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"930617.DFC" (19702 bytes) was created on 06-17-93
17-Jun-93 Daily File Collection
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6/17/93: NASA TO BRIEF PRESS ON NEW COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE
Charles Redmond
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
June 17, 1993
NOTE TO EDITORS: N93-33
NASA and its industry and academic partners will conduct a briefing on
the history, technical advances, experiments and benefits of the Advanced
Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) on Wednesday, June 23, at 9:30 a.m.
EDT in the NASA Headquarters Auditorium at 300 E St., SW, Washington.
ACTS will be deployed on the STS-51 Space Shuttle mission, set for
launch on July 17. ACTS will be placed into a geostationary orbit by a
Transfer Orbital Stage following the Shuttle deployment.
The ACTS program brings together new technology from both the
communications satellite and ground station perspectives- including the first
commercial use of the Ka-band and onboard "smart" communications processors
which will allow for single- uplink and multiple downlink capabilities. More
than 70 investigations are scheduled for the satellite's first 2 years.
The briefing will be divided into two sessions with the first focusing
on the program history, specific technologies, industry participation and
probable impact on the overall future of telecommunications.
The second panel will begin at 10:45 a.m. and will address specific
experiment objectives and how these benefit American economic and technical
competitiveness.
Briefers from both panel sessions will be available for one-on-one
interviews following the presentation.
This briefing will not be carried on NASA Select television due to live
coverage of the STS-57 Space Shuttle mission.
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT 6/17/93
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
Thursday, June 17, 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)
NOTE: The countdown began on time at 2:30 a.m. today at the T-43 hour mark.
The clock is scheduled to enter an eight hour built-in hold at 6:30 p.m. today
prior to servicing the onboard cryogenic reactants. Also, the six member crew
is scheduled to arrive at KSC at about 3:30 p.m. today. Crew members for this
mission are: Commander Ron Grabe, Pilot Brian Duffy, and Mission Specialists
David Low, Nancy Sherlock, Jeff Wisoff and Janice Voss.
IN WORK TODAY:
* Late stowage set-ups for SPACEHAB
* Final stowage of mid-deck and flight deck supplies & payloads
* Final SHOOT servicing and payload bay closeouts
WORK SCHEDULED:
* Crew scheduled to arrive at 3:30 p.m. today
* Close payload bay doors for flight tonight
* Load reactants into onboard cryogenic tanks (Friday)
* SPACEHAB late stowage operations (late Friday/Saturday)
* Rotate service structure to launch position (11:00 a.m. Sat.)
WORK COMPLETED:
* Begin countdown
* Aft confidence test
* Launch countdown preparations
* 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
NOTE: Work today includes preparations to roll the vehicle to the Vehicle
Assembly Building. First motion is scheduled for about 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The
vehicle will be lowered to the orbiter transport vehicle late tonight.
Afterwards, the landing gear will be retracted followed by weight and center of
gravity measurements early tomorrow.
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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=--=--=START=--=--= NASA Spacelink File Name:930617.SKD
Daily News/TV Sked 6-17-93
Daily News
Thursday, June 17, 1993
Two Independence Square, Washington, D.C.
Audio Service: 202/358-3014
% STS-57 Update;
% Work continues on Columbia for STS-58 mission
% ACTS press briefing on June 23.
Countdown began as scheduled for Endeavour's upcoming STS-57 mission this
morning. Launch is targeted for Sunday, June 20 at 9:38 am EDT. One of the
Space Shuttle Endeavour payloads will be the commercial spacelab facility
called Spacehab. Spacehab is a small pressurized module situated in the forward
section of Endeavour's payload bay.
Crew members during this mission are scheduled to retrieve the EURECA
satellite. The EURECA satellite was deployed during the STS-46 mission in July
of 1992. EURECA is primarily a microgravity mission specifically designed for
material processing and life sciences payloads.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Continuing to prepare Space Shuttle Columbia for the upcoming STS-58 mission,
technicians at the Kennedy Space Center plan to install the extended duration
orbiter pallet on Friday and conduct helium system leak and functional checks.
The Ku-Band deploy assembly and the drag chute have already been installed.
Targeted launch date for the STS-58 mission is early September. Columbia will
have a crew of 7 and mission duration is scheduled for 14 days.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
On Wednesday, June 23, 1993, NASA and its industry and academic partners will
conduct a briefing on the history, technical advances, experiments and benefits
of the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS). ACTS will be
deployed on the STS-51 Space Shuttle mission which is scheduled to launch in
mid July.
The briefing will be held at NASA Headquarters and will not be carried on NASA
TV due to live coverage of the STS-57 Space Shuttle mission.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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.
Thursday, June 17, 1993
noon NASA Today featuring stories on EURECA, the Clemetine
mission and the Magellan spacecraft.
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
Live 3:30 pm STS-57 Crew Arrival at KSC.
Friday, June 18, 1993
Live 9:00 am Countdown Status Briefing.
Live 9:30 am Payload Briefings begin and continue until noon.
