| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 925.1 | Crew List | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Wed Oct 05 1994 17:57 | 32 |
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The following is the crew list. Note that 7 astronauts will be launched
however 8 will return. Anatoli Soloviyov and Nikolai Budarin are
schedule to land in Soyuz TM22. Norm Thagard, Vladimir Dezhurov and
Gennadi Strekalov are to be launched in Soyuz TM21 in March 1995.
For launch:
STS 71 - Atlantis (14) May 24 - June 3 1995
- SPACELAB M (MIR); MIR-1
- Commander: Robert Gibson (5)
- Pilot: Charles Precourt (2)
- MS1: Ellen Baker (3)
- FE/MS2: Gregory Harbaugh (3)
- MS3: Bonnie Dunbar (4)
- PS1: Anatoli Soloviyov (4) (RSA)
[backup Yuri Gidzenko (RSA)]
- PS2: Nikolai Budarin (RSA)
[backup Aleksandr Kaleri (2) (RSA)]
For landing:
STS 71 - Atlantis (14) May 24 - June 3 1995
- SPACELAB M (MIR); MIR-1
- Commander: Robert Gibson (5)
- Pilot: Charles Precourt (2)
- MS1: Ellen Baker (3)
- FE/MS2: Gregory Harbaugh (3)
- MS3: Bonnie Dunbar (4)
- MS4: Norm Thagard (5)
- PS1: Vladimir Dezhurov (RSA)
- PS2: Gennadi Strekalov (6) (RSA)
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| 925.2 | Status Report Dec 19/94 | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Wed Jan 04 1995 14:47 | 16 |
| SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
Monday, December 19, 1994
George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center
407/867-2468
ATLANTIS (STS-71) MIR DOCKING
Hypergolic deservicing of the orbital maneuvering system and
reaction control systems is continuing today as well as the post flight
removal of the auxiliary power units. Preparations will then begin to
secure the orbiter for the holiday period.
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| 925.3 | Rumor of delay in mission | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Tue Apr 11 1995 14:11 | 23 |
| From: [email protected] (Chris Jones)
Subject: June Atlantis/Mir docking may be delayed
Date: 28 Mar 1995 21:08:42 GMT
Organization: BBN Systems and Technologies Division
This week's AW&ST has an article saying that the June docking of Atlantis and
Mir may be delayed. I'd been hearing rumors of this recently. Nothing's been
decided yet, but the concern is that all of the work on Mir necessary to allow
Atlantis to dock may not be complete by early June. If not, Thagard would get
to extend his stay, since the Russian's don't seem to want to bring the EO-18
crew down until the work is done, as they're trained to do it.
I don't have the list in front of me now, so this may not be completely
accurate, but the reconfiguration is somewhat extensive. They want Kristall to
be on the forward axial port of Mir for the docking, so it's got to be moved.
However, they're also planning on launching another module to Mir before then
(Spektr), and for some reason Kristall is actually going to be relocated twice,
plus there is work on the docking module to prepare another postion for the new
module, several EVAs to relocate Kristall's solar arrays to the Kvant module,
out of the way of Atlantis, and at least one Progress flight arriving during
this time.
--
Chris Jones [email protected]
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| 925.4 | KSC status report Apr 3/95 | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Tue Apr 11 1995 14:13 | 34 |
| [Downloaded from NASA Spacelink]
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1995 (12:06 PM EST)
KSC Public Affairs Contact: Bruce Buckingham 407-867-2468 (fax 407-867-2692)
(Internet e-mail: [email protected])
MISSION: STS-71 -- 1st MIR DOCKING
VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: June 2 (no earlier than)
APPROX. LAUNCH TIME: 1:45 a.m. LAUNCH WINDOW: 5 minutes
KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: June 12 at 9:15 p.m.
MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 19 hours, 31 minutes
CREW SIZE: 7 up, 8 down
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 196-245 statute miles/51.60 degrees
IN WORK TODAY:
o Aft engine compartment close-outs
o Spacelab close-outs
WORK COMPLETED:
o Docking system test
o Main engine installation and securing
KEY OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are targeted only):
o Crew equipment interface test (April 8)
o Final payload bay closure (April 12)
o Roll to Vehicle Assembly Building (April 19)
o Roll to Launch Pad 39-A (April 26)
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| 925.5 | Payload status report Apr 6/95 | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Tue Apr 11 1995 14:14 | 22 |
| [Downloaded from ftp.pao.hq.nasa.gov
PAYLOAD STATUS REPORT
April 6, 1995
George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center
407/867-2468
STS-71/Spacelab-MIR
Atlantis/June
In the payload bay of Atlantis, stowage aboard the Spacelab Mir
laboratory of experiments and associated support equipment continues and will
conclude at the end of this week. On Friday, the final activity is to install the
spacesuits to be worn by the two Russian cosmonauts aboard Atlantis used when
they later return to Earth aboard the Soyuz spacecraft. Two Russian
technicians will supervise installation of the spacesuits. The payload bay
doors of Atlantis are scheduled to be closed on Thursday, April 13.
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| 925.6 | KSC status report April 7/95 | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Tue Apr 11 1995 14:15 | 39 |
| [Downloaded from NASA Spacelink]
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1995 (10:35 AM EST)
KSC Public Affairs Contact: Bruce Buckingham 407-867-2468 (fax 407-867-2692)
NOTE: Missions STS-71 and STS-70 are both being targeted for no earlier
than launch dates and options are being protected for each to be the next
one launched. A firmer decision is expected within the next two weeks.
MISSION: STS-71 -- 1st MIR DOCKING
VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3
* TARGET LAUNCH DATE: June 10 (no earlier than)
* APPROX. LAUNCH TIME: 10:12 p.m.
LAUNCH WINDOW: 5 minutes
* KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: June 21 at 5:41 p.m.
MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 19 hours, 31 minutes
CREW SIZE: 7 up, 8 down
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 196-245 statute miles/51.60 degrees
* Change from earlier report
IN WORK TODAY:
o Aft engine compartment close-outs
o Install main engine heatshields
o Spacelab close-outs
o Tunnel leak checks
o Preparations for crew equipment interface test
KEY OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are targeted only):
o Crew equipment interface test (April 8-9)
o Final payload bay closure (April 13)
o Roll to Vehicle Assembly Building (April 19)
o Roll to Launch Pad 39-A (April 25)
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| 925.7 | Flight schedule swap | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Tue May 09 1995 20:05 | 45 |
| Mark Hess/Ed Campion
Headquarters, Washington, DC May 2, 1995
(Phone: 202/358-1778)
Rob Navias
Johnson Space Center, Houston
(Phone: 713/483-5111)
Bruce Buckingham
Kennedy Space Center, FL
(Phone: 407/867-2468)
RELEASE: 95-59
NASA ALTERS SHUTTLE FLIGHT SCHEDULE
After reviewing processing operations and consulting with Russian Space
Agency officials, NASA managers have decided to change the flight order for
the launch of two upcoming Space Shuttle missions.
Space Shuttle Discovery, being prepared for the STS-70/Tracking Data
Relay Satellite-G mission, will be the next flight of the Shuttle system.
Following the STS-70 mission, Atlantis will be launched on Mission STS-71, the
first Shuttle-Mir docking mission.
"Both of these flights are very important to NASA's space flight effort,"
said Brewster Shaw, Director, Space Shuttle Operations. "STS-70 represents
the first flight of the new Block I Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) with the
new Phase II+ powerhead, single coil heat exchanger and new high pressure
oxidizer turbopump. The Block I changes will increase SSME durability,
reliability and safety margins," he said.
"The STS-71 mission represents a significant step forward in our
cooperative effort with the Russians and also the development of the
international Space Station. By flying the missions in this order, we are
able to make the best use of the work force, Shuttle processing resources and
the ability to meet our future manifest assignments," said Shaw.
Launch of the STS-70 mission is currently targeted for June 8 with a
mission duration of 5-8 days. The official launch date and mission duration
will be set following a flight readiness review meeting at the end of this
month. The STS-71 mission is targeted for launch in the June 19-24 timeframe.
Atlantis' official launch date will be set following its flight readiness
review in early June.
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| 925.8 | Status Report May 8th | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Tue May 09 1995 20:06 | 29 |
| KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
MONDAY, MAY 8, 1995 (1:15 PM EDT)
KSC Public Affairs Contact: Bruce Buckingham 407-867-2468 (fax 407-867-2692)
MISSION: STS-71 -- 1st MIR DOCKING
VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104 LOCATION: Launch Pad 39-A
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: June 19 (no earlier than)
APPROX. LAUNCH TIME: 6:43 p.m. EDT LAUNCH WINDOW: 5 minutes
KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: June 30 at 2:14 p.m.
MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 19 hours, 31 minutes
CREW SIZE: 7 up, 8 down
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 196-245 statute miles/51.60 degrees
IN WORK TODAY:
- Preparations for prelaunch propellant loading operations
- Thermal curtain installation on solid rocket boosters
WORK COMPLETED:
- Main propulsion system helium signature test
KEY OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
- Prelaunch hypergolic propellant load (May 10-11)
- Space shuttle main engine flight readiness test (May 17-18)
- Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (May 24-25)
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| 925.9 | KSC Status Report June 2nd | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Thu Jun 08 1995 12:35 | 26 |
|
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1995 (10:31 AM EDT)
KSC Public Affairs Contact: Bruce Buckingham 407-867-2468 (fax 407-867-2692)
MISSION: STS-71 -- 1st MIR DOCKING
VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104 LOCATION: Launch Pad 39-A
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: June 22 (no earlier than)
APPROX. LAUNCH TIME: 5:31 p.m. EDT LAUCNH WINDOW: 5 minutes
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: July 2 at 1:14 p.m.
