| Article: 18508
From: [email protected]
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Unofficial Space Shuttle Launch Guide (18 March 1994)
Date: 18 Mar 94 12:42:38 +1030
Organization: University of South Australia
Rev 18 March 1994
Please send changes, updates, or information you think should be in this to:
Steven S. Pietrobon, Australian Space Centre for Signal Processing
Signal Processing Research Institute, University of South Australia
The Levels, SA 5095, Australia. [email protected]
Current versions of the Unofficial Space Shuttle Manifest and Unofficial Space
Shuttle Launch Guide (this file) can be found by anonymous ftp to
audrey.levels.unisa.edu.au in directory space in files shuttle.man and
shuttle.txt, respectively. These files contain the following:
shuttle.man - Space Shuttle flights, planned for up to several years
shuttle.txt - How to get a launch or landing pass, and if you can't get one,
where to view the shuttle for launch or landing. This file also contains HAM
frequencies for listening to NASA select, how to get accredited as a Press
Personage, internet sites to get additional NASA information, how to get the
latest two line element sets, and information for teachers on how to access
NASA information.
Previous versions of these files can be obtained by anonynmous ftp to
explorer.arc.nasa.gov in directory /pub/SPACE/MANIFEST in files manifest and
launchpass.
For the latest and greatest information call the following:
1 800 572 4636 - Visitor Information Center information and next launch.
1 800 KSC INFO Florida 1 800 number. Florida only information thanks to
Richard F. Jones ([email protected])
(407) 867 4636 - Space shuttle mission information.
(407) 867 2525 - Space shuttle launch preparations.
(407) 867 3900 - Space shuttle status line. Technical, lots of TLA's. Just
remember, we warned you.
You can also:
finger @calvin.ksc.nasa.gov or finger @128.159.104.72
finger [email protected]
Thanks to [email protected] for additional hints on Shuttle Viewing. You
can view shuttle launches right from the base. The KSC visitor center offers
bus rides from the visitor's center to a site about 10 km from the launch pad.
The cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children. For information and reservations
you will need to call (407) 452 2121, Ext. 260. (This is the BEST and closest
view.)
You may write to the following address for a launch pass:
NASA Vehicle Pass
PA - Pass
Kennedy Space Center FL 32899
Each vehicle launch pass allows the entry of a vehicle. If you have a van,
please request a vehicle pass for an oversized vehicle. One per address. In
general, if you know the launch that you wish, ask for that launch. The launch
pass is good for that launch no matter how many times it is postponed. If you
know a general time frame, then ask for that time frame.
[email protected] does, however, have a short-cut on how to get launch
pass on short notice: call your Senator's or House Representative's office.
For information on a pass if you have requested one, call KSC public affairs at
(407) 867 2622. For information 24 hours before the launch on how the launch
is progressing, call (407) 867 2468.
If you are unable to obtain a launch pass, [email protected] suggests:
If you decide to come to the coast for the launch, I suggest you come to
Titusville. Go east on State Road 50 from I-95, to US-1. Go north on US-1 to
the "Miracle City Mall" at Harrison. Park somewhere north of this spot.
Anywhere north along highway 1, or east (as far as you can) along highway 406
(402) is good (specifically Sand Point Park), just as long as you can see the
VAB and don't have trees blocking the view. Also you can try Jetty Park at
Port Canaveral (you will be south of the launch looking north).
Regardless of where you are going to see it, arrive early (at least 2 hours
before launch). Be prepared to get into some real heavy traffic, it will also
take some time to get out of the area. Bring along some food and drink,
umbrellas, sun glasses, sun screen, portable TV/radio, binoculars, VCR,
whatever.
When watching a launch, listen to FM Station 91.5 (it is a local religious
station) or AM 580 out of Orlando (Thanks to Matthew DeLuca). NASA Select
Television is carried on Spacenet 2, transponder 5, channel 9, 69 degrees West,
transponder frequency is 3880 MHz, audio subcarrier is 6.8 MHz, polarization is
horizontal.
TV: Local stations such as channels 56, 2, 6 & 9 sometimes have live coverage.
They usually just interrupt the program that is in progress for the final 2
minutes of prelaunch, and then a couple of minutes after launch. Same for
landing.
Radio: Some local radio stations to listen to are 91.5 FM, 99.3 FM, 101.1 FM,
1350 AM and 580 AM.
The Space Shuttle transmits on three frequency bands: UHF, S-Band, and Ku-Band.
