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12-Aug-93 Daily File Collection
These files were added or updated between 11-Aug-93 at 21:00:00 {Central}
and 12-Aug-93 at 21:00:13.
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8/12/93: NASA NAMES IMAGING PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR FOR MESUR PATHFINDER
Donald Savage
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. August 12, 1993
Jim Doyle
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif
RELEASE: 93-146
Peter Smith of the University of Arizona, Tuscon, has been named Principal
Investigator for the imaging system for the MESUR Pathfinder lander, NASA
announced today.
MESUR (for Mars Environmental Survey) Pathfinder is a small
Discovery-class mission that NASA proposes to launch to Mars in 1996 which will
place a lander and rover on the surface of Mars in 1997. Once on the surface,
the camera will obtain a 360- degree panoramic image of the landing site and
also will acquire images of specific areas at intervals during the year-long
mission.
Martin Marietta Astronautics Group, Denver, Colo., was named as the prime
instrument contractor. The Max Planck Institute for Aeronomy, Lindau, Germany,
will provide the image detector and its supporting electronics.
Smith's proposal for an imaging system for the MESUR Pathfinder lander was
submitted earlier this year in response to a NASA announcement of opportunity
for the mission. Dr. Wesley Huntress, NASA Associate Administrator for the
Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. was the selecting official.
Imaging System Description
The camera is a side-by-side charged-coupled device (CCD) stereo imager
which sits on top of a "jack-in-the-box" mast that pops up one meter above the
lander. The camera has a 12-position color filter wheel and is fully
controllable in both elevation and side-to-side (azimuth) motion. The optics
do not require active focusing.
The field of view for each eye is 14.4 degrees square and has a resolution
of six-tenths of a millimeter near the lander.
The filter wheel contains eight color filters optimized for Mars geology,
three color filters for atmospheric water vapor and dust measurements and one
broadband filter for stereo imaging with both eyes.
The camera will be used for science experiments, including filter-wheel
spectral mapping of the landing site to determine its composition and to
identify rocks which may be designated as targets for further investigation.
Spectral mapping also will study weathering processes and products in the dust,
soil and rocks of Mars.
Images also will be taken to study phenomena which occur over time, such
as frost, dune formation and seasonal changes.
NASA also announced the selection of Dr. Jens Martin Knudsen of the
University of Copenhagen as a co-investigator, to provide a magnetic properties
investigation for the mission in conjunction with Smith's team. He will
provide five magnets of varying strengths to capture wind-blown magnetic dust
particles.
Other co-investigators for the imaging experiment are Drs. Robert Singer,
Martin Tomasko, Lyn Doose and Daniel Britt, all of the University of Arizona,
Tuscon; Dr. Larry Soderblom, U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Ariz., and Dr.
H. Uwe Keller, Max Planck Institute for Aeronomy.
The Arizona team proposed to develop and deliver camera hardware and one
flight instrument, accompanied by operational and data compression software.
The effort, estimated at $5 million in fiscal year 1992 dollars, will culminate
with the delivery of the flight imaging system in late 1995.
The MESUR Pathfinder will use a small robotic rover to explore the region
within about 50 meters of the landing site. In contrast to the three-color
imaging provided by the two Viking landers in the late 1970s, the MESUR
Pathfinder lander imaging system will be capable of imaging in a variety of
spectral bands to determine mineral content within view of the lander.
The spectral channels are particularly sensitive to iron and pyroxene
minerals -- dark, silicon-based, crystal-like rocks.
The primary mission is for 1 month on the surface of Mars, with a goal of
1 year of extended mission.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., will manage the MESUR
Pathfinder mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Headquarters,
Washington, D.C.
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DAILY NEWS/TV SKED 8-12-93
Daily News
Thursday, August 12, 1993
NASA Headquarters Washington, D.C.
Audio Service: 202/358-3014
% STS-51 launch scrubbed;
% Thompson memorial services to be held at JSC;
% HST servicing mission update.
Space Shuttle Discovery's main engines shut off during the last seconds of
countdown this morning to scrub the launch of the STS-51 mission. This was
Discovery's third launch attempt.
NASA managers are continuing to evaluate the data to determine what caused the
onboard computers to halt the launch. At present, there is no word as to how
long the mission will be delayed. The Post Shutdown News Conference will be
today at 1:30 p.m. EDT on NASA TV.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Memorial services for former X-15 pilot Milton O. Thompson will be held August
17 at the Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, Calif. Services will begin
at 9:00 a.m. EDT in the auditorium. At the time of his death, Thompson was
Dryden's Chief Engineer. Thompson was the first person to fly a lifting body.
He joined NASA, then NACA, in 1956. Thompson was 67.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Scheduled for August 31 through Sept. 1, NASA will conduct a workshop for news
media at the Johnson Space Center. The workshop will familiarize reporters with
the training and operations for the first servicing mission of the Hubble Space
Telescope.
Also, preparations for the upcoming STS-61 mission are continuing on schedule
as some flight hardware arrived at the Kennedy Space Center. Some of this
flight hardware will hold the Hubble replacement components inside Endeavour's
payload bay during the mission.
The Hubble servicing mission is scheduled for launch in December. Mission
duration is targeted for 11 days with five spacewalks planned. The seven
member crews mission objective is to service the space telescope.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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.
Thurday, August 12 1993
noon NASA Today.
12:15 pm The Night Sky .
12:30 pm Best of NASA Today: Artists of NASA.
1:00 pm Flight of Sigma 7.
Live 1:30 pm STS-51 Post Shutdown News Conference.
2:00 pm Launch Box #5.
2:30 pm Zero-G and Space Suits.
3:00 pm TQM # 21.
Friday, August 13, 1993
noon NASA Today.
12:15 pm Aeronautics & Space Report.
12:30 pm Setting the Stage for the Future.
1:00 pm Flight of Faith 7.
1:30 pm Assignment: Shoot the Moon.
2:00 pm Launch Box #6.
2:30 pm Our Laboratories in Space.
3:00 pm TQM # 22.
NASA TV is carried on GE Satcom F2R, transponder 13, C-Band, 72 degrees West
Longitude, transponder frequency is 3960 MHz, audio subcarrier is 6.8 MHz,
polarization is vertical.
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STS-51 TV SCHEDULE
SPACELINK NOTE: The following NASA SELECT TV Schedule was issued for a
previous launch date. We have left this document intact as a reference to
mission activities. Dates and times will change to reflect the new launch date
and lift off time.
***********************************************************************
NASA SELECT TV SCHEDULE
STS-51
7/21/93
REV A
***********************************************************************
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
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DEFINITION OF TERMS
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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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