MISSION DURATION: 10 days (+1 day) CREW SIZE: 7 up, 8 down
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 196-245 statute miles/51.60 degrees
IN WORK TODAY:
- Flight readiness review (June 2)
- Main engine flight readiness test
WORK COMPLETED:
- Heatshield installation
KEY OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
- Begin orbiter engine compartment close-outs (June 6)
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| 925.10 | MIR and Shuttle in Historic linkup | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Mon Jun 12 1995 18:33 | 86 |
|
RELEASE: 95-77
SHUTTLE AND SPACE STATION MIR SET FOR HISTORIC LINK-UP
Twenty years after the world's two greatest spacefaring nations and Cold
War adversaries staged a dramatic link-up between piloted spacecraft, the
space programs of the United States and Russia will again meet in Earth orbit
when Space Shuttle Atlantis docks to the Mir Space Station in June. "This
flight heralds a new era of friendship and cooperation between our two
countries," said NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin. "It will lay the
foundation for construction of an international Space Station later this
decade."
The STS-71 mission is the first of seven planned Space Shuttle-Mir
link-ups between 1995 and 1997, including rendezvous, docking and crew
transfers, which will pave the way toward assembly of the international Space
Station beginning in November 1997.
The STS-71 crew will be commanded by Robert L. "Hoot" Gibson who will be
making his fifth Shuttle flight. Charles J. Precourt will serve as pilot and
will be making his second space flight. The three STS-71 mission specialists
aboard Atlantis will include Ellen S. Baker, Mission Specialist-1, who will be
making her third flight, Gregory J. Harbaugh, Mission Specialist-2, who will
be making his third flight and Bonnie Dunbar, Mission Specialist-3, who will
be making her fourth space flight.
Also aboard Atlantis will be Cosmonauts Anatoly Y. Solovyev, making his
fourth space flight, and Nikolai M. Budarin, making his first flight.
Solovyev and Budarin are designated as the Mir 19 crew and will remain aboard
Mir when Atlantis undocks from the nine-year old space station and returns to
Earth with the Mir 18 crew.
Launch of Atlantis on the STS-71 mission is currently targeted for
June 23, 1995 at approximately 5:06 p.m. EDT from Kennedy Space Center's
Launch Complex 39-A. The actual launch time may vary by a few minutes based
on calculations of Mir's precise location in space at the time of liftoff due
to Shuttle rendezvous phasing requirements. The available launch period, or
"window" to launch Atlantis, is approximatley five minutes each day.
The STS-71 mission is scheduled to last 10 days, 19 hours, 31 minutes.
A 5:06 p.m. launch on June 23 would be followed by a landing at Kennedy Space
Center's Shuttle Landing Facility on July 4 at 12:37 p.m. EDT.
STS-71's rendezvous and docking with the Mir actually begins with the
precisely timed launch of Atlantis setting it on a course for rendezvous with
the Mir station. Over the next two days, periodic firings of Atlantis' small
thruster engines will gradually bring the Shuttle to closer proximity to Mir.
Unlike most rendezvous procedures that typically have the Shuttle
approaching from directly in front of its target, Atlantis will aim for a
point directly below Mir, along the Earth radius vector (R-Bar), an imaginary
line drawn between the Mir center of gravity and the center of Earth.
Approaching along the R-Bar, from directly underneath the Mir, allows natural
forces to brake Atlantis' approach more than would occur along a standard
Shuttle approach from directly in front of Mir. The R-Bar approach also
reduces the small number of jet firings close to the Mir avoiding damage or
contamination of its electricity-producing solar panels.
Joint scientific investigations will be carried out inside the Spacelab
module tucked in Atlantis' large cargo bay. These investigations will provide
more knowledge about the human body and the microgravity environment.
Research in seven different medical and scientific disciplines, begun during
Mir 18, will conclude on STS-71. Of the 28 experiments being conducted as
part of the joint U.S.-Russian cooperative effort, 15 will be performed as
part of the STS-71 mission.
The experiments take advantage of the unique microgravity environment,
which separates the effects of gravity from the effects of physiologic change
occurring from other causes. Researchers will not only enhance knowledge
about spaceflight-induced physiologic changes, but also advance understanding
of such Earth-based conditions as anemia, high blood pressure, osteoporosis,
kidney stones, balance disorders and immune deficiencies.
At the end of joint docked activities, Solovyev and Budarin will assume
responsibility for operations of the Mir station. The Mir-18 crew who have
been aboard the station since March 16, are Commander Vladimir Dezhurov,
Flight Engineer Gennady Strekalov and Cosmonaut Researcher and American
astronaut Norm Thagard. They will join the STS-71 crew for the return trip to
Earth. Thagard will return home with the American record for a single space
flight with more than 100 days in space. The previous record was held by the
Skylab-4 crew with 84 days in 1973-1974. Thagard broke the record June 6,
1995.
Shuttle Mission STS-71 will be the 14th flight of Atlantis and the 70th
flight of the Space Shuttle system.
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| 925.11 | Launch Date Set for June 23rd | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Tue Jun 20 1995 13:29 | 44 |
|
Ed Campion
Headquarters, Washington, DC June 16, 1995
(Phone: 202/358-1778)
RELEASE: 95-95
NASA AND RSA SET JUNE 23 FOR LAUNCH OF STS-71 MISSION
Officials at NASA and the Russian Space Agency set
June 23, 1995, as the launch date for the first docking
mission between the U.S. Space Shuttle Atlantis and the
Russian space station Mir.
This historic mission is the first of seven planned
joint missions and comes almost twenty years after the two
nations took the first steps towards joint cooperation with
the Apollo-Soyuz linkup in July 1975. Atlantis' crew will
consist of five Americans and two Russian cosmonauts.
The STS-71 launch is targeted for 5:08:37 p.m. EDT at
the opening of a seven minute window. A launch on June 23
should allow docking with Mir to take place on flight day
four of the mission at about 10:30 a.m. EDT. Atlantis will
remained docked to Mir for almost five days during which
the crews aboard both vehicles will conduct joint life
sciences research experiments.
At the end of joint docked activities, the two Russian
cosmonauts launched aboard Atlantis will assume
responsibility for operations of the Mir station. The Mir-
18 crew, who have been aboard Mir since March 16th, will
join the STS-71 crew for the return trip to Earth. One of
the Mir-18 crewmembers, American astronaut Norm Thagard,
will return home with the American record for a single
space flight with more than 100 days in space. The
previous record was held by the Skylab-4 crew with 84 days
in 1973-1974.
The STS-71 mission has a planned duration of
approximately 10 days, 19 hours, 15 minutes if launch takes
place on June 23, with landing scheduled to take place at
the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility on July
4 at approximately 12:30 p.m. EDT.
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| 925.12 | STS 71 Flight Control Team | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Tue Jun 20 1995 13:31 | 310 |
|
Rob Navias June 19, 1995
RELEASE: 95-046
FLIGHT CONTROL OF STS-71
When the Space Shuttle Atlantis docks with the Russian Space Station Mir later
this month NASA flight controllers in both the United States and Russia will be
following the action from two different Mission Control Centers.
Atlantis is currently scheduled to be launched from the Kennedy Space Center on
June 23 on a mission that will be highlighted by the first docking of a Shuttle
to the Mir Station.
Five NASA astronauts and two Russian cosmonauts, led by veteran Commander Robert
"Hoot" Gibson, will link up to Mir and conduct almost five days of biomedical
investigations as well as transfer experiments and equipment from the Mir to
Atlantis to be returned to Earth.
The two Russian cosmonauts who will be launched on Atlantis will take over
operation of Mir after docking, enabling three current occupants of the Space
Station, including U.S. astronaut Norm Thagard, to return to Earth aboard the
Shuttle following more than three months of work in orbit.
The Space Shuttle orbiter's operations will be conducted from Flight Control
Room One (FCR-1) on the second floor of the MCC, located in Bldg. 30 at the
Johnson Space Center. In addition, a team of NASA consultants and technical
advisors will be stationed at the Russian Mission Control Center in
Kaliningrad, Russia, outside Moscow, to provide a link between the Mir flight
controllers and Shuttle flight controllers located in Houston.
The MCC flight control teams for this mission will be referred to as the
Ascent/Entry Team, the Orbit 1 Team, Orbit 2 Team and the Planning Team. The
Ascent/Entry Team will be led by Flight Director Wayne Hale. The Orbit 1 team
will be under the supervision of Lead Flight Director Bob Castle. The Orbit 2
shift will be conducted by Flight Director Phil Engelauf. The Planning Shift
will be led by Flight Director Paul Dye. The NASA Consultant team in
Kaliningrad will be led by veteran Flight Director Bill Reeves.
MCC POSITIONS AND CALL SIGNS FOR STS-71
The flight control positions in the MCC, and their responsibilities, are:
Flight Director (FLIGHT)
Has overall responsibility for the conduct of the mission.
Spacecraft Communicator (CAPCOM)
By tradition an astronaut; responsible for all voice contact with the flight
crew.
Flight Activities Officer (FAO)
Responsible for procedures and crew timelines; provides expertise on flight
documentation and checklists; prepares messages and maintains all teleprinter
and/or Text and Graphics System traffic to the vehicle.
Integrated Communications Officer (INCO)
Responsible for all Orbiter data, voice and video communications systems;
monitors the telemetry link between the vehicle and the ground; oversees the
uplink command and control processes.
Flight Dynamics Officer (FDO)
Responsible for monitoring vehicle performance during the powered flight
phase and assessing abort modes; calculating orbital maneuvers and resulting
trajectories; and monitoring vehicle flight profile and energy levels during
reentry.
Trajectory Officer (TRAJECTORY)
Also known as "TRAJ," this operator aids the FDO during dynamic flight
phases and is responsible for maintaining the trajectory processors in the MCC
and for trajectory inputs made to the Mission Operations Computer.
Guidance, Navigation & Control Systems Engineer (GNC)
Responsible for all inertial navigational systems hardware such as star
trackers, radar altimeters and the inertial measurement units; monitors radio
navigation and digital autopilot hardware systems.
Guidance & Procedures Officer (GPO)
Responsible for the onboard navigation software and for maintenance of the
Orbiter's navigation state, known as the state vector. Also responsible for
monitoring crew vehicle control during ascent, entry, or rendezvous.
Rendezvous Guidance and Procedures Officer (RENDEZVOUS)
The RENDEZVOUS GPO is a specialist who monitors onboard navigation of the
Orbiter during rendezvous and proximity operations.
