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25-Nov-92 Daily File Collection
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KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT 11/24/92
SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
Tuesday, November 24, 1992
George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center
Vehicle: OV-103/Space Shuttle Discovery
Current Location: Launch Pad 39-A
Mission: STS-53/DoD Inclination: 57 degrees
Launch: Dec. 2 6:59 a.m. Landing: KSC Dec. 9 12:53 p.m.
Mission duration: 7 days 5 hours 54 minutes Crew Size: 5
IN WORK TODAY:
- launch countdown preparations in LCC Firing Room 1
- external tank purges
- crew compartment closeouts
- aft main engine compartment cleaning and closeouts
- solid rocket booster closeouts
- payload closeouts
- close payload bay doors
- DDU #1 retest
WORK SCHEDULED:
- orbiter aft systems confidence test Wednesday
- install aft compartment flight doors Wednesday night
- pick up countdown 11 a.m. on Sunday for launch on Dec. 2
WORK COMPLETED:
- auxiliary power unit tank pressurization and closeouts
- load mass memory units (MMU)
- main engine sensor calibrations
SPECIAL TOPICS: Aft compartment closeout activity today and Wednesday includes
documentation photographs and the removal of access platforms, supplemental
lighting, communications gear, and protective caps and covers.
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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11/24/92: HUBBLE, GALILEO BRIEFINGS SET FOR DECEMBER 1
HQ N92-103/HST,Galileo Briefings
Paula Cleggett-Haleim
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. November 24, 1992
EDITORS NOTE: N92-103
Hubble Space Telescope astronomers will present the first detailed
images of galaxies as seen more than 4 billion years ago at a briefing on
Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 1 p.m. EST in the NASA auditorium, 400 Maryland Ave.,
S.W., Washington, D.C.
Serendipitously, the Hubble images also may have revealed the farthest
cluster of galaxies ever seen, located 10 billion light-years away.
Dr. Alan Dressler, Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C., will
describe the shapes and evolution of these primordial galaxies. The Hubble
pictures are sharp enough to distinguish between the various forms of galaxies.
Dr. Peter Stockman, Acting Director of the Space Telescope Science
Institute, will join host Dr. Stephen Maran, from NASA's Goddard Space Flight
Center, Greenbelt, Md., with veteran panelists Dr. Bruce Margon, Professor of
Astronomy and Chairman of the Department of Astronomy, University of
Washington, Seattle, and Dr. Daniel Weedman, Professor of Astronomy at
Pennsylvania State University, University Park.
Galileo Flyby Briefing
Originating from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., at
2 p.m. EST, project officials will discuss the Galileo Earth flyby to occur on
Dec. 8 and scientific observations of the Earth and moon.
William J. O'Neil, Galileo Project Manager, will describe the flyby
maneuver, the third in Galileo's Venus-Earth-Earth gravity assist trajectory,
and outline plans for the mission to Jupiter.
Dr. Torrence V. Johnson, Galileo Project Scientist, will discuss
planned scientific activities, which include first-time surveys of the
north-polar regions of the moon. Galileo also will observe the Earth for a
period of more than a week and will calibrate its instruments for the Jupiter
mission of 1995-1997.
Both briefings will be carried live on NASA Select television, Satcom
F-2R, Transponder 13, 72 degrees west longitude, frequency 3960.0 MHz, audio
6.8 MHz.
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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=--=--=START=--=--= NASA Spacelink File Name:921125.REL
11/25/92: TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE INTRODUCED
HQ 92-209/SPI INTRODUCED
Barbara Selby
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. November 25, 1992
RELEASE: 92-209
The National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC) has launched an initiative
to foster innovative approaches to transfer and commercialize federally
developed technologies.
The Strategic Partnership Initiative will fund competitively selected
proposals with matching awards of up to $200,000 with the goal of fostering new
and productive technology transfer and commercialization partnerships between
federal laboratories, U.S. industry, research universities and state, local and
non-profit economic development and related organizations.
"This initiative directly addresses the need to better leverage the
nation's investment in federal research and development, and thus strengthen
U.S. economic competitiveness," said Frank E. Penaranda, Director of NASA's
Technology Transfer Program in the Office of Advanced Concepts and Technology.
"I encourage U.S. industry and others to respond to the NTTC's call for
proposals."
The NTTC is sponsored by NASA, in cooperation with other Federal
agencies, to assist federal technology transfer efforts. The new initiative
will become a key component of the NTTC's overall mission to promote and
facilitate the transfer of federally-developed technologies to American
industry.
