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6/15/93: ASTRONAUT BLUFORD LEAVES NASA
Ed Campion
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
June 15, 1993
Barbara Schwartz
Johnson Space Center, Houston
RELEASE: 93-113
Col. Guion S. Bluford, Jr., will leave NASA in July and retire from
the U.S. Air Force to join NYMA, Inc., Greenbelt, Md., as Vice President and
General Manager of the Engineering Services Division. NYMA provides engineering
and software support services to the Federal Aviation Administration, the
Justice Department, the Department of Defense and to NASA.
Bluford was among the first group of Shuttle-era astronauts selected in
1978. He has served as a mission specialist astronaut on 4 Space Shuttle
flights, making history as the first African-American astronaut aboard STS-8 in
August 1983. He also flew on STS-61A, the first German D-1 Spacelab mission in
October 1985, and two Department of Defense scientific research missions,
STS-39 in April 1991 and STS-53 in December 1992. Bluford has logged over 688
hours in space.
"I feel very honored to have served as a NASA astronaut and to have
contributed to the success of the Space Shuttle program. I will miss working
with the people at JSC and the team spirit and esprit de corps that comes with
flying crew members in space," Bluford said.
In addition to his flight assignments, Bluford has held numerous
technical assignments at Johnson Space Center, Houston, including working Space
Station Freedom operations, the Remote Manipulator System, Spacelab systems and
experiments, Space Shuttle systems, payload safety issues, and verifying flight
software in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory and in the Flight
Systems Laboratory.
"Guy will be missed, but he leaves a legacy that is important to NASA
and to the nation. There are many young people today who have been inspired to
pursue careers in science and engineering because of his achievements,"
Director of Flight Crew Operations David. C. Leestma said.
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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6/16/93: ASTRONAUT MARK BROWN TO JOIN GENERAL RESEARCH CORP.
Mark Hess
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Ju
Barbara Schwartz
Johnson Space Center, Houston
RELEASE: 93-114
Col. Mark N. Brown will leave NASA in July and will retire from the
U.S. Air Force to head up the Space Division Office of General Research Corp.,
Dayton, Ohio.
"It has been a privilege to work with the folks at NASA as both an
engineer and astronaut. Each day has offered new challenges, and I have
thoroughly enjoyed working with the fine people across the agency," Brown said.
Brown joined the Johnson Space Center, Houston, in 1980, working in the
Flight Activities Section of the Mission Operations Directorate. He was
selected to become an astronaut in 1984.
Brown served as a mission specialist on STS-28, a Department of Defense
mission in August 1989, and STS-48, the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
mission in September 1991.
Since STS-48 in 1991, Brown served as Deputy Chief of Flight Crew
Operations Directorate's Station-Exploration Office. Most recently Brown has
been a member of the space station redesign team working on Option C, providing
crew expertise to the planning process.
"Mark has made significant contributions to the Shuttle program and to
the Space Station program in addition to his accomplishments as an astronaut.
We'll miss him and wish him success in his new career," Director of Flight Crew
Operations David C. Leestma said.
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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=--=--=START=--=--= NASA Spacelink File Name:930616.SHU
KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT 6/16/93
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
Wednesday, June 16, 1993
KSC Contact: Bruce Buckingham
-----------------------------STS-57------------------------------
Mission: STS-57/Spacehab/EURECA-Retrieval Orbital Alt. 287 miles
Vehicle: Endeavour/OV-105 Inclination: 28 degrees
Location: Pad 39-B Crew Size: 6
Launch Date/Window: June 20, 9:38 - 10:49 a.m. EDT
Expected KSC Landing Date/Time: June 28, 8:33 a.m.