Environmental Engineer & Consumables Manager (EECOM)
Responsible for all life support systems, cabin pressure, thermal control
and supply and waste water management; manages consumables such as oxygen and
hydrogen.
Electrical Generation and Illumination Officer (EGIL)
Responsible for power management, fuel cell operation, vehicle lighting and
the master caution and warning system.
Payloads Officer (PAYLOADS)
Coordinates all payload activities; serves as principal interface with
remote payload operations facilities.
Russian Interface Officer (RIO)
The Russian Interface Officer serves as the primary interface between the
U.S. and Russian control teams. The RIO updates the Russian team on shuttle
related activities and issues, and relays messages from the Russian team to the
U.S. team.
Data Processing Systems Engineer (DPS)
Responsible for all onboard mass memory and data processing hardware;
monitors primary and backup flight software systems; manages operating routines
and multi-computer configurations.
Propulsion Engineer (PROP)
Manages the reaction control and orbital maneuvering thrusters during all
phases of flight; monitors fuel usage and storage tank status; calculates
optimal sequences for thruster firings.
Booster Systems Engineer (BOOSTER)
Monitors main engine and solid rocket booster performance during ascent
phase.
Ground Controller (GC)
Coordinates operation of ground stations and other elements of worldwide
space tracking and data network; responsible for MCC computer support and
displays.
Maintenance, Mechanical, Arm & Crew Systems (MMACS)
Monitors auxiliary power units and hydraulic systems; manages payload bay
and vent door operations; handles in-flight maintenance planning; oversees
orbiter structure, tiles, blankets, etc.
Flight Surgeon (SURGEON)
Monitors health of flight crew; provides procedures and guidance on all
health-related matters.
Public Affairs Officer (PAO)
Provides real-time explanation of mission events during all phases of flight.
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STS-71 FLIGHT CONTROL TEAM STAFFING
POSITION
ASCENT/ENTRY
ORBIT 1
ORBIT 2
PLANNING
FLIGHT
Wayne Hale
Bob Castle
Bill Reeves (Russia)
Phil Engelauf
Paul Dye
CAPCOM
Curt Brown
Dave Wolf
Story Musgrave
Dan Bursch
PAO
Kyle Herring (A)
Rob Navias (E)
Rob Navias
Kari Fluegel (Russia)
James Hartsfield
Eileen Hawley
FAO
John Curry
John Curry
Tracy Calhoun
G. Schneider (Russia)
Greg Smith
INCO
Chris Counts
Chris Counts
Rick LaBrode
Harry Black
FDO
Ed Gonzalez (A)
Doug Rask (E)
Phillip Burley
Steve Stich
Richard Theis
TRAJ
Carson Sparks (E)
Roger Balettie (E)
Roger Balettie
William Tracy
Lisa Shore
GPO
R. Mastracchio (A)
Glenn Pogue (E)
Linda Gavin
Joe Williams
Todd Miller
GNC
K.M. Bain
K.M. Bain
Leroy Cain
B.J. Schoenbauer
EECOM
Daniel Molina
Daniel Molina
Quinn Carelock
Leonard Riche
EGIL
Benjamin Pawlik
Benjamin Pawlik
Jim Azbell
A.J. Ceccacci
PAYLOADS
Roger Galpin
Roger Galpin
Jean Haensly
Tim Baum
DPS
K.C. Terry
K.C. Terry
G. J. Sham
M. F. LaFluer
PROP
William Powers
William Powers
Robbie Gest
Nantel Suzuki
BOOSTER
Kenneth Dwyer (A)
John Calhoun (E)
N/A
N/A
William Lane
GC
Ed Klein (A)
Norm Talbott (E)
John Wells
Bob Reynolds
Johnnie Brothers
Terry Quick
Henry Allen
George Egan
MMACS
Karl Pohl
Karl Pohl
Jon Olansen
Kevin McCluney
SURGEON
Denise Baisden
Smith Johnston
Phil Stepaniak
N/A
PDRS
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
EVA
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
RIO
Sally Davis
Sally Davis
Rob Banfield
Charlie Armstrong
Joe Cavallaro
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| 925.13 | Launch Weather Forecast and Media Coverage | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Tue Jun 20 1995 13:37 | 139 |
|
STS-71 Launch Weather Outlook
Prepared Monday, June 19, 1995
George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center
407/867-2468
Synopsis: An upper altitude level low pressure system east of Florida, westerly
winds aloft and moist air are expected to produce showers and thunderstorms.
On Friday, June 23 the forecast conditions between 5:08 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. are:
Clouds: 3,500 scattered cumulus (30% cloud coverage)
7,000 scattered altocumulus (30% cloud coverage)
25,000 broken cirrus (60% cloud coverage)
Visibility: 7+ miles
Wind- Pad 39-A: NE/12 knots gusting to 16 knots
Temperature: 80 degrees
Dewpoint: 70 degrees
Humidity: 72%
Precipitation: possible showers and thunderstorms
Other Weather: RTLS crosswind concern, thunderstorm related cloudiness
Probability of weather criteria violation: 70 %
24 hour delay: 70 %
Sunrise : 6:25 a.m.
Sunset: 8:24 p.m.
24-Hour KSC Weather Summary
Today'�s minimum temperature: 69 degrees
Yesterday'�s maximum temperature: 87 degrees
Peak wind speed/direction: 27 mph/NNE
Lowest relative humidity: 65%
24 hour precipitation: .04 inches
Total monthly rainfall: .59 inches
Prepared by USAF Range Weather Operations Facility
Ed Campion
Headquarters, Washington, DC
June 19, 1995
(Phone: 202/358-1778)
Lisa Malone
Kennedy Space Center, FL
(Phone: 407/867-2468)
NOTE TO EDITORS: N95-41
STS-71 COUNTDOWN BRIEFINGS/LAUNCH COVERAGE, JUNE 20-23
A series of briefings will be held this week at NASA's
Kennedy Space Center in connection with the upcoming launch
of Space Shuttle Atlantis and the first docking mission to
the Russian space station Mir. The mission, designated STS-71,
is scheduled for launch next Friday, June 23 at 5:08 p.m. EDT.
Beginning tomorrow, daily countdown status briefings
will be held to update news media on final processing
activities for the launch. A pre-launch news conference with
NASA senior managers, who will discuss STS-71 mission readiness
and objectives, will be held on June 22. Also on June 22, NASA
TV will replay the STS-71 pre-flight briefings that were held at
Johnson Space Center, Houston, on June 1-2, 1995.
News media should take note that the daily news video
feeds will continue at their regularly scheduled release time
of 12 noon EDT. Video advisories on the content of each
day's feed will be issued in the normal manner.
Attached is a listing of the times, subjects and participants
for each of the scheduled briefings. Also noted on the schedule are
key STS-71 pre-launch activities and NASA TV replays.
- end -
STS-71 PAO BRIEFINGS & EVENTS
(Based on June 23, 1995 launch)
All times listed are EDT
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LAUNCH -3 DAYS - Tuesday, June 20
9:00 a.m. Countdown Status
Moderator: KSC PIO
Briefers: Bill Dowdell, Shuttle Test Director
Scott Higginbotham, KSC STS-71 Payload Manager
9:30 a.m. Begin STS-71 launch countdown
4:30 p.m. STS-71 Crew Arrival at KSC Shuttle Landing Facility
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LAUNCH -2 DAYS - Wednesday, June 21, 1995
9:00 a.m. Countdown Status
Moderator: KSC PIO
Briefers: John Guidi, NASA Test Director
Scott Higginbotham, KSC STS-71 Payload Manager
Ed Priselac, Shuttle Weather Officer
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LAUNCH -1 DAY - Thursday, June 22
10:00 a.m. Pre-Launch Press Conference*
Moderator: Lisa Malone
Briefers: Mr., Tommy W. Holloway, Director, Phase I Program, NASA-JSC
Mr. Valeriy Ryumin, Vice-President, Phase I, RSC Energia
Arnauld E. Nicogossian, M.D., Deputy Assoc. Admin., Office of Life
and Microgravity Sciences & Applications, NASA HQ
Brewster Shaw, Space Shuttle Program Director, JSC
Bob Sieck, Director, Shuttle Management & Operations, KSC
Capt. David Biggar, KSC Staff Weather Liaison
11:00 a.m. Replay of STS-71 Pre-Flight Briefings (held 6/1-2/95)
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LAUNCH DAY - Friday, June 23, 1995
11:30 a.m. Begin STS-71 Launch Countdown Television Coverage
5:08 p.m. Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis
6:15 p.m. Post-Launch Press Conference
Moderator: Lisa Malone
Briefers: Loren Shriver, Mgr., Launch Integration, Space Shuttle Prog., KSC
James Harrington, KSC Launch Director
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| Allen Clark
Headquarters, Washington, DC June 20, 1995
(Phone: 202/358-1826)
Kelly Humphries
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
(Phone: 713/244-5050)
Lisa Malone
Kennedy Space Center, FL
(Phone: 407/867-2468)
INTERNET ADVISORY: I95-8
SHUTTLE MISSION HOME PAGE GOES ONLINE WEDNESDAY
With the countdown underway for this week's planned
launch of the Shuttle Atlantis, NASA is unveiling a permanent
home on the Internet for Shuttle mission information.
"On Board STS-71," focusing on the Atlantis-Mir docking
flight, will be the maiden voyage of the official NASA source
for World Wide Web information about all Space Shuttle missions.
The page also will feature five spectacular new images of
Russia's Mir Space Station, available to the media from NASA
Headquarters and to computer users via the Internet on
Wednesday, June 21. The pictures are being released to help
illustrate the upcoming docking of the Space Shuttle Atlantis
to the Mir space station. The high resolution images show
Mir over the Pacific ocean and were recorded using the IMAX
Cargo Bay Camera during the STS-63 rendezvous mission on
February 6, 1995.
The IMAX images and other information on STS-71 can be
accessed at the following URL:
http://shuttle.nasa.gov
The Shuttle mission home pages are designed to give
visitors the opportunity to experience a Space Shuttle
mission through access to detailed, up-to-the-minute
multimedia information during each flight. The first effort
to provide this kind of information to the public drew
interest from tens of thousands of computer users all over
the world during the STS-67/Astro-2 mission earlier this year.
