Conference 7.286::space

576.0. "Future Space Missions (1989-1993+)" by PRAGMA::GRIFFIN (Dave Griffin) Mon Nov 06 1989 17:40

Some ties with 550.9, but also includes non-planetary stuff...

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Subject: Future Space Missions
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                         Future Space Missions
 
1989 Missions
  o Cosmic Background Explorer (CBE)
       Launched by expendable rocket in November 1989, The CBE's mission is to
       measure space radiation, possibly from the "Big Bang".
 
1990 Missions
  o Roentgen Satellite
       To be launched by expendable rocket in February, the Roentgen will study
       X-ray emissions from stars and galaxies.
 
  o Hubble Space Telescope
       Space Shuttle launch in March, it will study the universe for 15 years
       or longer. From above the Earth's obscuring atmosphere, it will "see"
       planets, stars, and other objects in the universe about 10 times better
       than now possible with the best telescopes on the ground.
 
   o Astronomy/Broad Band X-Ray Telescope
       In March, to be carried aboard a shuttle, this telescope will obtain
       ultraviolet and X-ray data on stars.
 
   o Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO)
       April, shuttle, this space observatory will investigate black holes,
       neutron stars and other gamma-ray emitters.
 
   o Space Life Sciences Lab
       June, on-board shuttle lab will be the first in a series on US missions
       to study to effects of weightlessness.
 
   o Combined Release and Radiation Satellite
       June, expendable rocket will study the effects of radiation on
       spacecraft components.
 
   o Ulysses
       Octobter by rocket, will study the sun and its emissions and will use
       a Jupiter gravity assist.
 
1991 Missions
   o Tethered Satellite System
       January, shuttle, attached by tether to the shuttle bay, system will
       study electrical fields and gas clouds in space while demonstrating the
       capabilities of deploying and retrieving a tethered satellite.
 
   o International Micrograving Lab
       February, shuttle lab will set up systems for life-science studies.
 
   o Atmospheric Lab for Applications and Science (ATLAS)
       May, shuttle, this manned lab will study variations in the solar
       spectrum and Earth's atmosphere.
 
   o Spacelab
       July aboard shuttle, carry out low-gravity experiments.
 
   o Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer
       August, rocket, this satellite will study the evolution and population
       of stars and galaxies.
 
   o Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS)
       October, shuttle launch, will study upper atmosphere chemistry.
 
   o Small Explorer-1
       November, first in a series of rocket launches to study space physics
       and atmospheric science.
 
1992 Missions
   o Space Radar Lab
       May shuttle, gather radar images of Earth's surface.
 
   o TOPEX/Poseidon
       June rocket, TOPEX will study the relationship of ocean systems to
       climate.
 
   o Mars Observer
       September by rocket, to study Mars' climate and surface.
 
   o Shuttle High-Energy Astrophysics Lab
       September, on-board shuttle study of space X-ray sources.
 
1993 Missions
   o Gravity Probe
       June, shuttle launch, prototype mission to test Einstein's theory that
       space is curved.
 
   o Polar Orbiting Satellite
       June, measure solar wind and ions and gases surrounding the Earth.
 
   o Waves in Space Plasma
       November, shuttle attached antennae that will send out radio waves to
       measure the ionosphere.
 
Proposed Missions:
   o Advanced X-ray Astronomy Facility (AXAF)
       Possible launch from shuttle in 1995, AXAF is a space observatory with a
       high resolution telescope. It would orbit for 15 years and study the
       mysteries and fate of the universe.
 
   o Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby (CRAF)
       Possible launch in 1995, a deep space probe to comet Kopff to study it
       in detail for 3 years.
 
   o Earth Observing System (EOS)
       Possible launch in 1997, 1 of 6 US orbiting space platforms to provide
       long-term data (15 years) of Earth systems science including planetary
       evolution.
 
   o Cassini
       Possible launch in 1996, orbiter would spend 4 years studying Saturn and
       send an atmospheric probe into the moon Titan.
 
   o Mercury Observer
       Possible 1997 launch.
 
   o Lunar Observer
       Possible 1997 launch, would be sent into a long-term lunar orbit. The
       Observer, from 60 miles above the moon's poles, would survey
       characteristics to provide a global context for the results from the
       Apollo program.
 
   o Space Infrared Telescope Facility
       Possible launch by shuttle in 1999, this is the 4th element of the Great
       Observatories program. A free-flying observatory with a lifetime of 5 to
       10 years, it would observe new comets and other primitive bodies in the
       outer solar system, study cosmic birth formation of galaxies, stars and
       planets and distant infrared-emitting galaxies
 
   o Mars Rover Sample Return (MRSR)
       Robotics rover would return samples of Mars' atmosphere and surface to
       Earch for analysis. Possible launch dates: 1996 for imaging orbiter,
       2001 for rover.
 
   o Fire and Ice
       Possible launch in 2001, will use a gravity assist flyby of Earth in
       2003, and use a final gravity assist from Jupiter in 2005, where the
       probe will split into its Fire and Ice components:  The Fire probe
       will journey into the Sun, taking measurements of our star's upper
       atmosphere until it is vaporized by the intense heat.  The Ice probe
       will head out towards Pluto, reaching the tiny world for study by 2016.


