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"921109.DFC" (11291 bytes) was created on 11-09-92
09-Nov-92 Daily File Collection
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11/09/92: STS-52 CREW POSTFLIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE SET FOR NOV.12
HQ N92-96/52 POSTFLT PRESS CONF.
Mark Hess
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. November 9, 1992
Barbara Schwartz
Johnson Space Center, Houston
EDITORS NOTE: N92-96
The STS-52 crew postflight press conference will be held Thursday,
Nov. 12, at 10 a.m. EST, at the Johnson Space Center, Houston.
The crew members will narrate film highlights of their mission to
deploy the LAGEOS-2 satellite and to perform numerous scientific
experiments. Canadian payload specialist Steven G. MacLean will talk about
the Canadian Experiment-2, and the astronauts will discuss the United
States Microgravity Payload-1.
The briefings will be carried on NASA Select television.
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KSC SHUTTLE STATUS 11/09/92
SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
Monday, November 9, 1992
George H. Diller
NASA-Kennedy Space Center
Vehicle: OV-103/Space Shuttle Discovery
Current Location: Launch Pad 39-A
Mission: STS-53/DoD Inclination: 57 degrees
Launch timeframe: December, wk 1 Nominal Landing Site: KSC
Mission duration: 7 days 5 hours 54 minutes Crew Size: 5
IN WORK TODAY:
- Launch pad validations
- Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) calibrations
- X-rays of reaction control system bellows
- Solid rocket booster Flight Readiness Test
WORK SCHEDULED:
- main engine Flight Readiness Test on Tuesday
- STS-53 astronaut arrival at SLF on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
- helium signature leak test on Wednesday
- TCDT on Thursday and Friday
- Auxiliary power unit hot fire next weekend
WORK COMPLETED:
- Rollout to Pad 39-A Sunday at 7:20 a.m. (Hard down 1:07 p.m.)
- Close rotating service structure
- Space Shuttle power-up
SPECIAL TOPICS: The IUS/TDRS payload left the Vertical
Processing Facility last night as scheduled but is currently in
the Vehicle Assembly Building awaiting an improvement in weather
conditions before completing the trip to Pad 39-B.
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DAILY NEWS/TV SKED 11-9-92
Daily News
Monday, November 9, 1992 24-hour audio service at 202/755-1788
% First NASA Town Meeting begins today in Raleigh, N.C.
% Scout launch delayed to no earlier than Tuesday, Nov. 10
% Tethered Satellite System Investigative report released
% Covert Group report on NASA's Satellite Rescue ability
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Today at 2:00 pm, Raleigh, N.C. will host the first of the series of NASA Town
Meetings. Live coverage on NASA Select television begins around 1:00 pm in the
Jane S. McKimmon Center on the North Carolina State University Campus. The open
meeting session will last until 6:30 pm. The next scheduled NASA Town Meeting
is in Hartford, CT on November 17 in the Lincoln Theater on the campus of the
University of Hartford.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The launch of the Department of Defense Miniature Seeker Technology Integration
payload aboard a NASA Scout launch vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base was
delayed to no earlier than Tuesday, Nov. 10. Rescheduled from its Sunday, Nov.
8 launch. Previous launch attempts have been hampered by range control, power
supply and ground support equipment problems.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
NASA's Tethered Satellite System Investigative Board released their findings on
problems which prevented full deployment of the satellite during Space Shuttle
mission STS-46. The 47-page report examined five problems that occurred during
the deployment effort and identified causes of four of them. Based on the
board's findings, recommendations regarding several specific hardware
assessments and modifications should be made to other elements of the tethered
system if NASA decides to refly it.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The NASA Advisory Council Group Task Force established at the direction of NASA
Administrator Daniel Goldin and chaired by Dr. Eugene E. Covert, professor of
Aeronautics and Astronautics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology concluded
that NASA should continue to concentrate on future satellite rescue and repair.
However, the Task Force recommended that these missions only be performed when
they "produce genuine benefits to U.S. interests in view of the inherent risks
to the Shuttle and its crew." The Task Force recommended that NASA keep its
satellite rescue pricing policy broad, continue to ensure all safety measures
are met for all satellite rescue and repair missions and should remind the
public of risks associated with these types of rescue missions.
Here's the broadcast schedule for Public Affairs events on NASA Select TV. Note
that all events and times may change without notice, and that all times listed
are Eastern. Live indicates a program is transmitted live.
Monday, November 9, 1992
Live 12:00 pm NASA Today news program,
12:15 pm Aeronautics & Space Report
12:30 pm One Step Closer
Live 1:00 pm NASA Town Meeting from Raleigh, NC.