For this and subsequent missions, the NASA Shuttle home
page will provide real-time data that originates with the
actual stream of telemetry between the Atlantis and Mission
Control, Houston.
News media interested in the IMAX images can request them
in color transparency or black and white print formats at
(202) 358-1900. Photo numbers for the images are:
Mir over Pacific - #1 (95-HC-318, color trans; 95-H-327, bw print)
Mir over Pacific - #2 (95-HC-316, color trans; 95-H-325, bw print)
Mir over Pacific - #3 (95-HC-315, color trans; 95-H-324, bw print)
Mir @ 165 feet (95-HC-319, color trans; 95-H-328, bw print)
Mir @ 50 feet (95-HC-321, color trans; 95-H-330, bw print)
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STS-71 Launch Weather Outlook
Prepared Tuesday, June 20, 1995
George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center
407/867-2468
Synopsis: An upper altitude low pressure trough centered in the southeast
U.S. will influence weather in the Cape Canaveral vicinity. On Friday, June
23 the forecast conditions between 5:08 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. are:
Clouds: 3,500 scattered cumulus (30% cloud coverage)
7,000 scattered altocumulus (30% cloud coverage)
25,000 broken cirrus (60% cloud coverage)
Visibility: 7+ miles
Wind- Pad 39-A: E/12 knots gusting to 16 knots
Temperature: 80 degrees
Dewpoint: 70 degrees
Humidity: 72%
Precipitation: possible showers and thunderstorms
Other Weather: Thunderstorm anvil or debris clouds
Slight RTLS crosswind concern
Probability of weather criteria violation: 70 %
24 hour delay: 70 %
Sunrise : 6:25 a.m.
Sunset: 8:24 p.m.
24-Hour KSC Weather Summary
Today's minimum temperature: 69 degrees
Yesterday's maximum temperature: 87 degrees
Peak wind speed/direction: 27 mph/NNE
Lowest relative humidity: 65%
24 hour precipitation: .04 inches
Total monthly rainfall: .59 inches
Prepared by USAF Range Weather Operations Facility
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NASA News
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899
AC 407 867-2468
For Release:
Bruce Buckingham June 19,1995
407/867-2468
KSC RELEASE NO. 55 - 95
SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION STS-71 LAUNCH COUNTDOWN TO BEGIN JUNE 20
NASA will begin the countdown for the 100th U.S. human space launch
on Tuesday, June 20 at 9:30 a.m. The countdown for the launch of Space
Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-71 is scheduled to begin that day at the
T-43 hour mark. The KSC launch team will conduct the countdown from Firing
Room 1 of the Launch Control Center.
The countdown includes 36 hours and 39 minutes of built-in hold time
leading to the opening of the launch window at about 5:08.37 p.m. (EDT) on
June 23. The launch window extends for only seven minutes. The exact time
of launch will be determined about 90 minutes before liftoff based on the
location of the Mir space station.
In order to accommodate the short seven minute window necessary to
rendezvous and dock with Mir, several changes have been made to the
standard launch countdown. Most significant is the addition of an extra 30
minutes added to the normal 10 minute built-in hold at T-9 minutes. Also,
tanking is scheduled to begin about 30 minutes earlier than usually.
The launch of Atlantis will mark the beginning of the first mission
to dock with Russia s space station Mir. A rendezvous with the space
station occurred earlier this year on mission STS-63.
STS-71 is the third mission scheduled for 1995. This will be the 15th
flight of the Shuttle Atlantis and the 69th flight overall in NASA s Space
Shuttle program.
Launch of Atlantis in June will mark a historic milestone in U.S.
spaceflight endeavors as the 100th U.S. human space launch, dating back to
Alan B. Shepard's first historic 15-minute sub-orbital flight 34 years
ago.
Atlantis was rolled out of Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2 on April
20 and mated with the external tank and solid rocket boosters in the
Vehicle Assembly Building. The Shuttle stack was then transported to Pad
39A on April 26. Atlantis last flew in November 1994.
Atlantis will carry into orbit a seven member crew consisting of five
U.S. astronauts and two Russian Cosmonauts, which are designated the Mir
19 crew. The two Mir crewmen will remain on the Russian Space Station
changing places with the Mir 18 crew who will return to Earth aboard
Atlantis. The Mir 18 crew, which includes astronaut Norm Thagard, have
been aboard Mir since March 16.
The STS-71 crew are: Commander Robert (Hoot) Gibson, Pilot Charles
Precourt, and Mission Specialists Ellen Baker, Greg Harbaugh and Bonnie
Dunbar and Mir 19 crew cosmonauts Anatoly Solovyev and Nikolai Budarin.
Members of the Mir 18 crew are: astronaut Norm Thagard and cosmonauts
Vladimir Dezhurov and Gennady Strekalov.
The STS-71 crew are scheduled to arrive at KSC at about 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 20. Their activities at KSC prior to launch will include
equipment fit checks, medical examinations and opportunities to fly in the
Shuttle Training Aircraft.
(end of general release)
(The countdown will target launch for 5:09 p.m. The exact launch time will
be adjusted at the T-9 minute hold.)
COUNTDOWN MILESTONES
*all times are Eastern
Launch - 3 Days (Tuesday, June 20)
Prepare for the start of the STS-71 launch countdown
Perform the call-to-stations at the T-43 hour mark (9 a.m.)
All members of the launch team report to their respective consoles in
Firing Room 1 in the Launch Control Center for the start of the countdown.
Countdown begins at 9:30 a.m.
Start preparations for servicing fuel cell storage tanks
Begin final vehicle and facility close-outs for launch
Launch - 2 Days (Wednesday, June 21)
Enter first planned built-in hold at T-27 hours for duration of four hours
(1:30 a.m.)
Check out back-up flight systems
Review flight software stored in mass memory units and display systems
Load backup flight system software into Atlantis' general purpose computers
Begin stowage of flight crew equipment
Inspect the orbiter's mid-deck and flight-deck and remove crew module platforms
Perform test of the vehicle's pyrotechnic initiator controllers
Resume countdown (5:30 a.m.)
Clear launch pad of all personnel
Begin the 5 hour operation to load cryogenic reactants into Atlantis' fuel
cell storage tanks
Enter eight-hour built-in hold at T-19 hours (1:30 p.m.)
After cryogenic loading operations, re-open the pad
Resume orbiter and ground support equipment close-outs
Demate orbiter mid-body umbilical unit and retract into fixed service
structure
Resume countdown (9:30 p.m.)
Start final preparations of the Shuttle's three main engines for main
propellant tanking and flight
Launch -1 Day (Thursday, June 22)
Activate flight controls and navigation systems
Install mission specialists' seats in crew cabin
Close-out the tail service masts on the mobile launcher platform
Enter planned hold at T-11 hours for 19 hours, 49 minutes (5:30 a.m.)
Perform orbiter ascent switch list in crew cabin
Install film in numerous cameras on the launch pad
Activate the orbiter's communications systems
Activate orbiter's inertial measurement units
Fill pad sound suppression system water tank
Safety personnel conduct debris walkdown
Move Rotating Service Structure (RSS) to the park position at about 8:30 p.m.
Following the RSS move, begin final stowage of mid-deck experiments and
flight crew equipment
Launch Day (Friday, June 23)
Resume countdown (1:19 a.m.)
Continue installation of time critical flight crew equipment
Perform pre-ingress switch list
Start fuel cell flow-through purge
Activate the orbiter's fuel cells
Configure communications at Mission Control, Houston, for launch
Clear the blast danger area of all non-essential personnel
Switch Atlantis' purge air to gaseous nitrogen
Enter planned two-hour built-in hold at the T-6 hour mark (6:19 a.m.)
Launch team verifies no violations of launch commit criteria prior to
cryogenic loading of the external tank
Clear pad of all personnel
Begin loading the external tank with about 500,000 gallons of cryogenic
propellants (about 7:45 a.m.)
Resume countdown (8:19 a.m.)
Perform inertial measurement unit preflight calibration
Align Merritt Island Launch Area (MILA) tracking antennas
Complete filling the external tank with its flight load of liquid hydrogen
and liquid oxygen propellants (about 10:45 a.m.)
Perform open loop test with Eastern Range
Conduct gimbal profile checks of orbital maneuvering system engines
Enter two-hour hold at T-3 hours (11:19 a.m.)
Close-out crew and Final Inspection Team proceeds to Launch Pad 39A
Resume countdown at T-3 hours (1:19 p.m.)
Crew departs Operations and Checkout Building for the pad (about 1:24 p.m.)
Complete close-out preparations in the white room
Check cockpit switch configurations
Flight crew begins entry into the orbiter (about 1:54 p.m.)
Astronauts perform air-to-ground voice checks with Launch Control and
Mission Control
Close Atlantis' crew hatch
Begin Eastern Range final network open loop command checks
Perform hatch seal and cabin leak checks
Complete white room close-out
Close-out crew moves to fallback area
Primary ascent guidance data is transferred to the backup flight system
Enter planned 10-minute hold at T-20 minutes (3:59 p.m.)
NASA Test Director conducts final launch team briefings
Resume countdown (4:09 p.m.)
Transition the orbiter's onboard computers to launch configuration
Start fuel cell thermal conditioning
Close orbiter cabin vent valves
Transition backup flight system to launch configuration
Enter 40-minute hold at T-9 minutes (4:20 p.m.)
(This is the last planned built-in hold. Other hold options are available if
necessary. During this hold, the exact launch time will be determined based
on the exact location of the Mir space station.)
Launch Director, Mission Management Team and NASA Test Director conduct final
polls for go/no go to launch
Resume countdown at T-9 minutes (5 p.m.)
