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"930212.DFC" (11518 bytes) was created on 02-12-93
12-Feb-93 Daily File Collection
These files were added or updated between 11-Feb-93 at 21:00:00 {Central}
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KSC SHUTTLE STATUS 2/12/93
SPACE SHUTTLE WEEKLY STATUS SUMMARY
Friday, February 12, 1993
George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center
Vehicle: OV-102/Orbiter Columbia Mission: STS-55
Current location: Pad 39-A Orbital altitude: 184 sm
Payloads: Spacelab-D2/SAREX Inclination: 28.45 degrees
Launch timeframe: March wk 2 Nominal Landing: KSC/March 7
Mission Duration: 8 days 22 hours Crew size: 7
STS-55 IN WORK:
- Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test
- Inertial Measurement Unit alignment
- preparations for changeout of oxidizer turbopumps
- hatch seal decay check
- crew compartment cleaning
STS-55 WORK SCHEDULED:
- changeout of oxidizer turbo pumps from orbiter starting Sunday
STS-55 COLUMBIA WORK COMPLETED:
- astronaut pre-launch safety training
Vehicle: OV-103/Discovery
Location: OPF Bay 3 Mission Number: STS-56
Payloads: ATLAS-2/SSBUV/SPARTAN/SUVE Crew Size: 5
Launch timeframe: NET April wk 1 Orbital Altitude: 184 sm
Mission Duration: 9 days 6 hours Inclination: 57 degrees
Nominal Landing Site: KSC
STS-56 IN WORK:
- tile repair
- tile waterproofing
- remote manipulator arm installation
- configuring payload bay for Spacehab
- payload bay door radiator repair
STS-56 WORK COMPLETED:
- SUVE Interface Verification Test
- airlock crew hatch functional test
- potable water servicing
- installation of forward reaction control system
- S-band air-to-ground transmitter checks
- installation of main engines
- TACAN testing
- potable water sampling
- payload bay cleaning
- payload bay door inspections
- payload bay door cycle tests
- stacking solid rocket boosters in the VAB
- radiator inspections
- fuel cell testing
- range rate radar receiver testing
- installation of forward reaction control system
- MSBLS checkout
STS-56 WORK SCHEDULED:
- OMS/RCS cross-feed connections this weekend
- ATLAS/SPARTAN Interface Verification Test on Monday
- OMS thruster inspections
STS-56 DISCOVERY WORK SCHEDULED continued:
- air data system functional test
- main engine electrical interface checks
- potable water servicing
- fuel cell changeout
- remote manipulator arm testing
Vehicle: OV-105/Endeavour Location: OPF Bay 1
Primary payload: Spacehab/EURECA 1-R Crew size: 6
Orbital altitude: 287.5 sm Inclination: 28.45 degrees
Mission duration: 7 days 23 hours
Launch timeframe: NET April 28
Landing site/timeframe: KSC May 6
STS-57 IN WORK:
- remote manipulator arm installation
- configuring payload bay for Spacehab
- install Spacehab water lines
- hydraulic system inspections
- tile water proofing
- preparations for fuel cell removal
- Spacehab electrical testing in the O&C Building
STS-57 WORK COMPLETED:
- main engine removal
- installation of wheels and tires
- checks of nose landing gear hydraulics
- fuel cell testing
- forward reaction control system functional test
- TACAN testing
STS-57 ENDEAVOUR WORK COMPLETED continued:
- waste management system drain and flush
- waste containment functional test
- tile water proofing
- orbiter power system validations
- Ku-band antenna inspections
- air data system functional testing
- OMS pod functional tests
- payload bay door latch installation
- heads up display system testing
- Ku-band radar testing
- tire pressure checks
STS-57 WORK SCHEDULED:
- installation of drag chute mortar and retractor
- ammonia boiler servicing
- replace thruster R1R
- install Spacehab tunnel adapter
- potable water servicing
- external tank door latch pull test
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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DAILY NEWS/TV SKED 2/12/93
Daily News
Friday, February 12, 1993
Two Independence Square,
Washington, D.C.
Audio service: 202/358-3014
% Date for Columbia launch will be determined by end of February;
% Launch of Astro-D delayed because of vehicle issue, reset for weekend.
