRESS 04/03:15 11:42 AM
(MAY NOT BE TELEVISED)
68 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 04/04:33 01:00 PM
69 MISSION UPDATE JSC 04/06:33 03:00 PM
(Includes Daily Video Highlights)
69 CREW SLEEP 04/07:00 03:27 PM
74 CREW WAKE UP 04/15:00 11:27 PM
---------------------------- THURSDAY, JULY 29 ------------------------
FD6
78 P/TV06 FLIGHT DECK ACTIVITIES TDRW 04/20:45 05:12 AM
T=50:00
82 MISSION UPDATE JSC 05/02:33 11:00 AM
83 MISSION STATUS/PAYLOAD JSC/KSC 05/04:33 01:00 PM
OPERATIONS BRIEFING
85 MISSION UPDATE PM JSC 05/06:33 03:00 PM
(Includes Daily Video Highlights)
85 CREW SLEEP 05/06:40 03:07 PM
90 CREW WAKE UP 05/14:40 11:07 PM
----------------------------- FRIDAY, JULY 30 -------------------------
FD7
93 P/TV05 MIDDECK ACTIVITIES TDRW 05/19:05 03:32 AM
T=15:00
94 P/TV08 APE ACTIVITIES TDRE 05/19:40 04:07 AM
T=20:00
95 P/TV05 MIDDECK ACTIVITIES TDRW 05/21:55 06:22 AM
T=15:00
96 P/TV08 APE ACTIVITIES TDRW 05/23:50 08:17 AM
T=25:00
97 TV OPPORTUNITY TDRE 06/00:30 08:57 AM
T=17:00
97 P/TV06 FLIGHT DECK ACTIVITIES TDRE 06/01:15 09:42 AM
T=5:00
98 P/TV05 MIDDECK ACTIVITIES TDRW 06/01:30 09:57 AM
T=5:00
98 MISSION UPDATE JSC 06/02:33 11:00 AM
100 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC/KSC 06/04:33 01:00 PM
101 MISSION UPDATE PM JSC 06/06:33 03:00 PM
(Includes Daily Video Highlights)
101 CREW SLEEP 06/06:20 02:47 PM
106 CREW WAKE UP 06/14:20 10:47 PM
--------------------------- SATURDAY, JULY 31 -------------------------
FD8
109 RMS POWERUP TDRW 06/19:10 03:37 AM
T=20:00
110 PAYLOAD BAY SURVEY TDRE 06/19:45 04:12 AM
T=15:00
112 SPAS GRAPPLE 06/23:55 08:22 AM
(not televised live)
113 RICS PHOTO SEQUENCE TDRE 07/00:35 09:02 AM
T=50:00
114 SPAS BERTH TDRE 07/02:10 10:37 AM
T=25:00
114 MISSION UPDATE JSC 07/02:33 11:00 AM
115 VTR DUMP OF SPAS RETRIEVAL TDRW 07/03:12 11:39 AM
T=20:00
115 MISSION STATUS/PAYLOAD JSC/KSC 07/04:33 01:00 PM
OPERATIONS BRIEFINGS
116 CREW SLEEP 07/06:00 02:27 PM
117 MISSION UPDATE PM JSC 07/06:33 03:00 PM
(Includes Daily Video Highlights)
112 CREW WAKE UP 07/14:00 10:27 PM
---------------------------- SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 -------------------------
FD9
124 PAYLOAD BAY SURVEY TDRE 07/16:40 01:07 AM
T=35:00
124 RMS POWERDOWN TDRW 07/17:40 02:07 AM
T=20:00
126 TV OPPORTUNITY TDRE 07/20:05 04:32 AM
127 P/TV08 APE ACTIVITIES TDRE 07/21:30 05:57 AM
127 P/TV09 CREW CONFERENCE TDRW 07/22:35 07:02 AM
T=20:00
130 MISSION UPDATE JSC 08/02:33 11:00 AM
130 Ku BAND STOW 08/02:55 11:22 AM
(not televised)
131 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 08/04:33 01:00 PM
132 CREW SLEEP 08/06:00 02:27 PM
133 MISSION UPDATE PM JSC 08/06:33 03:00 PM
(Includes Daily Video Highlights)
138 CREW WAKE UP 08/14:00 10:27 PM
----------------------------- MONDAY, AUGUST 2 ------------------------
FD10
142 DEORBIT BURN 08/20:59 05:26 AM
(not televised)
143 KSC LANDING KSC 08/21:59 06:26 AM
LANDING REPLAYS KSC TBD TBD
POST LANDING PRESS CONFERENCE KSC TBD TBD
***********************************************************************
DEFINITION OF TERMS
***********************************************************************
ACTS/TOS: ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SATELLITE/TRANSFER ORBIT STAGE
APE: AURORAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIMENT
CDT: CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME
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 MOMENT OF
LAUNCH AND IS READ: DAYS/HOURS:MINUTES. LAUNCH=00/00:00
ORFEUS/SPAS: ORBITING RETRIEVABLE FAR AND EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET
SPECTROMETER/SHUTTLE PALLET SATELLITE
PFR: PORTABLE FOOT RESTRAINT
P/TV: PHOTOGRAPHIC/TELEVISION ACTIVITY
RICS: REMOTE IMAX CAMERA SYSTEM
RMS: REMOTE MANIPULATION SYSTEM
TBD: TO BE DETERMINED
TDRE,W: TRACKING AND DATA RELAY SATELLITE, EAST AND WEST LONGITUDE
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