Start automatic ground launch sequencer (T-9:00 minutes)
Retract orbiter crew access arm (T-7:30)
Start mission recorders (T-5:30)
Start Auxiliary Power Units (T-5:00)
Arm SRB and ET range safety safe and arm devices (T-5:00)
Start liquid oxygen drainback (T-4:55)
Start orbiter aerosurface profile test (T-3:55)
Start MPS gimbal profile test (T-3:30)
Pressurize liquid oxygen tank (T-2:55)
Begin retraction of the gaseous oxygen vent arm (T-2:55)
Fuel cells to internal reactants (T-2:35)
Pressurize liquid hydrogen tank (T-1:57)
Deactivate SRB joint heaters (T-1:00)
Orbiter transfers from ground to internal power (T-0:50 seconds)
Ground Launch Sequencer go for auto sequence start (T-0:31 seconds)
SRB gimbal profile (T-0:21 seconds)
Ignition of three Space Shuttle main engines (T-6.6 seconds)
SRB ignition and liftoff (T-0)
SUMMARY OF BUILT-IN HOLDS FOR STS-71
T-TIME LENGTH OF HOLD HOLD BEGINS HOLD ENDS
T-27 hours 4 hours 1:30 a.m. Wed. 5:30 a.m. Wed.
T-19 hours 8 hours 1:30 p.m. Wed. 9:30 p.m. Wed.
T-11 hours 19 hours, 49 minutes 5:30 a.m. Thurs. 1:19 a.m. Fri
T-6 hours 2 hours 6:19 a.m. Fri. 8:19 a.m. Fri
T-3 hours 2 hours 11:19 a.m. Fri. 1:19 p.m. Fri.
T-20 minutes 10 minutes 3:59 p.m. Fri. 4:09 p.m. Fri.
T-9 minutes 40 minutes 4:20 p.m. Fri. 5 p.m. Fri.
CREW FOR MISSION STS-71
Commander (CDR): Robert Hoot Gibson
Pilot (PLT): Charles Precourt
Mission Specialist (MS3): Ellen Baker
Mission Specialist (MS1): Greg Harbaugh
Mission Specialist (MS2): Bonnie Dunbar
Mir 19 Commander: Anatoly Solovyev (MS4 - Ascent only)
Mir 19 Flight engineer: Nikolai Budarin (MS5 - Ascent only)
Mir 18 Commander: Vladimir Dezhurov (Entry only)
Mir 18 Flight engineer: Gennady Strekalov (Entry only)
Mir 18 Cosmonaut-Researcher: Norm Thagard (Entry only)
SUMMARY OF STS-71 LAUNCH DAY CREW ACTIVITIES
Friday, June 23
5:09 a.m. Wake up
5:45 a.m. Breakfast
12 noon Dinner and crew photo
12:44 p.m. Weather briefing (CDR, PLT, MS2)
12:44 p.m. Don flight equipment (MS1, MS3, MS4, MS5)
12:54 p.m. Don flight equipment (CDR, PLT, MS2)
1:24 p.m. Depart for launch pad 39A
1:54 p.m. Arrive at white room and begin ingress
3:09 p.m. Close crew hatch
5:09 p.m. Launch
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Changes to countdown release KSC 55-95
The launch day timeline for the STS-71crew has been slightly adjusted. The
launch time remains the same but the crew activities during the day have
been moved up about 30 minutes. The following is an update to the last
chart on the last page of the STS-71 Countdown Release that was issued
Monday.
SUMMARY OF STS-71 LAUNCH DAY CREW ACTIVITIES
Friday, June 23
5:09 a.m. Wake up
5:45 a.m. Breakfast
*11:30 a.m. Dinner and crew photo
*12:14 p.m. Weather briefing (CDR, PLT, MS2)
*12:14 p.m. Don flight equipment (MS1, MS3, MS4, MS5)
*12:24 p.m. Don flight equipment (CDR, PLT, MS2)
*12:54 p.m. Depart for launch pad 39A
*1:24 p.m. Arrive at white room and begin ingress
3:09 p.m. Close crew hatch
5:09 p.m. Launch
*denotes change
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NASA TV SCHEDULE
STS-71/ Shuttle-Mir Docking
6/20/95
***********************************************************************
NASA TV programming can be accessed through GTE Spacenet 2,
transponder 5. The frequency is 3880 MHz with an orbital position
of 69 degrees west longitude, with audio at 6.8 MHz. This is a full
transponder service and will be operational 24 hours a day.
This NASA 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.
The schedule is also available via the Internet. The address is
FTP.HQ.NASA.GOV. Change directories to /PUB/PAO/STATRPT/JSC/TVSKED.
A two-hour package of daily highlights will be played for Alaska and
Hawaii each Flight Day at 11:00 p.m. Central Time. The highlights will
begin on launch day and continue through landing. The satellite
carrier is Telstar 401, with an orbital position of 97 degrees West
Longitude. The daily transponder information is available at
the end of this television schedule.
-------------------------- Wednesday, June 21 -------------------------
Launch -2 Days
SUBJECT SITE CDT
-------- ---- ---
COUNTDOWN STATUS BRIEFING KSC 8:00 AM
NASA TV VIDEO FILE HQ 11:00 AM
------------------------- Thursday, June 22 ---------------------------
Launch -1 Day
PRE-LAUNCH PRESS CONFERENCE KSC 9:00 AM
(Time subject to change based
on time of Mission Management
meeting)
L-14 BRIEFINGS REPLAY KSC 10:00 AM
(Briefings will continue after
Video File)
NASA TV VIDEO FILE HQ 11:00 AM
--------------------------- Friday, June 23 ---------------------------
FD 1
ORBIT SUBJECT SITE MET CDT
----- ------- ---- --- ---
NASA TV COVERAGE BEGINS KSC 10:00 AM
LAUNCH KSC 00/00:00 04:08 PM
NASA TELEVISION ORIGINATION JSC 00/00:06 04:14 PM
SWITCHED TO JSC
MECO 00/00:08 04:16 PM
1 NASA TELEVISION ORIGINATION KSC 00/00:12 04:20 PM
SWITCHED TO KSC
1 LAUNCH REPLAYS KSC 00/00:12 04:20 PM
(approx. 5 min. after MECO)
T=30:00
1 NASA TELEVISION ORIGINATION JSC 00/00:42 04:50 PM
SWITCHED TO JSC
2 NASA TELEVISION ORIGINATION KSC 00/01:02 05:10 PM
SWITCHED TO KSC
2 POST-LAUNCH PRESS CONFERENCE KSC 00/01:02 05:10 PM
2 NASA TELEVISION ORIGINATION JSC 00/01:32 05:40 PM
SWITCHED TO JSC
2 Ku BAND ANTENNA DEPLOY 00/02:30 06:38 PM
(not televised)
3 "MISSION UPDATE" JSC 00/03:22 07:30 PM
4 CREW SLEEP 00/05:00 09:08 PM
4 NASA TELEVISION ORIGINATION KSC 00/05:02 09:10 PM
SWITCHED TO KSC
4 LAUNCH ENGINEERING REPLAYS KSC 00/05:02 09:10 PM
T=30:00
4 NASA TELEVISION ORIGINATION JSC 00/05:32 09:40 PM
SWITCHED TO JSC
5 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE JSC 00/05:52 10:00 PM
--------------------------- Saturday, June 24 -------------------------
FD 2
6 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 00/07:52 12:00 AM
7 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 00/09:52 02:00 AM
9 CREW WAKE UP 00/13:00 05:08 AM
12 SPACELAB INGRESS TDRW 00/17:05 09:13 AM
14 "MISSION UPDATE" JSC 00/19:52 12:00 PM
15 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 00/20:52 01:00 PM
16 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE JSC 00/23:22 03:30 PM
19 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 01/02:52 07:00 PM
19 CREW SLEEP 01/04:00 08:08 PM
20 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING REPLAY JSC 01/04:52 09:00 PM
21 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 01/06:52 11:00 PM
---------------------------- Sunday, June 25 --------------------------
FD 3
25 CREW WAKE UP 01/12:00 04:08 AM
30 "MISSION UPDATE" JSC 01/19:52 12:00 PM
31 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 01/20:52 01:00 PM
32 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE JSC 01/23:22 03:30 PM
35 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 02/02:52 07:00 PM
35 CREW SLEEP (7 HOURS) 02/04:00 08:08 PM
36 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING REPLAY JSC 02/04:52 09:00 PM
37 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 02/06:52 11:00 PM
---------------------------- Monday, June 26 --------------------------
FD 4
RENDEZVOUS AND DOCKING TELEVISION FROM ATLANTIS AND MIR WILL
BE SEEN AS AVAILABLE THROUGH SATELLITES OR TRACKING STATIONS
40 CREW WAKE UP 02/11:00 03:08 AM
41 MIR RENDEZVOUS OPS BEGIN 02/12:00 04:08 AM
42 TI BURN 02/13:28 05:36 AM
43 R-BAR ARRIVAL 02/15:20 07:28 AM
44 R-BAR 30 FT STATIONKEEPING 02/16:48 08:56 AM
44 BEGIN FINAL APPROACH 02/16:52 09:00 AM
44 ATLANTIS/MIR DOCKING 02/16:59 09:07 AM
(may not be televised live)
44 ATLANTIS/MIR HARD MATE 02/17:27 09:35 AM
44 VTR DUMP RENDEZVOUS/DOCKING TDRE 02/17:35 09:43 AM
T=20:00
45 HATCH OPENING AND WELCOME TDRW 02/19:25 11:33 AM
T=40:00
46 "MISSION UPDATE" JSC 02/20:22 12:30 PM
47 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 02/21:22 01:30 PM
(time subject to change)
48 VIP OPPORTUNITY TDRW 02/22:45 02:53 PM
48 VIDEO SURVEY OF MIR TDRW 02/00:00 04:08 PM
49 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE JSC 03/00:22 04:30 PM
50 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 03/02:52 07:00 PM
50 CREW SLEEP 03/03:00 07:08 PM
51 VIDEO SURVEY OF MIR TDRW 03/03:40 07:48 PM
52 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING REPLAY JSC 03/04:52 09:00 PM
53 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 03/06:52 11:00 PM
---------------------------- Tuesday, June 27 -------------------------
FD 5
55 OSVS DAY TO NIGHT VIEWS TDRW 03/09:30 01:38 AM
56 CREW WAKE UP 03/11:00 03:08 AM
57 GIFT EXCHANGE TDRW 03/13:05 05:13 AM
61 "MISSION UPDATE" JSC 03/19:52 12:00 PM
63 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 03/22:22 02:30 PM
(time subject to change)
63 VIDEO SURVEY OF MIR TDRW 03/23:03 03:11 PM
64 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE JSC 03/23:22 03:30 PM
63 VIDEO SURVEY OF MIR TDRW 04/00:55 05:03 PM
66 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 04/02:52 07:00 PM
66 CREW SLEEP 04/03:00 07:08 PM