NASA Space Shuttle Director Tom Utsman said yesterday that a new launch date
for the postponed STS-55 Columbia Spacelab D-2 mission would be set in the last
week of February. The postponement is based on a decision to change out the
high-pressure liquid oxygen turbopumps on Columbia's three main engines because
of concern with the seals used in the pumps. There are two versions of
turbopump seals used in the shuttle main engines. One version requires
inspection following each engine use; the other does not. KSC technical staff
were not able to conclusively determine which version of the seals being used
on Columbia's turbopumps for this flight. Concurrently, KSC is also examining
the pumps on engines located on Discovery and Endeavour.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The launch of Astro-D, a cooperative X-ray astronomy satellite, was delayed
last night because of apparent problems with the launcher. The launch has been
rescheduled for late Saturday, Eastern Time (early Sunday, Japan Time) from the
Kagashima Space Center in Japan. The project is a cooperative venture between
Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science and NASA. The satellite
will increase scientific capabilities for imaging X-ray spectroscopy.
The satellite's instrument combines the X-ray gathering technology of the
conical-foil mirror used by the Broad Band X-ray Telescope flown on the Astro-1
mission with the detector technology being used for the Advanced X-ray
Astrophysics Facility. The new satellite will examine the spectra of low-energy
X-rays in the energy bandwidth between a few hundred up to 12 thousand electron
volts (keV).
During the satellite's early operations, the onboard instruments will point at
approximately two targets per day. This will be increased to as many as six
per day by the end of the first year of operation. These targets will include
supernova remnants, stars, neutron stars, black holes, active galactic nuclei
and clusters of galaxies.
A significant portion of the Astro-D observing time will be made available to
international investigators. The overall apportioning of satellite
investigation time is split between American and Japanese astronomers. Sixty
percent of the observing time will go to Japanese researchers, 15 percent will
go to American scientists; and 25 percent for collaborative U.S.-Japanese
scientists.
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.
Friday, February 12, 1993
Live
12:00 pm NASA Today news program.
12:15 pm Aeronautics & Space Report.
12:30 pm America's Wings.
1:00 pm Apollo 9, Three to Make Ready.
1:30 pm The Legacy of Gemini.
2:00 pm Kids in Space Science: Project Gemini.
2:30 pm Where Dreams Come True.
3:00 pm Total Quality Management program # 35 from
the University of New Mexico series.
at 4:00 and 8:00 pm and 12:00 midnight the broadcast schedule of the day
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.
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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Mir element set 874 (12-Feb-93)
Mir
1 16609U 86 17 A 93 43.54828733 .00018781 00000-0 24493-3 0 8745
2 16609 51.6207 125.3536 0002582 16.4956 343.6029 15.58737377399694
Satellite: Mir
Catalog number: 16609
Epoch time: 93043.54828733
Element set: 874
Inclination: 51.6207 deg
RA of node: 125.3536 deg Semi-major axis: 3655.1861 n.mi.
Eccentricity: 0.0002582 Apogee altitude: 212.1957 n.mi.
Arg of perigee: 16.4956 deg Perigee altitude: 210.3082 n.mi.
Mean anomaly: 343.6029 deg Altitude decay: 0.0294 n.mi./day
Mean motion: 15.58737377 rev/day Apsidal rotation: 3.7459 deg/day
Decay rate: 1.8781E-04 rev/day~2 Nodal regression: -5.0157 deg/day
Epoch rev: 39969 Nodal period: 92.3208 min
G.L.CARMAN
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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MGN STATUS 2/12
Magellan Status
Status Report of Magellan for Friday, February 12, 1993:
1. The Magellan spacecraft continues to operate normally, transmitting a
carrier signal plus 1200 bps X-band telemetry.
2. The TWTA experienced another spurious shut-off Thursday, which was
corrected automatically. A memory readout was commanded to determine the time
of the TWTA SSO.
3. The G3034 command sequence was uplinked late Thursday and began execution
at 11:15 AM PST on Friday. It is a 4-week sequence similar to the past several
loads.
4. The Magellan Project continues a systematic process condensing its
operations and preparing for the Lean Mean Gravity Team phase of the mission.
Approximately 1400 sq. ft. of the MGN MSA has been vacated to provide space for
the Rapid Prototyping Test Bed.
5. The spacecraft has completed 6760 orbits of Venus and is now 61% complete
on its gravity data collection in Cycle-4.
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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SPACE AGE ACTIVITY GUIDE INTRODUCTION
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SPACE AGE VIEWING GUIDE
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SPACE AGE ACTIVITY NOTES
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SPACE AGE ACTIVITY SHEETS
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SPACE AGE RESOURCES
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SPACE AGE ACTIVITY GUIDE
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