Expected Mission Duration: 7 days/23 hours (if cryogenics allow)
IN WORK TODAY:
* Launch countdown preparations
* Final SHOOT servicing
* Aft confidence test
WORK SCHEDULED:
* Countdown set to begin 2:30 a.m. Thursday
* Crew scheduled to arrive at KSC 3:30 p.m. Thursday
* Close payload bay doors for flight (Thursday)
* Spacehab late stowage operations (Friday/Saturday)
WORK COMPLETED:
* Final ordnance installation
* Aft compartment closeouts
* Basic payload closeouts
-----------------------------STS-51------------------------------
Mission: STS-51/ACTS-TOS/ORFEUS-SPAS Orbital Alt.: 184 miles
Vehicle: Discovery/OV-103 Inclination: 28 degrees
Location: OPF bay 3 Crew Size: 5
Mission Duration: 9 days/22 hours Target Launch Date: July 17
IN WORK TODAY:
* Aft compartment closeouts
* Main engine securing
* Preparations for roll to Vehicle Assembly Building
WORK SCHEDULED:
* Orbiter jackdown, weight and center of gravity checks
* Mate to orbiter transport vehicle
* Rollover to Vehicle Assembly Building (First motion scheduled
for 12:01 a.m. June 19)
WORK COMPLETED:
* Final payload bay cleaning
* Close payload bay doors
* Hydraulic operations for aerosurface positioning
* Strongback removal following payload bay door closing
-----------------------------STS-58------------------------------
Mission: STS-58/SLS-2 Orbital Altitude: 176 miles
Vehicle: Columbia/OV-102 Inclination: 39 degrees
Location: OPF bay 2 Crew Size: 7
Mission Duration: 14 days
Target launch period: Early/Mid September
IN WORK TODAY:
* Preparations to install extended duration orbiter pallet
* Waste containment system checks and tests
* Ball strut tie-rod assembly joint inspections
* Orbital maneuvering system functional checks
WORK SCHEDULED:
* Install extended duration orbiter pallet (Friday)
* Helium system leak and functional checks
WORK COMPLETED:
* Install Ku-Band deploy assembly
* Aerosurface repositioning
* Drag chute installation
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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Daily News/Tv Sked 6-16-93
Daily News
Wednesday, June 16, 1993
Two Independence Square, Washington, D.C.
Audio Service: 202/358-3014
% Memorial Services for Slayton at JSC;
% Astronaut Bluford to leave NASA;
% New F-15 arrived at Ames-Dryden yesterday;
% STS-51 mission update.
In memory of the late Mercury Astronaut Donald K. "Deke" Slayton, NASA will
hold a memorial service on Saturday, June 19 at 2:00 pm EDT at the Johnson
Space Center.
Slayton was one of the United States' original seven astronauts selected for
the Mercury program. Slayton, 69, died Sunday from complications of a brain
tumor.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
NASA will soon be saying good-bye to astronaut Col. Guion S. Bluford, Jr.
Bluford will leave NASA to join NYMA, Inc., Greenbelt, MD., as Vice President
and General Manager of the Engineering Services Division.
Bluford made history as the first African-American astronaut aboard the Space
Shuttle Challenger in August 1983, since then, logging over 688 hours in space.
"Guy will be missed, but he leaves a legacy that is important to NASA and the
nation. There are many young people today who have been inspired to pursue
careers in science and engineering because of his achievements," states
Director of Flight Crew Operations David C. Leestma. Bluford plans to leave in
July.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The NASA F-15, which could advance the cruising efficiency and flight
maneuverability of future U.S. aircraft, arrived yesterday at NASA's
Ames-Dryden Research Facility.
NASA will use the new F-15 in the Advanced Control Technology for Integrated
Vehicles program. This research program will test how advanced thrust
vectoring engine nozzle technology can improve the aircraft's performance
during cruising flight or in maneuvering. NASA will also use the modified F-15
to expand digital integrated flight and propulsion control studies.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Technicians at the Kennedy Space Center are planning to roll the Space Shuttle
Discovery to the the vehicle assembly building on June 19. Today the workers
are scheduled to close out the aft compartment and secure the main engine.
Scheduled to launch in mid-July, Discovery will carry the ACTS payload and a
crew of 5. Mission duration is 9 days and 22 hours.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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, June 16, 1993
10:00 pm Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission Briefing
Taped 3:00 pm Magellan Science Seminar (JPL) rescheduled from 2:00pm
Thursday, June 17, 1993
9:00 am STS-57 Countdown Status Briefing
noon NASA Today
12:15 pm Aeronautics & Space Report
12:30 pm Best of NASA Today
1:00 pm TDRS, a New Legend
2:00 pm Behind the Scenes at the NASM
3:30 pm STS-57 Crew Arrival at KSC
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.