The UHF frequencies are simple AM voice and are very easy to copy. These
frequencies are used for launch and landing operations, EVA operations, and as
an additional voice downlink when other channels are in use for the current
ground station has no S-Band capability.
The frequencies in use are:
296.800 MHz : Air-to-ground, or Orbiter to suit
259.700 MHz : Air-to-ground, or suit to Orbiter
279.000 MHz : Suit-to-Orbiter, or suit-to-suit
243.000 MHz : Standard military aircraft emergency frequency
The S-Band system is one of the primary Orbiter downlink bands. The voice
channels are digital slope delta modulated and are multiplexed in with the rest
of the Orbiter telemetry and is very difficult to copy. Much of the downlink
TV is on S-Band also, but is wideband FM and should be easy to copy. The
frequencies are:
2287.500 MHz - Primary digital downlink
2250.000 MHz - Wideband FM with either main engine analog telemetry during
launch, or TV during orbit operations.
The Ku-Band system is used in conjunction with the tracking and data relay
satellites and is used much more heavily in Spacelab flights than in others.
The data rate is very high (50 Mbit/s). These transmissions are directed
to TDRS satellites in geostationary orbit on a frequency of 15.003 GHz.
(Information via WA3NAN, and WA4SIR)
Excerpt from rec.radio.amateur.misc FAQ Part 3 (modified):
Shuttle audio is re-tranmitted by the following Amature Radio stations.
Station Centre VHF 10m 15m 20m 40m 80m
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WA3NAN GSFC 147.450 28.650 21.395 14.295 7.185 3.860
W6VIO JPL 224.040 21.280 14.282 7.165
K6MF ARC 145.585 7.165 3.840
W5RRR JSC 146.640 28.495 21.350 14.280 7.227 3.850
AK8Y LERC 145.670 or 147.195 (alternate)
W1AW ARRL 147.555 28.0675 21.0675 18.0975 14.0475 7.0475 3.5815 1.818
KA9SZX 146.880 (Video at 426.250)
K4GCC 146.940
WA4VME 145.170
You might also try 20192 LSB which is NASA.
All frequencies are in MHz. Use FM on VHF, USB on 10-20m, LSB on 40-80m.
WA3NAN - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD
W6VIO - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, CA
K6MF - NASA Ames Research Center (ARC), Moffett Field, CA
W5RRR - NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), Houston, TX
AK8Y - NASA Lewis Research Center (LERC), Cleveland, OH
W1AW - ARRL, Newington, CT (news bulletins, 9:45 PM and 12:45 AM EST)
KA9SZX - Champaign-Urbana, IL
K4GCC - John Anderson, Titusville, FL (near or at Kennedy Space Center)
WA4VME - Melbourne, FL (near or at Kennedy Space Center)
You can also telnet spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov and follow the menus to a listing
of repeaters in the USA that offer this service.
Retransmissions of Shuttle audio on amature radio frequencies
State City Date Reported Frequencies (MHz)
----- ---------------- ------------- -------------------------
AL Birmingham 10/10/89 145.150 145.380
AL Huntsville 12/31/92 147.100 173.025
AR Russellville 3/24/92 439.250
AZ Phoenix 12/9/91 421.250 449.000
CA Los Angeles 1/7/90 52.640 224.940
CA Los Angeles 12/21/89 1241.250
CA Los Angeles 12/4/91 145.320 145.460 445.400
CA Los Angeles 12/4/91 445.425 446.575 447.000
CA Los Angeles 12/4/91 447.025 447.400 447.475
CA Los Angeles 12/4/91 448.375 448.500
CA Monterey Bay 7/1/91 145.585 443.300
CA Northern 3/19/90 145.530
CA Redondo Beach 9/23/93 145.32 W6TRW
CA Sacramento 4/10/91 147.195
CA San Diego 3/23/92 449.450 1277.25
CA San Francisco 4/29/91 427.250 444.775
CA San Joaquin Vly 5/6/89 52.22
CA Santa Barbara 4/21/90 1277.000
CO Denver 11/27/93 147.225 (NASA select audio)
DC Washington 11/28/83 147.450 (Greenbelt, MD)
FL Cape Canaveral 10/11/89 146.940
FL Daytona Beach 1/25/92 147.150
FL Fort Lauderdale 12/03/93 442.650
FL Gainesville 3/30/92 146.900
FL Jacksonville 4/25/90 147.12
FL Lakeland 7/18/92 147.375
FL Orlando 5/8/92 147.150
FL St. Petersburg 6/3/92 444.725
FL Tampa 4/12/92 146.760 147.380
FL Vero Beach 4/19/90 145.130
Fl North Lauderdale 12/03/93 145.750
GA Ashburn 5/5/89 147.285
GA Atlanta 12/4/91 146.655 147.345 427.250
GA Forsyth 6/7/90 147.915
IA Cedar Rapids 10/18/89 146.400 444.300