Live 1:10 pm Payload Briefings continue until 3:30 pm.
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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=--=--=START=--=--= NASA Spacelink File Name:930617A.REL
6/17/93: SPACE STATION REDESIGN STATEMENT
Allen Clark
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. June 17, 1993
Statement by Daniel S. Goldin
NASA Administrator
On Space Station Redesign
America took another important step forward on the space frontier today
with the decision by President Clinton to continue the space station project.
We at NASA are gratified by the faith the President has placed in us to
accomplish this challenging task, and inspired by his vision for our country's
future in space.
Only a few months ago the President charged NASA with a task many
called impossible. But NASA met the challenge. People representing every part
of the agency worked long hours and at great personal sacrifice, and in so
doing achieved the impossible. I want all Americans to be aware of the
extraordinary effort put in by all of NASA'S employees. I could not be prouder
of any group of individuals than I am of the NASA team, our country is well
served by these men and women
We remain committed to ensuring America's competitiveness in science
and technology now and into the 21st Century. And this project will help us
meet that need. The space station will be a knowledge engine on the high
frontier, returning dividends to Americans for years to come.
But there are larger issues at stake, and we are pleased that the
debate over this program is beginning to encompass the landscape we know as the
future. In the wake of the Cold War, it is important for this nation to
achieve a consensus on future goals for the space program. It is important for
us to ask ourselves what kind of a space program we want, what kinds of goals
we should pursue, and what kind of legacy we want to hand down to our children.
With the President's leadership and support, I believe we have the
opportunity to help define a new era of international peace and cooperation
through our scientific partnerships in space. The 20th Century has been one
long panorama of war and conflict. Now the world is changing, and with luck
and with vision we may be able to replace a century of war with a new century
of peace and understanding. Space cannot be left out of that equation, for
space encompasses the essential challenges we will face in this new age.
Over the next few months, as we transition the existing space station
program structure to support the redesign option selected by the President, we
will pay close attention to NASA's most precious resource -- its people,
employees and contractors alike. We will do our utmost to minimize disruption
during the process of restructuring the program.
In a larger context, all of us at NASA must rededicate ourselves to
continuing the internal improvements we have begun. Together, we have made
great strides in the last year. We have begun to fundamentally change NASA for
the better. But there is much more to do, and this is the time to do it.
It is an honor that NASA has been asked to participate in Vice
President Gore's National Performance Review. We must use this opportunity to
set our course and make the space agency a model for effective government
research and development.
Only by committing ourselves to these goals can we live up to the faith
and trust that President Clinton has placed in us. As responsible stewards for
the nation's space program, we can do no less. I look forward to working with
the entire NASA family on these exciting goals during the challenging times
ahead.
- end -
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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=--=--=START=--=--= NASA Spacelink File Name:6_10_11.TXT
SPACE STATION REDESIGN STATEMENT 6/17/93
Allen Clark
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. June 17, 1993
Statement by Daniel S. Goldin
NASA Administrator
On Space Station Redesign
America took another important step forward on the space frontier today
with the decision by President Clinton to continue the space station project.
We at NASA are gratified by the faith the President has placed in us to
accomplish this challenging task, and inspired by his vision for our country's
future in space.
Only a few months ago the President charged NASA with a task many
called impossible. But NASA met the challenge. People representing every part
of the agency worked long hours and at great personal sacrifice, and in so
doing achieved the impossible. I want all Americans to be aware of the
extraordinary effort put in by all of NASA'S employees. I could not be prouder
of any group of individuals than I am of the NASA team, our country is well
served by these men and women
We remain committed to ensuring America's competitiveness in science
and technology now and into the 21st Century. And this project will help us
meet that need. The space station will be a knowledge engine on the high
frontier, returning dividends to Americans for years to come.
But there are larger issues at stake, and we are pleased that the
debate over this program is beginning to encompass the landscape we know as the
future. In the wake of the Cold War, it is important for this nation to
achieve a consensus on future goals for the space program. It is important for
us to ask ourselves what kind of a space program we want, what kinds of goals
we should pursue, and what kind of legacy we want to hand down to our children.
With the President's leadership and support, I believe we have the
opportunity to help define a new era of international peace and cooperation
through our scientific partnerships in space. The 20th Century has been one
long panorama of war and conflict. Now the world is changing, and with luck
and with vision we may be able to replace a century of war with a new century
of peace and understanding. Space cannot be left out of that equation, for
space encompasses the essential challenges we will face in this new age.
Over the next few months, as we transition the existing space station
program structure to support the redesign option selected by the President, we
will pay close attention to NASA's most precious resource -- its people,
employees and contractors alike. We will do our utmost to minimize disruption
during the process of restructuring the program.
In a larger context, all of us at NASA must rededicate ourselves to
continuing the internal improvements we have begun. Together, we have made
great strides in the last year. We have begun to fundamentally change NASA for
the better. But there is much more to do, and this is the time to do it.