The NTTC will accept proposals through Feb. 26, 1993. To receive the
request for proposals, contact:
Melanie Griffith
Manager, Strategic Partnership Initiative
National Technology Transfer Center
Wheeling Jesuit College
Wheeling, WV 26003
Telephone: 1-800-678-NTTC
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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11/24/92: SPACEWALK ADDED TO SHUTTLE FLIGHT, MORE EXPECTED
92-210/SPACEWALK ADDED TO SHUTTLE FLIGHT
Mark Hess
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
November 25, 1992
James Hartsfield
Johnson Space Center, Houston
RELEASE: 92-210
With just over 3 years left before construction of Space Station
Freedom begins in Earth orbit, NASA has decided to add spacewalks to upcoming
Shuttle flights when possible, beginning with one during STS-54 in January
1993.
The spacewalks, or extravehicular activities (EVAs), will fine-tune the
methods of training astronauts for assembly tasks in space and increase the
spacewalk experience levels of astronauts, ground controllers and instructors.
EVAs will be added to Shuttle missions only when they can be performed with no
impact on the other objectives and they will be the lowest priority activity on
each mission.
For STS-54, astronauts Greg Harbaugh and Mario Runco, Jr.,will perform
a 5-hour spacewalk evaluating their abilities to move about Endeavour's cargo
bay with and without large objects; closely align large objects; and install
large equipment. In addition, the tests will provide information on the amount
of time required for various tasks and for the astronauts to become acclimated
to the spacewalk environment.
STS-54 is the only Shuttle flight to have a spacewalk officially added
as part of the new tests. However, several other 1993 Shuttle flights as well
as many in the following years are being studied as candidates for further
spacewalk additions.
Although spacewalks have been conducted periodically on NASA flights
since the Gemini Program in the mid-1960s, the tasks being performed outside
the spacecraft have become, in general, increasingly more demanding. The
challenge will continue to increase when Space Station Freedom construction
begins in March 1996.
During spacewalks performed on Shuttle mission STS-49 in May to repair
the INTELSAT VI satellite and test Freedom construction techniques, differences
between ground training and actual orbital tasks were noted that can
significantly affect the performance of a spacewalk. The effect of these
differences could become more pronounced as the duration and complexity of the
spacewalk work grows.
The spacewalk tests to be conducted during the years leading up to
Space Station Freedom construction will help characterize the exact nature of
these differences and assist in developing better training of astronauts for
spacewalking construction work. They will characterize astronauts' abilities
to move large objects in space and evaluate the amount of time required to
perform various tasks. Also, they will attempt to identify the physical
demands of various spacewalk jobs and evaluate new training techniques.
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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STS-53 TV SKED
***********************************************************************
NASA SELECT TV SCHEDULE
STS-53/DOD-1
11/24/92
***********************************************************************
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.
NOTE: On-orbit television will be downlinked at crew descretion.
-------------------------Sunday, November 29---------------------------
L -3 Days
SUBJECT SITE CST
------- ---- ---
COUNTDOWN STATUS BRIEFING KSC 10:30 AM
-------------------------Monday, November 30---------------------------
L -2 Days
COUNTDOWN STATUS BRIEFING KSC 08:00 AM
-------------------------Tuesday, December 1---------------------------
L -1 Day
COUNTDOWN STATUS BRIEFING KSC 07:30 AM
DOD-1 SECONDARY KSC 08:00 AM
PAYLOADS BRIEFING
ODERACS PAYLOAD BRIEFING KSC 09:00 AM
PRE-LAUNCH PRESS CONFERENCE KSC 10:00 AM
------------------------Wednesday, December 2--------------------------
FD 1
ORBIT SUBJECT SITE MET CST
----- ------- ---- --- ---
NASA SELECT COVERAGE BEGINS KSC 01:00 AM
1 LAUNCH KSC 00/00:00 05:59 AM
1 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION JSC 00/00:04 06:03 AM
SWITCHED TO JSC
(time of switch approx.)
1 MECO 00/00:08 06:07 AM
1 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION KSC 00/00:13 06:12 AM
SWITCHED TO KSC
1 LAUNCH REPLAYS KSC 00/00:13 06:12 AM
(approx. 5 minutes after MECO)
T=30:00
1 POST LAUNCH PRESS CONFERENCE KSC 00/01:01 07:00 AM
T=30:00
2 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION JSC 00/01:31 07:30 AM
SWITCHED TO JSC
(time of switch approx.)