IL Champaign-Urbana 11/30/93 146.880 [email protected]
IL Chicago 4/19/90 145.210
IL Downers Grove 9/23/93 145.350
IL Morton Grove 12/7/93 145.350
IL Rolling Meadows 2/12/92 145.350
IN Indianapolis 3/15/92 426.250
ME Portland 12/16/89 146.925
ME York 12/16/89 224.840
MN Central 2/19/90 149.200
MN Twin Cities 3/11/89 145.150 147.120
MN Waseca 1/2/90 147.450 427.250
MO Gladstone 12/7/93 224.660
MO Kansas City 3/25/92 145.430 426.250
MO St. Louis 1/25/92 442.000
NJ Central 7/5/92 443.400 (PL 141.3)
NJ Northern 12/12/93 146.610
NY Albany 9/6/91 146.820
NY Long Island 3/30/92 448.425
OH Dayton 5/4/89 145.110
OH Greenville 3/11/90 146.790
OK Tulsa 2/6/92 144.340 146.940 421.250
PA Pittsburgh 6/25/92 145.470
PA Pittsburgh 9/23/93 145.650
SC Orangeburg 12/3/93 146.805
SD Watertown 1/14/92 145.550
TX Dallas 7/18/90 145.310 448.750
TX Dallas 9/13/91 146.600
TX Houston 6/27/92 146.640
WI Wausau 9/5/91 146.820 147.06 421.250
Thanks to Jim Blackwell ([email protected])
[email protected] has some hints for photographers:
Get the longest lens available (e.g. rent one at Helix). I used a 300mm
shooting from Titusville and was still too far away to clearly see the shuttle.
However I could take beautiful shots of the engine's firetrail and the smoke.
Put your camera into continuous shooting mode (unless you have a VERY high
speed camera like a Nikon), as the whole spectacle will be over within no time.
I shot about 1 roll of film (36 pictures) until the shuttle was gone for good
while almost constantly pressing the button.
Use a LOW speed film (ASA 50) as the light is so bright (Remember: NASA
launches only under good weather conditions), that even with a long tele lens
you still have enough light left for short exposure times (I had 1/1000 with F
5.6 and a Kodachrome 64). That way making detail enlargements is also easier,
meaning less grainy.
I have not attended a night launch yet. However judged on what I've seen on TV,
I would suggest a 100-200 ASA film for such a launch.
Try to AVOID a tripod, as the shuttle moves "upwards to the right" (at least
from Titusville with the standard 28 degree inclination). You are more flexible
if you use a onepod or even better one of those professional harnesses, that
you wear like a jacket and that support your long lens (like a tripod attached
to your upper body).
During the night before the launch you can see (at least sometimes) a search
light illuminating the launch pad. With a tripod and a very long exposure time
(> 20 sec's on Kodachrome 64) you'll get nice pictures as well. Make several
shots with different times according to general night time photography rules.
A final hint for the early-birds: I was lucky enough to see the big and red
glowing sun rising exactly behind the VAB (from the US1 in Titusville). An
incredible view, that didn't even require a tripod.
Expendable Vehicles
===================
These are usually launched from the southern part of the base, best viewing is
at Jetty Park or south along the beaches of Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach. Not
as crowded as shuttle launches, but still give yourself some time to arrive
early. Jetty park can fill up so plan an alternate. Again bring your stuff.
Landing Information
===================
Unfortunately the KSC landing strip cannot accommodate a "viewing public"
because it is situated on wetlands, however:
[email protected] suggests:
If you do happen to try and view the landing at KSC, do not despair when you
realize actually how far away US 1 is from the runway. Even a moderately
powered set of field glasses will provide good views of the Orbiter as is
decelerates into the KSC area. That twin sonic boom is very unique and, for
me, was well worth the drive by itself. You will actually be able to see the
Orbiter as it comes into the KSC area and turns on the heading alignment circle
better than during the final approach.
For a landing pass at Edwards:
Thanks To Mary Shafer ([email protected])
There are three ways to see the Shuttle landing at Edwards AFB, listed in order
of restrictiveness of access and availability.