It is an honor that NASA has been asked to participate in Vice
President Gore's National Performance Review. We must use this opportunity to
set our course and make the space agency a model for effective government
research and development.
Only by committing ourselves to these goals can we live up to the faith
and trust that President Clinton has placed in us. As responsible stewards for
the nation's space program, we can do no less. I look forward to working with
the entire NASA family on these exciting goals during the challenging times
ahead.
- end -
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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=--=--=START=--=--= NASA Spacelink File Name:6_2_2_45_2.TXT
STS-57 prelaunch element set JSC-001
STS-57
1 57001U 93154.98251631 .00033000 00000-0 25200-3 0 12
2 57001 28.4515 73.2955 0050372 47.5745 312.9054 15.45740961 28
Satellite: STS-57
Catalog number: 57001
Epoch time: 93154.98251631 = (03 JUN 93 23:34:49.40 UTC)
Element set: 001
Inclination: 28.4515 deg
RA of node: 73.2955 deg Space Shuttle Flight STS-57
Eccentricity: .0050372 Prelaunch Element set JSC-001
Arg of perigee: 47.5745 deg Launch: 03 JUN 93 22:17 UTC
Mean anomaly: 312.9054 deg
Mean motion: 15.45740961 rev/day G. L. Carman
Decay rate: 3.3000e-04 rev/day~2 NASA Johnson Space Center
Epoch rev: 2
Checksum: 270
*** NOTE: Since STS-57 is the EURECA retrieval flight, there will be
several orbit adjust burns during the rendezvous sequence.
These elements are based on the planned nominal post OMS-2
burn vector and are valid only until the NC1 burn on orbit 4.
G.L.CARMAN
STS-57
PREDICTED STATE VECTORS
ON ORBIT OPERATIONS
(Posted 06/17/93 by Roger Simpson)
NOTE***THESE VECTORS WILL BE UPDATED POST OMS-2***
The following vectors for the flight of STS-57 are provided by NASA
Johnson Space Center, Flight Design and Dynamics Division for use in
ground track plotting programs. The first vector represents the
trajectory of Endeavour during on orbit operations, after the OMS-2
maneuver. The second vector represents the trajectory of Eureca prior to
rendezvous. The vectors assume an on time launch.
Lift off Time : 1993/171/13:37:00.000
Lift off Date : 06/20/93
ORBITER VECTOR
Vector Time (GMT) : 171/14:21:08.115
Vector Time (MET) : 000/00:44:08.115
Orbit Count : 001
Weight : 236043.0 LBS
Drag Coefficient : 2.00
Drag Area : 2750.0 SQ FT
M50 Elements Keplerian Elements
----------------------- --------------------------
X = -20851813.9 FT A = 3680.1307 NM
Y = -2002522.8 FT E = 0.003969
Z = -8073305.8 FT I (M50) = 28.30084 DEG
Xdot = 5216.222871 FT/S Wp (M50) = 49.33453 DEG
Ydot = -23188.707524 FT/S RAAN (M50) = 319.78141 DEG
Zdot = -7720.727544 FT/S / N (True) = 179.99997 DEG
Anomalies \ M (Mean) = 179.99997 DEG
Ha = 250.801 NM
Hp = 215.054 NM
TARGET VECTOR
Vector Time (GMT) : 171/13:37:00.000
Vector Time (MET) : 000/00:00:00.000
Orbit Count : 001
Weight : 8900.0 LBS
Drag Coefficient : 2.00
Drag Area : 305.0 SQ FT
M50 Elements Keplerian Elements
----------------------- --------------------------
X = -14422281.1 FT A = 3705.6253 NM
Y = 17120389.7 FT E = 0.001988
Z = 1993581.2 FT I (M50) = 28.31776 DEG
Xdot = -17613.609963 FT/S Wp (M50) = 147.98486 DEG
Ydot = -13455.049742 FT/S RAAN (M50) = 319.62405 DEG
Zdot = -11671.529726 FT/S / N (True) = 21.23735 DEG
Anomalies \ M (Mean) = 21.15496 DEG
Ha = 260.627 NM
Hp = 253.521 NM
Mean of 1950 (M50) : Inertial, right-handed Cartesian system whose
Coordinate System origin is the center of the earth. The epoch
is the beginning of the Besselian year 1950.
X axis: Mean vernal equinox of epoch
Z axis: Earth's mean rotational axis of epoch
Y axis: Completes right-hand system
A: Semi-major axis
E: Eccentricity N: True anomaly
I: Inclination M: Mean anomaly
Wp: Argument of perigee Ha: Height of apogee
RAAN: Right ascension of ascending node Hp: Height of perigee
Questions regarding these postings may be addressed to Roger Simpson,
Mail Code DM4, L. B. J. Space Center, Houston, Texas 77058,
Telephone (713) 483-1928.
Dear Customer, we are in the process of reviewing the contents of
this product and are interested in determining if it fits your needs.
If you use these state vectors, please drop us a postcard and
let us know what we can do to improve your use of this product.
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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