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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6/16/93: NASA F-15 BEING READIED FOR ADVANCED MANEUVERING FLIGHT
Drucella Andersen
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. June 16, 1993
Donald Nolan
Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, Calif.
A specially-modified NASA F-15 research aircraft, which could
substantially advance the cruising efficiency and flight maneuverability of
future U.S. aircraft, arrived yesterday at the agency's Ames-Dryden Flight
Research Facility, Edwards, Calif.
This research program could substantially advance the cruising
capability and flight maneuverability of future aircraft.
The research program will test how advanced thrust vectoring engine nozzle
technology can improve the aircraft's performance during cruising flight or in
maneuvering. NASA will use the new F-15 in the Advanced Control Technology For
Integrated Vehicles, ACTIVE, program.
"When we add the advanced multi-axis thrust vectoring engine nozzles and
advanced aircraft computing and control systems, this F-15 will be an
exceptional flight research facility," said Dr. James Stewart, Project Manager.
Developed by Pratt & Whitney Government Engines and Space Division, West
Palm Beach, Fla., the new thrust vectoring system will fly for the first time
on the NASA F-15. The nozzles, much lighter than previous exhaust vectoring
systems, could be retrofitted to existing aircraft or used in future aircraft
designs.
NASA will use the modified F-15 to expand digital-integrated flight and
propulsion control system studies. This research will be complex because these
F-15 systems now must control canards (small wings) on the plane's forward
fuselage and a set of innovative engine exhaust-directing nozzles.
The F-15 has an advanced electronic cockpit, fully digital flight
controls, an extensive computer system and originally, was built to carry the
load of a vectoring system.
The nozzles can direct the F-15's engine exhaust in a full circle up to a
20- degree angle. This will permit researchers to study maneuvering qualities
using the nozzles for pitch (up and down) and yaw (side to side) control.
Dryden will install two F-100-229 Pratt & Whitney engines, the vectoring
nozzles and an advanced Vehicle Management System computer to modify the
aircraft to the ACTIVE program configuration.
The first phase of the program is expected to start in late 1993. It is a
joint effort of NASA, the Air Force, Pratt & Whitney and McDonnell Douglas, St.
Louis, Mo.
The F-15, on loan from the U.S. Air Force, was flown to Dryden from the
McDonnell Douglas plant in St. Louis by NASA research pilot Jim Smolka and
McDonnell Douglas pilot Stephen Herlt.
The U.S. Air Force used the F-15 from 1985 to 1991 in a test program to
prove technologies for short take off and landing and "up-and-away" maneuvering
of military aircraft.
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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=--=--=START=--=--= NASA Spacelink File Name:930616B.REL
6/16/93: PLASMA MOTOR GENERATOR EXPERIMENT MATED TO DELTA ROCKET
George H. Diller June 16, 1993
KSC Release No. 64-93
NASA's Plasma Motor Generator (PMG) experiment is being mated today to the
second stage of an Air Force Delta II Rocket at Launch Complex 17. PMG is
scheduled for launch as a secondary payload no earlier than Saturday, June 26.
The liftoff time on that day is 9:04 a.m. The primary payload is an Air Force
Navstar Global Positioning Satellite.
There are four PMG elements being mated to the second stage: the Near End
Package which is the control center for the experiment, the Far End Package,
which is deployed attached to the tether and has its own self-contained
experiment electronics and events sequencer, the Plasma Diagnostics Package
which contains an ion spectrometer, and a Small Expendable Deployer System
(SEDS) electronics box which provides the primary electrical system and
telemetry interfaces with the Delta second stage.
Much like SEDS, also flown successfully on an Air Force Delta II, PMG is a
tether satellite, but uses a conductive tether only slightly more than 1,600
feet long. The primary objective is to electrically link both ends of the wire
to the ionosphere - a sparsely populated layer of charged ions - as the PMG
moves through the Earth's magnetic field, generating a current which can be
measured. Xenon gas will be bled at each end of the wire to form an ion plasma
to complete the electrical circuit.