1. The East Shore area on the lakebed. Take Hwy. 14 to Avenue F and follow
the signs or take Hwy. 58 to 20 Mule Team Road and follow those signs. This
area is opened about 2 days before the scheduled touchdown. The viewing area
is an unimproved area so don't expect many amenities. I think that there are
sanitary facilities and that food and drinks can be purchased. It's suggested
that you bring food and water Nothing is required for access to this area.
(I've never been to this area, so I can't speak from personal knowledge.) If
any viewing is allowed this site will be open. The only times they don't open
it is for the DoD's classified missions.
2. The hillside viewing area. This is on the hillside, just above
Ames-Dryden, and requires a special pass. This pass is good for one vehicle,
with any number of passengers. You can't enter the Ames-Dryden complex but you
can walk down the hill to the cafeteria and the gift shop, etc. More
amenities, including radio transmissions from the Shuttle and JSC. Some of us
believe that this area has the BEST view of the landing. I believe that the
Hillside, like the East Shore, is open for all unclassified missions. These
passes can be obtained by writing, as detailed below. Ames-Dryden employees can
also obtain them.
3. Official guest. Access to the Ames-Dryden complex. You get to watch the
landing from the ramp, which is right on the lakebed. (The Shuttle lands some
distance away, depending on which runway it uses.) The crew speaks to the crowd
just before they return to JSC. There are special aircraft displays (including
the SR-71, F-15, F-18, X-29, etc.) in the hangars. The radio transmissions are
broadcast. This method is only predicted for a few missions this year. Opening
the Facility is fairly labor-intensive and very disruptive, so we won't do it
for every possible mission.
You can write, as detailed below, to obtain these badges and parking permits.
To obtain a hillside pass or official guest badges, write to:
NASA Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility
Public Affairs Office
P.O. Box 273
Edwards CA 92523-5000
Do this early, because there is a limited amount of space. If you get these
and then discover that you can't attend, please try to pass them on to someone
else who can use them. Incidentally, there is _no_ charge for any of these.
William Daul ([email protected]) suggests it is quicker to call your congress
person and ask for a VIP pass. They usually have you pick the pass up
somewhere near Edwards.
However, Mark Bixby ([email protected]) remarks :
I took the time to write to NASA/Dryden for a Hillside viewing pass, and what
do you know, they open Hillside to the general public no passes required.
Needless to say, with that kind of crowd, the gift store was mobbed!
You get a much, much closer view of the shuttle compared to the East Shore
viewing site.
Come see the Shuttle land--it's great. Wear warm clothes!
If the Shuttle lands in the morning, it will be cool to downright cold. Forget
the myth that the desert is always hot, it may be in the low 60s even in the
summer at sunrise. It's frequently freezing in the winter. If it's much
warmer, it's because the wind is blowing.
However, if you're an Official Guest and will be hanging around until the
Astronaut Departure Ceremony, it may be warm by then. Wear layers.
Especially, wear warm footwear. Official Guests will be standing around on the
cold, cold ramp and all your body heat will seep out of your feet into the
concrete heat sink. Running shoes work well. Hillside Guests will be sitting
up on metal bleachers. The portions of their anatomy in contact with the
bleachers (feet and seat) may get _real_ cold.
Here is a list of Freqs for the White Sands Missile Range
Military Police: 36.100 141.250
Laser Operations: 173.5625
Drone Operations: 164.500 172.400
Cooling: 168.000
Maint: 34.490
Missile Tracking: 412.875
Range Control: Channel 1 36.510
Channel 2 34.850
Telemetry: 38.450, 38.710, 38.950, 40.100, 41.450
Photography: 30.090, 41.430, 139.440
NASA operations: 34.310, 164.100, 169.075, 169.400
Press Accreditation Info
========================
If you can convince a local newspaper to write you a letter of accreditation,
you can be a official Press/Media representative. This allows you much
closer viewing, and material from NASA on the mission.
Requests for accreditation should be mailed/faxed to the accreditation
secretary two to three weeks prior to launch. The request must be from a
credible media source and it must be on company letterhead stating the
requester(s) full names, social security number, affiliation and purpose (i.e.
John B. Quick, 111-22-3333, Time Magazine, photographer). The letter must be
signed by the requester's supervisor/editor/or person in charge. All calls
concerning accreditation should be given to Leslie. These requests can be
faxed to (407) 867 2692. After you are accredited, you can call the Media tour
info number, (407) 867 7819 for Photo ops, remote camera setups, etc.
Public Affairs Office
Attention: Accreditation
M/S PA-MSB
Kennedy Space Center FL 32899
Call (407) 867 2468 a couple of weeks after submitting the letter to make sure
that your name is on the list as an accredited press type person.