**NORMAL NASA SELECT MISSION COVERAGE**
**WILL RESUME AFTER DOD-1 OPERATIONS **
4 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION KSC 00/06:01 12:00 PM
SWITCHED TO KSC
4 ENGINEERING LAUNCH REPLAYS KSC 00/06:01 12:00 PM
T=30:00
4 DOD-1 DEPLOY 00/06:09 12:08 PM
(not televised)
5 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION JSC 00/06:31 12:30 PM
SWITCH TO JSC
6 Ku BAND ANTENNA DEPLOY 00/07:40 01:39 PM
(not televised)
8 CREW SLEEP 00/11:00 04:59 PM
8 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 00/11:31 05:30 PM
Lead Flight Director,
Rob Kelso
10 REPLAY OF FD1 ACTIVITIES JSC 00/15:01 09:00 PM
-------------------------Thursday, December 3--------------------------
FD 2
13 CREW AWAKE 00/19:00 12:59 AM
21 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 01/08:01 02:00 PM
Mission Operations Representative,
Randy Stone
22 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION JPL 01/09:01 03:00 PM
SWITCHED TO JPL
22 ADMINISTRATOR GOLDIN JPL 01/09:01 03:00 PM
TOWN MEETING
(Los Angeles, California)
23 CREW SLEEP 01/11:00 04:59 PM
26 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION JSC 01/14:31 08:30 PM
SWITCHED TO JSC
26 REPLAY OF FD2 ACTIVITIES JSC 01/15:01 09:00 PM
---------------------------Friday, December 4--------------------------
FD 3
29 CREW AWAKE 01/19:00 12:59 AM
31 ODERACS DEPLOY 01/21:58 03:57 AM
(not televised)
37 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 02/08:01 02:00 PM
Mission Operations Representative,
Randy Stone
40 CREW SLEEP 02/12:00 05:59 PM
42 REPLAY OF FD3 ACTIVITIES JSC 02/15:01 09:00 PM
-------------------------Saturday, December 5--------------------------
FD 4
45 CREW AWAKE 02/20:00 01:59 AM
53 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING 03/08:01 02:00 PM
Mission Operations Representative,
Randy Stone
56 CREW SLEEP 03/13:00 06:59 PM
58 REPLAY OF FD4 ACTIVITIES JSC 03/15:01 09:00 PM
---------------------------Sunday, December 6--------------------------
FD 5
62 CREW AWAKE 03/21:00 02:59 AM
68 P/TV08 CREW CONFERENCE TDRE 04/06:15 12:14 PM
AUDIO/VIDEO CHECK
T=15:00
68 P/TV08 CREW CONFERENCE TDRE 04/06:30 12:29 PM
T=15:00
69 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 04/08:01 02:00 PM
Mission Operations Representative,
Randy Stone
73 CREW SLEEP 04/13:30 07:29 PM
74 REPLAY OF FD5 ACTIVITIES JSC 04/15:01 09:00 PM
---------------------------Monday, December 7--------------------------
FD 6
78 CREW AWAKE 04/21:30 03:29 AM
85 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 05/08:01 02:00 PM
Mission Operations Representative,
Randy Stone
88 CREW SLEEP 05/13:30 07:29 PM
89 REPLAY OF FD6 ACTIVITIES JSC 05/15:01 09:00 PM
--------------------------Tuesday, December 8--------------------------
FD 7
94 CREW AWAKE 05/21:30 03:29 AM
98 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION JPL 06/04:46 10:45 AM
SWITCHED TO JPL
98 GALILEO/EARTH/MOON FLY-BY JPL 06/04:46 10:45 AM
COVERAGE
100 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION JSC 06/07:46 01:45 PM
SWITCHED TO JSC
101 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 06/08:01 02:00 PM
Mission Operations Representative,
Randy Stone
102 Ku BAND ANTENNA STOW 06/10:00 03:59 PM
(not televised)
104 CREW SLEEP 06/13:30 07:29 PM
105 REPLAY OF FD7 ACTIVITIES JSC 06/15:01 09:00 PM
-------------------------Wednesday, December 9 ------------------------
FD 8
109 CREW AWAKE 06/21:30 03:29 AM
114 DE-ORBIT BURN 07/04:54 10:53 AM
(not televised)
115 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION KSC 07/05:24 11:23 AM
SWITCHED TO KSC
(time of switch approx.)
115 KSC LANDING KSC 07/05:54 11:53 AM
LANDING REPLAYS KSC TBD
POST LANDING PRESS CONFERENCE KSC TBD
ASTRONAUT DEPARTURE KSC TBD
***********************************************************************
DEFINITION OF TERMS
***********************************************************************
CST: Central Standard Time
DOD: Department of Defense
FD: Flight Day
JPL: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
JSC: Johnson Space Center
KSC: Kennedy Space Center
MET: Mission Elapsed Time. The time which begins at the moment
of launch and is read: days/hours:minutes. Launch=00/00:00
ODERACS: Orbital Debris Radar Calibration Spheres
P/TV: Photographic/Television activity
STS: Space Transportation System
TDRE,W: Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, East and West longitudes.
Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61
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