A further objective is to use the naturally induced voltage and current in
the wire to attempt to drive the tether system either forward or backward.
Other voltages and currents will then be transmitted along the wire at various
levels to test the mobility of the system.
The experiment will last three to six hours. Data will be monitored by
investigators as it is received and recorded at NASA's central telemetry
facility located at Hangar AE on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
A potential application of the experiment is to test the feasibility of
using this method to boost the altitudes of satellites in low earth orbits. It
might also be used to allow a spacecraft to dissipate an accumulated electrical
charge. The Johnson Space Center in Houston is lead center for PMG. The Lewis
Research Center in Cleveland is responsible for the Plasma Diagnostics Package,
and the Marshall Space Flight Center in Hunstville is responsible for the SEDS
electronics box.
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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=--=--=START=--=--= NASA Spacelink File Name:4_2_7_4.TXT
NASA F-15 BEING READIED FOR ADVANCED MANEUVERING FLIGHT
Drucella Andersen
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. June 16, 1993
Donald Nolan
Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, Calif.
A specially-modified NASA F-15 research aircraft, which could
substantially advance the cruising efficiency and flight maneuverability of
future U.S. aircraft, arrived yesterday at the agency's Ames-Dryden Flight
Research Facility, Edwards, Calif.
This research program could substantially advance the cruising
capability and flight maneuverability of future aircraft.
The research program will test how advanced thrust vectoring engine nozzle
technology can improve the aircraft's performance during cruising flight or in
maneuvering. NASA will use the new F-15 in the Advanced Control Technology For
Integrated Vehicles, ACTIVE, program.
"When we add the advanced multi-axis thrust vectoring engine nozzles and
advanced aircraft computing and control systems, this F-15 will be an
exceptional flight research facility," said Dr. James Stewart, Project Manager.
Developed by Pratt & Whitney Government Engines and Space Division, West
Palm Beach, Fla., the new thrust vectoring system will fly for the first time
on the NASA F-15. The nozzles, much lighter than previous exhaust vectoring
systems, could be retrofitted to existing aircraft or used in future aircraft
designs.
NASA will use the modified F-15 to expand digital-integrated flight and
propulsion control system studies. This research will be complex because these
F-15 systems now must control canards (small wings) on the plane's forward
fuselage and a set of innovative engine exhaust-directing nozzles.
The F-15 has an advanced electronic cockpit, fully digital flight
controls, an extensive computer system and originally, was built to carry the
load of a vectoring system.
The nozzles can direct the F-15's engine exhaust in a full circle up to a
20- degree angle. This will permit researchers to study maneuvering qualities
using the nozzles for pitch (up and down) and yaw (side to side) control.
Dryden will install two F-100-229 Pratt & Whitney engines, the vectoring
nozzles and an advanced Vehicle Management System computer to modify the
aircraft to the ACTIVE program configuration.
The first phase of the program is expected to start in late 1993. It is a
joint effort of NASA, the Air Force, Pratt & Whitney and McDonnell Douglas, St.
Louis, Mo.
The F-15, on loan from the U.S. Air Force, was flown to Dryden from the
McDonnell Douglas plant in St. Louis by NASA research pilot Jim Smolka and
McDonnell Douglas pilot Stephen Herlt.
The U.S. Air Force used the F-15 from 1985 to 1991 in a test program to
prove technologies for short take off and landing and "up-and-away" maneuvering
of military aircraft.
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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STS-56 MISSION HIGHLIGHTS
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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STS-57 COUNTDOWN STATUS REPORT 6/16/93
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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STS-57 TV SKED, REV D
***********************************************************************
NASA SELECT TV SCHEDULE
STS-57
6/16/93
Rev D
***********************************************************************
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 programs of each flight day will be replayed for Hawaii
and Alaska on Spacenet 1, transponder 17L, channel 18. The orbital
position is 120 degrees West Longitude, with a frequency of 4060 MHz.