Image info prvided by (in part) [email protected],:
ames.arc.nasa.gov:/pub/GIF
arp.anu.edu.au:/pub/images/nasa
dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov:/pub/images
ecf.hq.eso.org
explorer.arc.nasa.gov:/cdrom
explorer.arc.nasa.gov:/pub/SPACE/GIF
explorer.arc.nasa.gov:/pub/SPACE/JPEG
ftp.univ-rennes1.fr
gipsy.vmars.tuwien.ac.at:/pub/spacegifs
gopher://krakatoa.jsc.nasa.gov/graphics/ Web
jplinfo.jpl.nasa.gov
krakatoa.jsc.nasa.gov 70 Gopher
krakatoa.jsc.nasa.gov:/graphics/PressReleases
nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov:/cdrom/image
pubinfo.jpl.nasa.gov:/images
seds.lpl.arizona.edu:/pub/images/shuttle/sts-61 and sts-60
seop.jsc.nasa.gov
stsci.edu
toybox.gsfc.nasa.gov:/pub/images
wuarchive.wustl.edu:/multimedia/images
World Wide Web pages:
KSC's WWW page, which we owe a thanks to Jim Dumoulin.
http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/ksc.html - Kennedy Space Center
http://zeno.ksc.nasa.gov/ksc.html
http://hypatia.gsfc.nasa.gov/NASA_homepage.html - NASA Home page
http://hypatia.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasa_hottopics.html - * Hot Topics *
http://hypatia.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasa_subjects/nasa_subjectpage.html
- NASA Information Sources by Subject
http://www.mtpe.hq.nasa.gov/HQ_homepage.html - NASA Headquarters
http://naic.nasa.gov/ - Ames Research Center</A>
http://mosaic.dfrf.nasa.gov/dryden.html - Dryden Flight Research Facilty
http://hypatia.gsfc.nasa.gov/GSFC_homepage.html - Goddard Space Flight Center
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
http://krakatoa.jsc.nasa.gov/JSC_homepage.html - Johnson Space Center
http://mosaic.larc.nasa.gov/larc.html - Langley Research Center
http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/LeRC_homepage.html - Lewis Research Center
http://hypatia.gsfc.nasa.gov/MSFC_homepage.html - Marshall Space Flight Center
http://nova.sti.nasa.gov/STI-homepage.html
- Scientific and Technical Information Program
http://hypatia.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasa_affiliates/nasa_institutes.html
- NASA-affliated Institutes and Organizations
http://hypatia.gsfc.nasa.gov/other_agencies.html - Other Space Agencies
http://delcano.mit.edu/ - MIT Spacenews
The Public Affairs Office at the Johnson Space Center operates a BBS to provide
information to the public. Check this board for updates to the Keplerian
element sets during the flight. To access the BBS, call +1-713-483-2500 using
1200 baud (do NOT connect at 2400 baud), 8-N-1, at the ENTER NUMBER: prompt,
enter "62511" and you will be connected to the BBS. Direct dial numbers are
1-713-483-2419 and 1-713-483-2278. Check file area 30 or 99 for latest element
sets.
NASA JSC's Electronic Space Information BBS is intended to provide 24-hour
access to biographies of NASA officials and astronauts, news releases, space
flight mission press kits and television schedules, space shuttle systems
information, flight manifests and schedules, and other information about the
space program.
Additional X-Windows information and gif's can be obtained from
[email protected] or 139.169.31.12 or by gopher at
krakatoa.jsc.nasa.gov 70 or 139.169.31.12 70. Donations: Much of this library
is comprised of donations by local contributions. We encourage all donations
concerning X windows such as widgets, programming tools, and other applications.
You can also call: THE NASA SPACELINK, Huntsville, Alabama, 24 Hours, 300-9600
BAUD, 8N1,(205) 895-0028, log in with the username NEWUSER and the password
NEWUSER, or Telnet via spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov. Or FEDIX 1-800-232-4879,
301-258-0953, 1200 or 2400 BAUD, an on-line service that links education
community and the federal government. Info on NASA, Department Of Energy,
Office Of Naval Research, Federal Aviation Administration & Minority Info.
MSFC's spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov (128.158.13.250), now accepts FTP connects at
192.149.89.61, using username of anonymous, and a password of guest. I
understand it is still in the experimental stage, and they are looking for user
feedback.