67 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING REPLAY JSC 04/04:52 09:00 PM
68 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 04/06:52 11:00 PM
--------------------------- Wednesday, June 28 ------------------------
FD 6
70 OSVS DAY TO NIGHT VIEWS TDRE 04/09:30 01:38 AM
71 CREW WAKE UP 04/11:00 03:08 AM
75 PRCS JET TEST TDRE 04/16:50 08:58 AM
76 PRCS JET TEST TDRE 04/18:30 10:38 AM
76 OSVS NIGHT VIEWS TDRW 04/18:55 11:03 AM
77 "MISSION UPDATE" JSC 04/19:52 12:00 PM
78 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 04/21:22 01:30 PM
(time subject to change)
79 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE JSC 04/23:22 03:30 PM
81 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 05/02:52 07:00 PM
81 CREW SLEEP 05/03:00 07:08 PM
82 OSVS DAY VIEWS TDRW 05/03:30 07:38 PM
83 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY 05/04:52 09:00 PM
84 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING REPLAY JSC 05/06:52 11:00 PM
----------------------------- Thursday, June 29 -----------------------
FD 7
85 OSVS DAY TO NIGHT VIEWS TDRE 05/08:35 12:43 AM
87 CREW WAKE UP 05/11:00 03:08 AM
91 VTR DUMP OF MIR TOUR TDRW 05/18:05 10:13 AM
91 VTR DUMP OF SHUTTLE TOUR TDRW 05/18:20 10:28 AM
92 "MISSION UPDATE" JSC 05/19:52 12:00 PM
94 VIP OPPORTUNITY TDRW 05/21:30 01:38 PM
94 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 05/22:22 02:30 PM
94 OSVS DAY VIEWS TDRW 05/23:05 03:13 PM
95 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE JSC 05/23:22 03:30 PM
97 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 06/02:52 07:00 PM
97 CREW SLEEP 06/03:00 07:08 PM
98 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING REPLAY JSC 06/04:52 09:00 PM
100 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 06/06:52 11:00 PM
------------------------------ Friday, June 30 ------------------------
FD 8
101 OSVS DAY TO NIGHT VIEWS TDRE 06/09:15 01:23 AM
102 CREW WAKE UP 06/11:00 03:08 AM
105 VIDEO SURVEY OF MIR TDRE 06/15:55 08:03 AM
106 OSVS DAY TO NIGHT VIEWS TDRW 06/16:55 09:03 AM
107 OSVS NIGHT VIEWS TDRW 06/18:30 10:38 AM
107 JOINT U.S. - RUSSIAN TDRW/E 06/18:45 10:53 AM
CREW NEWS CONFERENCE
T=50:00
109 FAREWELL CEREMONY TDRW 06/20:50 12:58 PM
109 "MISSION UPDATE" JSC 06/21:22 01:30 PM
110 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 06/22:22 02:30 PM
110 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE JSC 06/23:22 03:30 PM
113 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 07/02:52 07:00 PM
113 CREW SLEEP 07/03:00 07:08 PM
114 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING REPLAY JSC 07/04:52 09:00 PM
115 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 07/06:52 11:00 PM
---------------------------- Saturday, July 1 -------------------------
FD 9
SOYUZ AND ATLANTIS UNDOCKING AND FLY-AROUND TELEVISION WILL
BE SEEN AS AVAILABLE THROUGH SATELLITES AND TRACKING STATIONS
117 OSVS DAY VIEWS TDRE 07/10:28 02:36 AM
118 CREW WAKE UP 07/11:00 03:08 AM
121 SOYUZ UNDOCKING 07/15:00 07:08 AM
(subject to joint U.S.- Russian
approval - may not be televised live)
121 ATLANTIS UNDOCKING 07/15:15 07:23 AM
(may not be televised live)
121 SOYUZ REDOCKING 07/16:31 08:39 AM
(may not be televised live)
122 ATLANTIS SEPARATION BURN 07/17:36 09:44 AM
124 "MISSION UPDATE" JSC 07/19:52 12:00 PM
124 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 07/20:52 01:00 PM
125 OSVS NIGHT VIEWS TDRW 07/22:33 02:41 PM
126 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE JSC 07/23:22 03:30 PM
128 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 08/02:52 07:00 PM
128 CREW SLEEP 08/03:00 07:08 PM
129 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 08/04:52 09:00 PM
130 OSVS DAY TO NIGHT VIEWS TDRW O8/05:40 09:48 PM
131 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING REPLAY JSC 08/06:52 11:00 PM
131 OSVS NIGHT TO DAY VIEWS TDRE 08/07:40 11:48 PM
----------------------------- Sunday, July 2 --------------------------
FD 10
133 OSVS DAY VIEWS TDRE 08/09:40 01:48 AM
133 CREW WAKE UP 08/11:00 03:08 AM
137 OSVS DAY VIEWS TDRE 08/16:10 08:18 AM
139 "MISSION UPDATE" JSC 08/19:52 12:00 PM
140 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 08/20:52 01:00 PM
(time subject to change)
142 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE JSC 08/23:22 03:30 PM
144 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 09/02:52 07:00 PM
144 CREW SLEEP 09/03:00 07:08 PM
145 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING REPLAY JSC 09/04:52 09:00 PM
146 OSVS DAY TO NIGHT VIEWS TDRW 09/06:25 10:33 PM
146 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 09/06:52 11:00 PM
------------------------------- Monday, July 3 ------------------------
FD 11
149 CREW WAKE UP 09/11:00 03:08 AM
151 OSVS NIGHT VIEWS TDRW 09/14:30 06:38 AM
152 RCS HOT FIRE VIEWS TDRW 09/15:15 07:23 AM
155 "MISSION UPDATE" JSC 09/19:52 12:00 PM
155 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 08/20:52 01:00 PM
156 Ku BAND ANTENNA STOW 09/21:00 01:08 PM
(not televised)
157 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE JSC 09/23:22 03:30 PM
159 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 10/02:52 07:00 PM
159 CREW SLEEP 10/03:00 07:08 PM
161 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING REPLAY JSC 10/04:52 09:00 PM
162 FLIGHT DAY VIDEO FILE REPLAY JSC 10/06:52 11:00 PM
---------------------------- Tuesday, July 4 --------------------------
FD 12
165 CREW WAKE UP 09/11:00 03:08 AM
169 DEORBIT BURN 10/17:50 09:58 AM
(not televised)
170 KSC LANDING KSC 10/18:56 11:04 AM
LANDING REPLAYS KSC L + 15 minutes
POST-LANDING PRESS CONFERENCE JSC L + 60 minutes
ASTRONAUT POST-LANDING PRESS
CONFERENCE (Commander and other
available crew members) KSC L + 6 hours
***********************************************************************
DEFINITION OF TERMS
***********************************************************************
CDT: Central Daylight Time
FD: Flight Day
HQ: NASA Headquarters
JSC: Johnson Space Center
KSC: Kennedy Space Center
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
OSVS: Orbiter Space Vision System Flight Video Taping (DSO 700-10)
P/TV: Photographic/Television Activity
STS: Space Transportation System
T=: Time equivalent: used for duration of event
TBD: To be determined
TDRE,W: Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, East and West longitudes
Ti: Terminal Initiation Rendezvous Burn
VTR: Videotape Recorder
******************************************************************
ALASKA/HAWAII TRANSPONDER INFORMATION FOR TELSTAR 401
23 JUNE TX 17
24 JUNE TX 19
25 JUNE TX 18
26 JUNE TX 17
27 JUNE TX 17
28 JUNE TX 18
29 JUNE TX 18
30 JUNE TX 18
1 JULY TX 18
2 JULY TX 19
3 JULY TX 18
4 JULY TX 17
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| 925.18 | L-2 weather forecast | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Thu Jun 22 1995 19:53 | 46 |
|
STS-71 Launch Weather Forecast
Prepared Wednesday, June 21, 1995
George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center
407/867-2468
Synopsis: An upper altitude low pressure trough centered in the southeast
U.S. will influence weather in the Cape Canaveral vicinity. On Friday,
June 23 the forecast conditions between 5:08 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. are:
Clouds: 3,500 scattered cumulus (30% cloud coverage)
7,000 scattered altocumulus (30% cloud coverage)
25,000 broken cirrus (60% cloud coverage)
Visibility: 7+ miles
Wind- Pad 39-A: ESE/12 knots gusting to 16 knots
Temperature: 80 degrees
Dewpoint: 70 degrees
Humidity: 72%
Precipitation: possible showers and thunderstorms
Other Weather: Thunderstorm anvil or debris clouds
Probability of weather criteria violation: 70 %
24 hour delay: 70 %
Sunrise : 6:25 a.m.
Sunset: 8:24 p.m.
24-Hour KSC Weather Summary
Today's minimum temperature: 71 degrees
Yesterday's maximum temperature: 86 degrees
Peak wind speed/direction: 23 mph/SE
Lowest relative humidity: 51%
24 hour precipitation: .05 inches
Total monthly rainfall: .64 inches
Prepared by USAF Range Weather Operations Facility
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| 925.19 | STS 71 Helium Leak | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Thu Jun 22 1995 19:54 | 29 |
|
[Downloaded from NASA Spacelink]
6/21/95: STS-71 Atlantis Helium Tank Leak
Wednesday, June 21, 1995
4:45 p.m.
Managers have decided to further inspect a leaking reaction control system
helium tank in the right-hand orbital maneuvering system pod on Shuttle
Atlantis.
The leak was determined to be sufficient enough to warrant further analysis.
Technicians will gain access to the tank and the suspect fitting later
this evening. Once the tank is de-pressurized, technicians will attempt to
re-torque the fitting. If there is movement on the fitting, the technician
will torque the fitting to the specified value, the tank will be
pressurized and another leak check performed.