Audio is on 6.8 MHz. The programs will begin on launch day and
continue through landing airing at 11:01PM Central Time.
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.
------------------------ Thursday, June 17 ----------------------------
L-3 Days
SUBJECT SITE CDT
------- ---- ---
* COUNTDOWN STATUS BRIEFING KSC 8:00 AM
* CREW ARRIVAL KSC 2:30 PM
------------------------- Friday, June 18 -----------------------------
L-2 Days
COUNTDOWN STATUS BRIEFING KSC 8:00 AM
SPACEHAB PAYLOADS BRIEFING KSC 8:30 AM
* SPACEHAB PAYLOADS BRIEFING KSC 12:10 PM
* SPACEHAB PAYLOADS BRIEFING JSC 1:30 PM
------------------------- Saturday, June 19 ---------------------------
L-1 Day
COUNTDOWN STATUS BRIEFING KSC 8:00 AM
EURECA BRIEFING KSC 8:30 AM
OACT/SPACEHAB BRIEFING KSC 9:00 AM
GAS BRIEFING KSC 9:30 AM
SHOOT BRIEFING KSC 10:30 AM
* PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE KSC 11:00 AM
* DONALD "DEKE" SLAYTON JSC 1:00 PM
MEMORIAL SERVICE
-------------------------- Sunday, June 20 ----------------------------
FD1
ORBIT SUBJECT SITE MET CDT
----- ------- ---- --- ---
NASA SELECT COVERAGE BEGINS KSC 04:00 AM
LAUNCH KSC 00/00:00 08:37 AM
NASA SELECT ORIGINATION SWITCHED JSC 00/00:08 08:45 AM
TO JSC
MECO JSC 00/00:08 08:45 AM
1 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION SWITCHED KSC 00/00:13 08:50 AM
TO KSC
1 LAUNCH REPLAYS WILL OCCUR KSC 00/00:13 08:50 AM
APPROX. 5 MIN. AFTER MECO
(T=30:00)
1 POST LAUNCH PRESS CONFERENCE KSC 00/00:53 09:30 AM
1 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION SWITCHED JSC 00/01:28 10:05 AM
TO JSC
2 SPACEHAB ACTIVATION 00/02:30 11:07 AM
(Not Televised)
3 Ku BAND ANTENNA DEPLOY 00/03:15 11:52 AM
(Not televised)
3 MISSION UPDATE JSC 00/03:23 12:00 PM
4 VTR DUMP OPPORTUNITY/CREW CHOICE TDRE 00/05:45 02:22 PM
T=10:00
4 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION SWITCHED KSC 00/06:23 03:00 PM
TO KSC
4 ENGINEERING LAUNCH REPLAYS KSC 00/06:23 03:00 PM
(T=30:00)
5 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION SWITCHED JSC 00/06:53 03:30 PM
TO JSC
6 CREW SLEEP 00/08:30 05:07 PM
7 REPLAY OF FD1 ACTIVITIES JSC 00/10:23 07:00 PM
--------------------------- Monday, June 21 ---------------------------
FD2
NOTE: ADDITIONAL SPACEHAB ACTIVITIES MAY BE DOWNLINKED
THROUGOUT THE DAY.