For science, technology and classroom demonstrations, call Argonne National
Laboratory 708-252-8241, or Internet newton.dep.anl.gov or 130.202.92.50. Or
pubinfo.jpl.nasa.gov may be accessed by Internet via anonymous FTP to
jpl-info.jpl.nasa.gov (137.78.104.2); or by dialup modem to +1 (818) 354-1333,
up to 9600 baud v32/v42bis/MNP5.
For more information on CD-ROMs, telnet to nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov, username:
NODIS (no password). For a hardcopy catalog phone (301)268-6695 or send email
to [email protected] and ask for the "NASA Earth and Space Science
Data on CD-ROM."
[email protected] tells us: The most current orbital elements from the NORAD
two-line element sets are carried on the Celestial BBS, (513) 427-0674, and are
updated several times weekly. Documentation and tracking software are also
available on this system. The Celestial BBS may be accessed 24 hours/day at
300, 1200, 2400, 4800, or 9600 bps using 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity.
Orbital data available on T. S. Kelso's BBS is also available by FTP at
archive.afit.af.mil, in the /pub/space directory. Another good source of Space
shuttle 2-line orbital elements is the RPV ASTRONOMY BBS (310-541-7299).
To get Two-line element sets:
Thanks to Eric Kaercher, America Online: Astyanax, [email protected],
Internet: [email protected], Fidonet: 1:374/73
(1) Instructions for using Elements Archive Server
Commands should be sent to "[email protected]".
You can use the following commands:
path <path> Specify a return mail path to use other than the mail
path in the header of your message.
help Get this help.
index Get the top-level index of files available from the
archive server.
send <filename> Get a particular file. For example, to get the "index"
file in the "tracking-programs" directory, you would use
"send tracking-programs/index". Don't forget to specify
the directory for the file you are retrieving!
quit Stop parsing your message at this point. (use this to
prevent your .signature from confusing the server)
If you do not understand something in these instructions, or if you need to
talk to a real person about the mail server for some other reason, please
send mail to "[email protected]".
(2) Shuttle Keplerian Elements Mailing List <[email protected]>
The purpose of the mailing list is to get Shuttle elements out as
quickly as possible during shuttle flights. With help from several
different sources I can provide pre-launch predicted elements, rotated
pre-launch elements right after launch (to compensate for launch
delays), and post launch elements based on either Shuttle computer state
vector data or on NORAD radar tracking data. Basically you will be
getting the most up to date data I can put together. The data sent out
is primarily Two-Line Element Sets, but also some AMSAT format element
sets, and often both.
Normally you will receive one pre-launch element set (if available) well
before the flight, and updates to that if the launch date/time changes.
After launch, you can expect to get about one element set per day until
landing.
This mailing list is a read-only list for subscribers, it is not a
discussion list. Submissions to the list are by prior arrangement only.
To be added or removed from the mailing list send a message including
your Internet mailing address to: "[email protected]"
(3) Retrieving recent element sets.
The most recent set of NORAD elements for a variety of spacecraft (as
posted by Dr. TS Kelso) can always be retrieved with the archive server
command (this is automatically updated when Dr. Kelso sends new data,
about once a week):
"send element-sets/last-elements"
The most recent set of Space Shuttle elements (as it was sent to the
elements mailing list) can be retrieved with the archive server command:
"send last-shuttle-elset"
Older element sets can be retrieved from the element-sets directory or
from the directory for the particular shuttle mission. Use the command
"send index" to find the name of the particular file you want.
If you are or know a teacher, and they would like some teaching material
posters or pictures, have them write to the following address with the
pertinent information:
NASA
PA - ESB
Kennedy Space Center FL 32899
To receive the "NASA Report To Educators" and other NASA publications, write to
the address below:
Educational Publications Services
Mail Code XEP
NASA Headquarters
Washington DC 20546
Serving inquiries related to space exploration and other activities:
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Teacher Resource Center
JPL Educational Outreach
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Mail Code CS-530
Pasadena CA 91109
(818) 354-6916 Fax: (818) 354-8080
If you're interested a phone number and address you can contact for public
information from JPL concerning unmanned planetary exploration:
(818) 354 - 5011
Public Information
c/o JPL
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena CA 91109
Serving all states through workshops and materials:
National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian Institution
Education Resource Center, MRC 305
Washington DC 20560
(202) 786-2109 Fax: (202) 786-2262
Keepers of the manifest, in remembrance:
Ken Hollis - [email protected] - 1990 Thru 03/09/1994
- Banned from posting to sci.space.shuttle by NASA and Lockheed
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