If the fitting is already tight, a decision will be made to remove and
replace the entire helium tank. Managers believe both operations can be
completed without impacting launch on Friday, given a success oriented
operation without additional complications.
Additional information will be available tomorrow morning.
Bruce Buckingham, Kennedy Space Center Public Affairs
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| 925.20 | L-1 weather forecast | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Thu Jun 22 1995 19:55 | 55 |
|
[Downloaded from NASA Spacelink]
STS-71 Launch -1 Weather Forecast
NOTE: Procedures last night to repair the leaking helium tank on Atlantis
were successful. All we had to do was depressurize the tank and replace a
fitting on the tank. Another leak check was performed and all is good in
the world. We are repressurizing the tank this morning to flight pressure
and preparing for launch Friday afternoon. More details will be available
later today about the fix and don t forget about the prelaunch briefing at
10 a.m. today. Here is today's weather forecast for launch tomorrow.
STS-71 Launch Weather Outlook
Prepared Thursday, June 22, 1995
Bruce Buckingham
Kennedy Space Center
407/867-2468
Synopsis: A Bermuda high will be east of Florida and upper flow will be
from the southwest. An upper trough is still indicated in the southeast
U.S. These conditions will bring the threat of afternoon and evening
showers and thunderstorms associated with seabreeze fronts or upper level
disturbances moving west to east across Florida.
On launch day, Friday, June 23, forecast conditions between 5:08 and 5:15
p.m. are:
Clouds: 3,000 scattered cumulus (30% cloud coverage)
7,000 broken altocumulus (50% cloud coverage)
15,000 broken altocumulus (50% cloud coverage)
25,000 cirrus (80% cloud coverage)
Visibility: 7+ miles
Wind- Pad 36-A: ESE/12 knots gusting to 18 knots
Temperature: 82 degrees
Dewpoint: 72 degrees
Humidity: 72%
Precipitation: possible showers and thunderstorms
Other Weather: RTLS crosswind concern, thunderstorm related cloudiness
Probability of weather criteria violation: 80 %
24 hour delay: 70 %
48 hour delay: 70 %
Sunrise : 6:25 a.m.
Sunset: 8:24 p.m.
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| 925.21 | | STAR::HUGHES | Captain Slog | Fri Jun 23 1995 10:58 | 22 |
| NASA beamed down some impressive animation of the Mir and the docking
process yesterday. Look for it to show up in TV news programs over the
next few days. The docking process is quite a bit more complex than I'd
realised. Atlantis approaches fairly slowly, using a new program to
fire the RCS thrusters without using any that point at Mir (not too
fuel efficient). Once it makes contact, Altantis begins a program of 7
thruster firings to push the docking assmeblies together hard enough to
latch. Then both Mir and Atlantis disable their attitude control
systems while the docking assembly dampens out any relative motion and
then pulls the two spacecarft together for a hard dock.
This mission includes a serious photo op. Prior to Atlantis
undocking, the Soyuz TM will undock and back off to a station keeping
position a few hundred feet away where it will film the shuttle
undocking.
Once Atlantis is in it's station keeping position, it will signal
the Soyuz to begin it's docking approach to Mir. Atlantis will begin
the procedure that loops it around Mir while filming the Soyuz docking
on an IMAX in the cargo bay.
gary
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| 925.22 | | skylab.zko.dec.com::FISHER | How may I be honest with you today?-Tuvok | Fri Jun 23 1995 13:19 | 11 |
| Apparently the He leak is fixed. The depres'ed the tank, replaced a fitting and
it is fine.
Regarding the photo-op, have they finally decided to do this? It has been
planned for a while, but I have been hearing more and more rumblings in the last
week or two that it was getting less likely. (Having Soyuz undocked leaves MIR
unstaffed, and there are apparently at least one or 2 contingency procedures
during the undocking that require someone there. (Maybe Dunbar could stay on
board?)
Burns
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| 925.23 | | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Fri Jun 23 1995 14:03 | 4 |
|
Re: -1
Thagard is on board MIR, not Dunbar. She is coming up on the shuttle.
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| 925.24 | Weather Launch and Landing Criteria | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Fri Jun 23 1995 14:03 | 350 |
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[Downloaded from ftp.pao.hq.nasa.gov]
George H. Diller
Area Code 407/867-2468 Jun. 22, 1995
KSC Release No. 61-95
SPACE SHUTTLE WEATHER LAUNCH COMMIT CRITERIA AND
KSC END OF MISSION WEATHER LANDING CRITERIA
The launch weather guidelines involving the Space Shuttle and expendable
rockets are similar in many areas, but a distinction is made for the individual
characteristics of each. The criteria are broadly conservative and assure avoid
ance of possibly adverse conditions. They are reviewed for each launch.
Weather "outlooks" which are provided by the Range Weather Operations
Facility at Cape Canaveral begin at Launch minus 5 days. These include weather
trends, and their possible effects on launch day.
For the Space Shuttle, a formal prelaunch weather briefing is held on
Launch minus 1 day which is a specific weather briefing for all areas of Space
Shuttle launch operations.
During the countdown, formal weather briefings occur approximately as
follows:
L-21 hr 0 min: Briefing for removal of Rotating Service Structure
L-9 hr 00 min: Briefing for external tank fuel loading
L-4 hr 30 min: Briefing for Space Shuttle Launch Director
L-3 hr 55 min: Briefing for astronauts
L-0 hr 35 min: Briefing for launch and RTLS
L-0 hr 13 min: Poll all weather constraints
The basic weather parameters on the pad at liftoff must be:
Temperature: Prior to external tank propellant loading, tanking will not begin
if the 24 hour average temperature has been below 41 degrees. After tanking
begins, the countdown will not continue if the temperature exceeds 99 degrees
for more than 30 consecutive minutes.
After tanking begins, the countdown shall not be continued nor the Shuttle
launched if the temperature is lower than the prescribed minimum value for
longer than 30 minutes unless sun, wind and relative humidity conditions permit
recovery.
The minimum temperature limit in degrees F. is specified by the table
below and is a function of the five minute average of temperature, wind and
humidity. The table becomes applicable when the observed temperature reaches
48 degrees. In no case may the Space Shuttle be launched if the temperature
is 35 degrees or colder.
Wind Speed Relative Humidity
(kts) 0-64% 65-74% 75-79% 80-89% 90-100%
0 - 1 48 47 46 45 44
2 47 46 45 44 43
3 41 41 41 40 39
4 39 39 39 39 38
5 - 7 38 38 38 38 38
8 - 14 37 37 37 37 37
>14 36 36 36 36 36
The above table can be used to determine when conditions are again
acceptable for launch if parameters have been out of limits for thirty minutes
or less. If longer than thirty minutes, a mathematical recovery formula of the
environmental conditions is used to determine if a return to acceptable
parameters has been achieved. Launch conditions have been reached if the
formula reaches a positive value.
Wind: Tanking will not begin if the wind is observed or forecast to exceed 42
knots for the next three hour period.
For launch, when the wind direction at the launch pad is between 300
degrees and 060 degrees, the highest wind allowable is 34 knots. When the wind
direction is between 150 degrees and 200 degrees, the highest wind allowable is
20 knots. The peak allowable wind speeds are on a descending scale between the
directions of 060 degrees and 150 degrees, and an ascending scale between 200
degrees and 300 degrees.
The upper atmosphere wind profile must conform to either one of two wind
loading programs developed by the Johnson Space Center. This profile is
determined by a serdies of Jimsphere wind balloon releases from Cape Canaveral
Air Station. A final recommendation is made by the JSC Launch Systems
Evaluation Advisory Team (LSEAT) to the KSC launch director at Launch minus 30
minutes. The Space Shuttle will not be launched within 30 minutes of the time
a determination has been made that the upper wind profile will adversely affect
the performance of the launch vehicle.
A downrange weather advisory shall be issued by the Shuttle Weather Officer
to the Mission Management Team for their consideration if the wind in the solid
rocket booster recovery area is forecast to exceed 26 knots during retrieval
operations.
Precipitation: None at the launch pad or within the flight path.
Lightning (and electric fields with triggering potential):
- Tanking will not begin if lightning is observed within five nautical miles of
the launch pad or is forecast to occur during the first hour of tanking.
- Launch will not occur if lightning has been detected within 10 nautical miles
of the pad or the planned flight path within 30 minutes prior to launch, unless
the source of lightning has moved more than 10 nautical miles away from the pad
or the flight path.
- The one-minute average of the electric field mill network, used to measure
electric fields, shall not exceed -1 or +1 kilovolt per meter within five
nautical miles of the launch pad at any time within 15 minutes prior to launch.
The above rule need not apply if the following two conditions are observed
to exist:
1. There are no clouds within 10 nautical miles of the flight path except
those which are transparent. Also excepted are clouds with tops below the 41
degrees F temperature level that have not have been previously associated with
a thunderstorm, or associated with convective clouds having tops above the 14
degrees F temperature level during the last three hours.
2. A known source of electric fields such as ground fog or smoke that is
occuring near the field mill which has been previously determined and documented
to be benign is clearly causing the elevated readings.
KSC Seasonal Altitudes of Temperature Levels in thousands of feet
January July
Temp Low Avg High Temp Low Avg High
-4 F 21 Kft 24 Kft 26 Kft -4 F 23 Kft 27 Kft 29 Kft
14 13 18 21 14 18 21 23
23 9 15 18 23 16 18 20
32 sfc 12 16 32 13 15 18
41 sfc 9 14 41 10 12 15
Clouds: (types known to contain hazardous electric fields)
- The Space Shuttle may not be launched if the planned flight path is through a
layer of clouds with a thickness of 4,500 feet or greater where the temperature
of any part of the layer is between 32 degrees F and -4 degrees F.
- The Space Shuttle may not be launched if the planned flight path is through a
cumulus type cloud with its top between the 41 degrees F temperature level and
23 degrees F temperature. Launch may occur if: 1) the cloud is not producing
precipitation; 2) the distance from the furthest edge of the cloud top to at
least one operating field mill is less than the altitude at the 23 degree F
temperature level or 3 nautical miles, whichever is less; 3) field mill readings
within five nautical miles of the flight path must be between -100 volts per
meter and +1000 volts per meter.