11 CREW WAKE UP 00/16:30 01:07 AM
14 P/TV02 LEMZ-1 ACTIVATION TDRW 00/21:10 05:47 AM
T=5:00
15 P/TV02 EFE ACTIVATION TDRW 00/22:26 07:03 AM
T=15:00
16 P/TV01 RMS CHECKOUT TDRE 01/00:28 09:05 AM
T=30:00
17 P/TV02 SCG OPERATIONS TDRE 01/01:20 09:57 AM
T=20:00
17 P/TV01 RMS PAYLOAD BAY SURVEY TDRE 01/01:20 09:57 AM
T=18:00
(May be pre-empted by SCG science tv
and the MSB)
17 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 01/01:23 10:00 AM
18 P/TV02 SPACEHAB ACTIVITIES TDRE/W 01/02:50 11:27 AM
T=20:00
18 MISSION UPDATE JSC 01/03:23 12:00 PM
22 CREW SLEEP 01/08:30 05:07 PM
24 REPLAY OF FD2 ACTIVITIES JSC 01/10:23 07:00 PM
-------------------------- Tuesday, June 22 ---------------------------
FD3
NOTE: ADDITIONAL SPACEHAB ACTIVITIES MAY BE DOWNLINKED
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
27 CREW WAKE UP 01/16:30 01:07 AM
30 P/TV02 TDS-SE SOLDER ACTIVITY TDRW 01/22:07 06:44 AM
T=10:00
31 P/TV02 TDS-SE SOLDER ACTIVITY TDRE 01/22:17 06:54 AM
T=50:00
32 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 02/00:23 09:00 AM
34 P/TV06 BELO STATIONS INTERVIEW TDRW 02/03:05 11:42 AM
T=15:00
34 MISSION UPDATE JSC 02/03:23 12:00 PM
34 P/TV02 LEMZ ACTIVITY TDRE 02/03:50 12:27 PM
T=5:00
35 P/TV05 EMU CHECKOUT DOWNLINK TDRE 02/04:55 01:32 PM
OPPORTUNITY
T=59:00
(May not be televised/crew choice)
37 CREW SLEEP 02/08:00 04:37 PM
35 REPLAY OF FD3 ACTIVITIES JSC 02/10:23 07:00 PM
------------------------- Wednesday, June 23 --------------------------
FD4
NOTE: TELEVISION DOWNLINK OF EURECA RETRIEVAL ACTIVITIES
WILL OCCUR ORBITS 44 - 49 AS TDRSS AND GSTDN
COVERAGE ALLOWS. ADDITIONAL SPACEHAB ACTIVITIES
MAY ALSO BE DOWNLINKED.
42 CREW WAKE UP 02/16:00 12:37 AM
44 P/TV02 EFE OPERATIONS TDRE 02/19:00 03:37 AM
T=20:00
44 ORBITER NH BURN (Not Televised) 02/19:24 04:01 AM
45 ORBITER NC4 BURN (Not Televised) 02/20:11 04:48 AM
45 RENDEZVOUS DOWNLINK OPPORTUNITY MIL 02/20:14 04:51 AM
T=14:00
46 Ku BAND TO RADAR MODE (Not Televised) 02/21:15 05:52 AM
46 RENDEZVOUS DOWNLINK OPPORTUNITY MIL 02/21:53 06:30 AM
T=9:00
46 ORBITER NCC BURN (Not Televised) 02/22:20 06:57 AM
47 Ti BURN (Not Televised) 02/23:19 07:56 AM
47 RENDEZVOUS DOWNLINK OPPORTUNITY GDS, 02/23:27 08:04 AM
T=17:00 MIL
47 RMS POISE FOR CAPTURE (Not Televised) 02/23:32 08:09 AM
48 RENDEZVOUS DOWNLINK OPPORTUNITY GDS, 03/01:05 09:42 AM
T=22:00 MIL
48 Ku BAND TO COMM (Not Televised) 03/01:15 09:52 AM
48 P/TV07 EURECA GRAPPLE TDRE 03/01:35 10:12 AM
48 P/TV07 EURECA BERTH (Not Televised) 03/02:00 10:37 AM
49 P/TV07 EURECA BERTH CON'T TDRE 03/02:43 11:20 AM
T=32:00
49 MISSION UPDATE JSC 03/03:23 12:00 PM
50 P/TVO7 VTR DUMP OPPORTUNITY TDRW 03/04:22 12:59 PM
CREW CHOICE
50 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 03/05:23 02:00 PM
52 CREW SLEEP 03/08:00 04:37 PM
54 REPLAY OF FD4 ACTIVITIES JSC 03/10:23 07:00 PM
------------------------- Thursday, June 24 ---------------------------
FD5
NOTE: TELEVISION DOWNLINK OF EVA ACTIVITIES WILL OCCUR
ORBITS 59 - 65 AS TDRSS COVERAGE ALLOWS. SPACEHAB
ACTIVITIES MAY ALSO BE DOWNLINKED.