6:30 pm NASA Today and subsequent programming repeats.
8:00 pm NASA Today and subsequent programming repeats.
12:00 am NASA Today and subsequent programming repeats.
NASA Select TV is carried on GE Satcom F2R, transponder 13, C-Band, 72 degrees
West Longitude, transponder frequency is 3960 MegaHertz, audio subcarrier is
6.8 MHz, polarization is vertical.
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11/09/92: SCOUT LAUNCH RESCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10
HQ/MSTI LAUNCH ADVISORY
Michael Braukus
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. November 9, 1992
Mitch Varnes
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Robert MacMillin
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
Maj. Mike Doble
Department of Defense, Pentagon
LAUNCH ADVISORY
A mechanical problem with an aircraft, needed to monitor telemetry
data, forced NASA to reschedule Sunday's launch of a Scout rocket from Space
Complex 5 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., for Tuesday, Nov. 10, carrying
a Department of Defense payload called Miniature Seeker Technology Integration
(MSTI).
This is the sixth launch attempt for the Scout/MSTI vehicle. Previous
launch attempts have been hampered by range control, power supply and ground
support equipment problems.
Tuesday's launch window opens at 8:43 a.m. EST and extends until 9:43
a.m. The launch will be carried live on NASA Select TV.
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11/09/92: TECHNOLOGY 2002 WILL SPOTLIGHT NATIONAL CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES
HQ 92-199/TECHNOLOGY 2002
Barbara E. Selby
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. November 9, 1992
RELEASE: 92-199
This December, the nation's top technology managers will gather in
Baltimore to explore a gold mine of innovative ideas that can be used to solve
engineering problems, create new products and help U.S. industry use
cutting-edge technology to gain a competitive edge in the global marketplace.
TECHNOLOGY 2002, the third national technology transfer conference and
exposition, will take place Dec. 1-3, at the Baltimore Convention Center in
Baltimore. The event, sponsored by NASA, "NASA Tech Briefs" magazine and the
Technology Utilization Foundation, will spotlight leading- edge technologies
from NASA and other federal agencies which U.S. industry can use to develop new
or improved products and processes.
"A wealth of technology is available from within NASA and other federal
research and development agencies," said Daniel S. Goldin, NASA Administrator.
"TECHNOLOGY 2002 is a premier forum for promoting the transfer of this
technology to non-aerospace businesses."
Keynote speakers for the conference are Maryland Senator Barbara
Mikulski (opening session on Dec. 1) and Sam F. Iacobellis, Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer, Rockwell International (Dec. 2). Other
participants will include speakers from NASA, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the
Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Energy, Health and Human
Services, Interior, Transportation and Veterans Affairs.
TECHNOLOGY 2002 will feature more than 120 presentations highlighting
inventions with commercial promise in areas identified as national critical
technologies, such as manufacturing, advanced materials, computing,
communications, microelectronics, biotechnology, energy and the environment.
Additionally, special hands-on workshops will address the "ins and outs"
of patent licensing, cooperative research and development and Small Business
Innovation Research grants.
Since its inception 3 years ago, the symposium has more than tripled in
size and participation. Some 6,000 engineers and business managers across U.S.
industry are expected to attend TECHNOLOGY 2002, which will showcase over
60,000 square feet of exhibits from all nine NASA field centers, other
government agencies, universities, government research centers and a diverse
array of high-tech companies.
TECHNOLOGY 2002 will open National Technology Transfer Week, Nov. 30
through Dec. 5, 1992. Two other technology transfer conferences -- the
President's National Technology Initiative (NTI) and the MIT Entrepreneurial
Technology Transfer Conference -- are planned during the week. The NTI will be
held concurrently with TECHNOLOGY 2002's Dec. 1 sessions at the Baltimore
Convention Center. The MIT conference will take place on Dec. 3-5 at the
Baltimore Hyatt Regency Hotel.
The NTI will focus on opportunities for partnerships between government,
academia and U.S. companies to translate new technologies into marketable goods
and services. Top- level officials from the Departments of Commerce, Energy,
Transportation, NASA and other federal agencies will discuss three critical
elements for U.S. competitiveness -- technology, capital and manufacturing.
The MIT Conference, sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology Enterprise Forum, is designed to provide the skills and tools needed
to commercialize emerging technologies and capitalize on partnership
opportunities such as those featured at TECHNOLOGY 2002 and the NTI. In more
than 25 "how to" sessions and interactive tutorials, leading entrepreneurs,
technology licensing officers, research managers and investors will help
attendees formulate technology transfer strategies and techniques.
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