 Ron Baalke                       |    (818) 541-2341 x260
 Jet Propulsion Lab  M/S 301-355  |    [email protected]
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From: [email protected] (Ron Baalke)
Subject: New Shuttle Launch Dates
Date: 23 Jan 90 22:06:55 GMT
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA.
 
 
NEW LAUNCH DATES BASED ON THE JANUARY 19, 1990 LANUCH SCHEDULE:
 
STS-36    (DOD)     FEB 22
STS-31    (HST)     APR 19
STS-35    (ASTRO)   MAY 10
STS-38    (DOD)     AUG 7
STS-40    (SLS-1)   AUG 30

The following info is not confirmed but gathered from various sources.

STS 37	- Discovery July 1990
	- Gamma Ray Observatory
 
STS 41	- Atlantis October 1990
	- Starlab (DOD laser targeting tests)

STS 39	- Discovery November 1990
	- CIRRIS (Cryogenic IR Radiance Instrument for Shuttle);
	- IBSS (Infrared Background Survey of Shuttle);
	- Spacelab 2 IR telescope on SPAS platform;
	- Teal Ruby (IR aircraft tracking system)

STS 42	- Columbia December 1990
	- IML-1 (International Microgravity Laboratory)

STS 46	- Atlantis January 1991
	- EURECA (European Retrievable Carrier)
	- Tethered Satellite System 1; GPS navigation satellite
                                                                  
STS 45	- Columbia March 1991
	- ATLAS-1 (Atmospheric and Terrestrial Lab Applications in Space)

STS 47	- Discovery June 1991
	- Spacelab J (U.S./Japan)

STS 43	- 1991
	- TDRS-E

STS 44	- 1991
	- DOD

STS 48	- May 1991
	- WAMDII (Wide-Angle Michaelson Imaging Interferometer);
	- GPS; 

STS 49	- July 1991
	- Ulysses (international solar polar mission)

STS 50	- August 1991
	- Spacehab 1; LAGEOS (Laser Geodynamics Satellite); INMARSAT

STS 51	- September 1991
	- Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

STS 52	- December 1991
	- Spacelab D-2 (West Germany)

STS 53	- December 1991
	- ASTRO-2; EURECA retrieval

STS 54	- Endeavour February 1992
	- Shuttle Radar Lab-1; First flight of Endeavour (OV-105)

STS 55	- March 1992
	- USML-1 (U.S. Microgravity Lab-1)

STS 56	- April 1992
	- SHEAL (Shuttle High-Energy Astrophysics Laboratory); 
	- GEOSTAR; ORFEUS (unidentified SPAS payload)

STS 57	- May 1992
	- Advanced Communications Technology Satellite;
	- USMP-1 (U.S. Micrgravity Platform)

STS 58	- June 1992
	- ATLAS-2; Satcom

STS 59	- July 1992
	- Space Life Sciences 2 

STS 60	- July 1992
	- Industrial Space Facility 1

STS 61	- August 1992
	- DOD

STS 62	- September 1992
	- DOD

STS 63	- October 1992
	- IML-2

STS 64	- October 1992
	- Spacehab 2; Geostar commercial navigation satellite

STS 65	- November 1992
	- TDRS-F

STS 66	- December 1992
	- DOD

STS 67	- January 1993
	- ATLAS-3; CRISTA (unidentified SPAS payload)

STS 68	- February 1993
	- Industrial Space Facility 2

STS 69	- March 1993
	- Shuttle Radar Lab 2

STS 70	- April 1993
	- EURECA-2, USMP-2

STS 71	- May 1993
	- DOD

STS 72	- June 1993
	- SFU retrieval (not identified), GEOSTAR-3

STS 73	- July 1993
	- USML-2 

STS 74	- August 1993
	- Spacehab 3, AAFE (Aeroassist Flight Experiment)

STS 75	- September 1993
	- INMARSAT-2, Gravity Probe-B1