57 CREW WAKE UP 03/16:00 12:37 AM
58 P/TV05 EVA PREP DOWNLINK TDRW 03/18:00 02:37 AM
OPPORTUNITY
T=10:00
59 P/TV05 EVA PREP DOWNLINK TDRE/W 03/18:25 03:02 AM
OPPORTUNITY
T=55:00
62 P/TV05 EVA PREP DOWNLINK TDRW 03/23:00 07:37 AM
OPPORTUNITY
T=10:00
62 P/TV05 AIRLOCK DEPRESS TDRE 03/23:40 08:17 AM
T=7:00
62 P/TV05 AIRLOCK EGRESS (Not Televised) 04/00:00 08:37 AM
EVA BEGINS
63 EVA & RMS ACTIVITIES TDRW/E 04/00:22 08:59 AM
T=63:00
64 EVA & RMS ACTIVITIES TDRW/E 04/01:45 10:22 AM
T=56:00
65 EVA & RMS ACTIVITIES TDRW/E 04/03:26 12:03 PM
T=32:00
65 AIRLOCK INGRESS TDRE 04/04:00 12:37 PM
T=5:00
65 MISSION UPDATE JSC 04/04:53 01:30 PM
65 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 04/06:23 03:00 PM
67 CREW SLEEP 04/08:00 04:37 PM
69 REPLAY OF FD5 ACTIVITIES JSC 04/10:23 07:00 PM
--------------------------- Friday, June 25 ---------------------------
FD6
NOTE: ADDITIONAL SPACEHAB ACTIVITIES MAY BE DOWNLINKED
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
73 CREW WAKE UP 04/16:00 12:37 AM
75 P/TV02 EFE ACTIVITIES TDRE 04/19:50 04:27 AM
T=10:00
76 P/TV02 EFE ACTIVITIES TDRW 21:45 06:22 AM
T=15:00 (May not have Ku coverage)
78 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 04/23:53 08:30 AM
78 P/TV08 FARE TEST #5 DOWNLINK TDRW 05/00:00 08:37 AM
OPPORTUNITY (May be pre-empted
by MSB)
T=19:00
78 P/TV02 LEMZ-3 ACTIVITIES TDRW 05/01:03 09:40 AM
T=5:00
80 MISSION UPDATE JSC 05/03:23 12:00 PM
80 P/TV06 CNN INTERVIEW TDRW 05/03:45 12:22 PM
T=15:00
82 CREW SLEEP 05/07:00 03:37 PM
84 REPLAY OF FD6 ACTIVITIES JSC 05/10:23 07:00 PM
87 CREW WAKE UP 05/15:00 11:37 PM
------------------------- Saturday, June 26 ---------------------------
FD7
NOTE: ADDITIONAL SPACEHAB ACTIVITIES MAY BE DOWNLINKED
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
90 P/TV02 EFE ACTIVITIES TDRE 05/19:00 03:37 AM
T=15:00
92 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 05/23:53 08:30 AM
92 P/TV02 LEMZ-4 ACTIVITIES TDRE 06/00:00 08:37 AM
T=5:00
95 MISSION UPDATE JSC 06/03:23 12:00 PM
96 CREW SLEEP 06/06:00 02:37 PM
99 REPLAY OF FD7 ACTIVITIES JSC 06/09:23 06:00 PM
102 CREW WAKE UP 06/14:00 10:37 PM
-------------------------- Sunday, June 27 ----------------------------
FD8
NOTE: SPACEHAB ACTIVITIES MAY BE DOWNLINKED THROUGOUT THE DAY.
107 CREW CONFERENCE TDRW 06/22:00 06:37 AM
T=30:00
108 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 06/23:53 08:30 AM
110 Ku BAND STOW 07/02:20 10:57 AM
(Not televised)
110 MISSION UPDATE JSC 07/03:23 12:00 PM
112 CREW SLEEP 07/05:30 02:07 PM
114 REPLAY OF FD8 ACTIVITIES JSC 07/09:23 06:00 PM
117 CREW WAKE UP 07/13:30 10:07 PM
---------------------------- Monday, June 28 --------------------------
FD9
122 DEORBIT BURN (Not Televised) 07/21:48 06:25 AM
123 LANDING KSC 07/22:56 07:33 AM
POST LANDING PRESS CONFERENCE KSC L+TBD
LANDING REPLAYS KSC L+TBD
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CAN-DO: Variety of experiments located in two canisters in payload bay
CDT: Central Daylight Time
EFE: Environmental control and life support system
Flight Experiment
EURECA: European Retrievable Carrier
EVA: Extra-vehicular activity
FARE: Fluid Acquisition and Resupply Experiment
FD: Flight Day
GBA: GAS Bridge Assembly
GDS: Goldstone Tracking Station
GSTDN: Ground Spacecraft Tracking and Data Network
JSC: Johnson Space Center
KSC: Kennedy Space Center
LEMZ: Liquid Encapsulated Melt Zone
MECO: Main Engine Cut-off
MET: Mission elapsed Time. The time which begins at the moment
of launch and is read: Days/Hours:minutes. Launch= 00/00:00
MIL: Merrit Island Tracking Station
MSB: Mission Status Briefing
NC4: Orbital correction burn
NCC: Orbital correction burn
NH: Orbital height adjustment burn
TI: Terminal Initiation burn
P/TV: Photo/Television Scene
RMS: Remote Manipulator System
SCG: Solution Crystal Growth
SPACEHAB:Commercial module carried in payload bay
STS: Space Transportation System
TDS-SOLDER:Tools and Diagnostic System Solder
TDRE,W: Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, both East and West
longitudes
TDRSS: Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
T=: Time event duration equals
VTR: Video Tape Recorder
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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L-4 DAY LAUNCH WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR STS-57
George H. Diller
NASA Kennedy Space Center
Synopsis: High pressure will dominate.
At the opening of the launch window forecast conditions will be:
Clouds: low level scattered
Visibility: 7 or miles or greater
Wind - Pad 39B: SE/08 knots
Temperature: 78 degrees
Dewpoint: 70 degrees
Humidity: 76%
Precipitation: very slight chance of showers
Other weather concerns: no other significant clouds or weather
Probability of launch weather violation on Sunday: 10%
tanking violation on Sunday: 0%
Cape Canaveral Forecast Facility
Department of the Air Force
6/16/93
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Galileo Status June 14, 1993
GALILEO STATUS REPORT
Spacecraft Emergency
June 14, 1993
A spaceraft emergency was declared by the Galileo project on June 11,
1993 at 2040Z. DSS-63 (Madrid 70 meter antenna) did not lock up on the
telemetry from the spacecraft on the nominal subcarrier of 22.5 khz after
acquistion of the signal at 17:45Z. The subcarrier was found to be the
high subcarrier of 360 khz, indicating the spacercraft was in safe mode.
The reason for the safemode is unknown. The project commanded the spacecraft
back to low subcarrier at 2141Z with Traveling Wave Non-Coherent mode on.
The station then locked up on the telemetry and the project was able process
the data from the spacecraft.
The Galileo emergency was lifted at 2110Z on June 12. DSS-63 acquired
the signal at 13:25 for support activities necessary to condition, restart
and clear the CDS-A (Command Data Subsystem) string and obtain memory
readouts which will confirm the spacecraft's health and status. The spacecraft
looks to be in nominal condition and telemetry was being processed from the
A side of the spacecraft. DSS-63 was released from support at 2115Z.
GALILEO STATUS REPORT
June 14, 1993
The Galileo Spacecraft is operating normally in the dual-spin mode and
is transmitting coded telemetry at 40 bps (bits/second).
Over the weekend, real-time commands were sent to reconfigure the
spacecraft after a safing event was detected on Friday. Tracking was
scheduled over DSS-63 (Madrid 70 meter antenna).
Today, June 14, 1993, no spacecraft activity is scheduled. Tracking is
scheduled over DSS-63.
Tomorrow, real-time commands are scheduled to uplink the CDS (Command
Data Subsystem) 80 byte memory readout software patch. Tracking is scheduled
over DSS-63 and DSS-14 (Goldstone 70 meter antenna).
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