- The Space Shuttle may not be launched through 1) cumulus type clouds with tops
higher than the 23 degree F temperature level; 2) through or within 5 nautical
miles of the nearest edge of cumulus type clouds with tops higher than the 14
degree F level; 3) through or within 10 nautical miles of the nearest edge of
any cumulonimbus or thunderstorm cloud including nontransparent parts of its
anvil; 4) through or within 10 nautical miles of the nearest edge of a
nontransparent detached anvil cloud for the first hour after detachment from
the parent thunderstorm or cumulonimbus cloud.
- The Space Shuttle may not be launched if the flight path is through any clouds
that extend to altitudes at or above the 32 degrees F level which are associated
with disturbed weather producing moderate or greater precipitation within five
nautical miles of the flight path.
- The Space Shuttle may not be launched if the flight path will carry the
vehicle through a thunderstorm or cumulonimbus debris cloud which is not
transparent and less than three hours old. Launch may not occur within five
nautical miles of these debris clouds unless: 1) for 15 minutes preceeding
launch there is at least one working field mill within five nautical miles of
the debris cloud; 2) all electric field mill readings are between -1 kilovolt
and + 1 kilovolt per meter within five nautical miles of the flight path; 3) no
precipitation has been detected or observed.
A "Good Sense Rule" is in effect for launch which states:
"Even when constraints are not violated, if any other hazardous conditions
exist, the launch weather officer will report the threat to the launch director.
The launch director may hold at any time based on the instability of the
weather."
CONTINGENCY LANDING CRITERIA
Weather conditions for a landing also affect the launch criteria since the
possibility exists for a Return To Launch Site abort (RTLS) at the Kennedy Space
Center or for emergency landings at other off-site locations.
The landing criteria for the Trans-Oceanic Abort Sites (TAL), and the Abort
Once Around (AOA) sites of Edwards Air Force Base, and White Sands Space Harbor
are:
- Cloud coverage 5 tenths or less below 8,000 feet with a clear line of sight to
the end of the runway.
- No detached opaque thunderstorm anvil cloud within 10 nautical miles of the
runway or within 5 nautical miles of the final approach path extending to 30
nautical miles distance.
- For RTLS and the TAL sites, no thunderstorms, lightning, or precipitation with
in 20 nautical miles of the runway, or within 10 nautical miles of the final
approach path extending outward to 30 nautical miles from the end of the runway.
- For RTLS, a ceiling of 5,000 feet and a visibility of 4 nautical miles or
greater is required.
- Visibility for the TAL sites and AOA, 5 statute miles or greater where
microwave landing system (MLS) instrument landing capability is available;
otherwise 7 statute miles.
- Crosswind component for Return to Launch Site (RTLS) not to exceed 15 knots.
For Abort Once Around (AOA) and Trans-Oceanic (TAL) contingency landing sites
the night-time crosswind limit is 12 knots.
- Headwind not to exceed 25 knots
- Tailwind not to exceed 10 knots average, 15 knots peak
- Sun angle on final approach not within 10 degrees in azimuth and 0 to 20
degrees in elevation
KSC END OF MISSION LANDING WEATHER CRITERIA
At decision time for the deorbit burn 90 minutes before landing:
- The visibility must be observed and forecast to be 5 nautical miles or
greater.
- The peak wind speed, regardless of direction, may not be observed or forecast
to exceed 20 knots.
- The peak cross wind shall not be observed or forecast to exceed 15 knots, 12
knots at night. If the mission duration is greater than 12 days the limit is
12 knots, day or night.
- An observed or forecast cloud ceiling must be 10,000 feet or higher.
- Observed scattered cloud layers below 10,000 feet must not exceed 2/10 sky
coverage.
- At a range of 30 nautical miles, vertical clearance from the tops of rain
showers or thunderstorms must be greater than 2 nautical miles.
- Landing in or near precipitation is not acceptable.
- The deorbit burn shall not occur if thunderstorm, lightning, or precipitation
activity is observed within 30 nautical miles of the Shuttle Landing Facility.
- Detached opaque thunderstorm anvils less than three hours old must not be
observed or forecast to be within 20 nautical miles of the Shuttle Landing
Facility, or within 10 nautical miles of the flight path when the orbiter
is within 30 nautical miles of the runway.
WEATHER INSTRUMENTATION
The equipment used by the forecaster to develop the downrange and launch
clearance forecast are:
-Radar: The color weather radar display is located at the Cape Canaveral
Forecast Facility. The antenna is located on Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa
Beach. Echo returns and information about rain intensity and cloud tops may be
observed up to a distance of 200 nautical miles. Also available to the Shuttle
Weather Officer is a display of the National Weather Service doppler weather
radar located in Melbourne.
-Field Mill Network: Thirty-one advanced field mill sites around KSC and Cape
Canaveral Air Station provide a contour map of electric fields and lightning
activity. This tool assists the forecaster in determining that the lightning
avoidance criteria are met.
-Lightning Detection System: Plots cloud to ground lightning strikes within
125 miles of the Range Weather Facility.
-Lightning Detection And Ranging (LDAR): A new system developed by NASA
undergoing evaluation, LDAR is a three dimensional system that plots intracloud,
cloud to cloud and cloud to ground lightning with high demonstrated accuracy
within 25 nautical miles but recording lightning events up to 100 nautical
miles distant from Cape Canaveral.
-Rawinsonde: A balloon with a tethered instrument package which radios to the
ground its altitude with weather data on temperature, dewpoint and humidity,
wind speed and direction, and pressure. A rawinsonde may reach an altitude as
high as 100,000 feet.
-Jimsphere balloon: A reflective balloon made of mylar tracked by radar which
provides highly accurate information on wind speed, and wind direction up to
60,000 feet.
-Rocketsonde: On L-1 day, a 12-foot-tall instrumented rocket is launched. It
returns data on temperature, wind speed and direction, wind shear, pressure,
and air density at the altitude region between 65,000 feet and 370,000 feet. A
four-inch in diameter solid rocket motor separates at an altitude of about
5,000 feet, after which an "instrumented dart" coasts to apogee.
-Satellite images and data: Provided directly to the satellite terminal in the
Range Weather Facility by the GOES weather satellites, and also high resolution
pictures from polar low earth orbiting spacecraft including both the NOAA polar
orbiters and the Defense Meteorological Support Program (DMSP) satellites.
-Meteorological Interactive Data Display System (MIDDS): Integrates for the
forecaster on a single visual display the satellite images, computer generated
graphics of surface and upper air map features, and current weather
observations. The system will also display or plot and contour various
meteorological parameters, and can display any selected current National Weather
Service radar picture.
-Wind towers: A total of 33 wind towers are located on Kennedy Space Center and
Cape Canaveral Air Station, including two at each launch pad and three at the
Shuttle Landing Facility. In addition to wind, most towers are also
instrumented with temperature sensors. The 60-foot wind towers at the launch
pads and the 10-meter wind towers at the Shuttle Landing Facility are closely
monitored for launch and landing criteria. In addition, on the mainland, there
is a network of 19 wind towers which extend outward an additional twenty miles
and are used as a tool in short-term forecasting.
-Instrumented Weather Buoys: Anchored East-Northeast of Cape Canaveral, two
meteorological buoys are stationed at distances of 25 nautical miles and 110
nautical miles. Offshore weather conditions may be influencing onshore weather.
These ocean weather buoys relay hourly reports by satellite and are received at
the Range Weather Facility. Measurements include air temperature, wind speed
and direction, barometric pressure, precipitation, sea water temperature, and
the wave height with period.
-Solid Rocket Booster Retrieval Ships: These vessels radio observed weather
conditions and sea state from the booster impact area located approximately 160
miles downrange.
-Weather Reconnaissance Aircraft: A T-38 jet and the Shuttle Training Aircraft
are flown by a weather support astronaut.
NOTE: The launch weather forecast is prepared by the U.S. Air Force Range
Weather Operations Facility at Cape Canaveral. The landing and RTLS forecast
is prepared by the NOAA Space Flight Meteorology Group at the Johnson Space
Center in Houston.
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| 925.25 | would TV lie??? | STAR::HUGHES | Captain Slog | Fri Jun 23 1995 14:39 | 11 |
| re .23
The info I got came from yesterday's briefings and replays of the
previous week's detailed briefings, so I assume they intend to do it. I
do not recall them mentioning who would be in the Soyuz (which only
requires a single crew member to operate).
The animation clips intended for news services also showed this
sequence.
gary
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| 925.26 | | skylab.zko.dec.com::FISHER | How may I be honest with you today?-Tuvok | Fri Jun 23 1995 16:33 | 3 |
| re .23: Right. But Dunbar will be on Mir when the shuttle is undocking.
Burns
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| 925.27 | | skylab.zko.dec.com::FISHER | How may I be honest with you today?-Tuvok | Fri Jun 23 1995 16:38 | 9 |
| NASA's shuttle mission home page reports that "Liftoff on 6/23/95 has been
postponed". I'm trying to get to the next page that has more info, but
apparently the data lines into KSC are fairly full, so I don't know any more
details. Probably the weather.
Also, "postponed" is a bit of an odd word to use, isn't it? Or does NASA not
use "scrubbed" any more? Regardless of what word they use, with a 7 minute
window, any significant delay would mean no launch today, and its hard to
believe they would bother to announce a delay of less than 7 minutes.
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| 925.28 | Oh, well. Not today. | skylab.zko.dec.com::FISHER | How may I be honest with you today?-Tuvok | Fri Jun 23 1995 16:43 | 7 |
| They appear to have recycled to 6 hours and holding. Interestingly, the video
frame on the Web appears to show the beanie cap lifted off the ET, but
apparently not rotated out of the way. I wish they had the things labeled with
the time so I could not how up to date it is.
Actually, they must be updating it...I just fetched the picture again, and the
clouds look different.
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| 925.29 | Launch postponed til 4:43pm 6/24/95 tomorrow.... | NETCAD::BATTERSBY | | Fri Jun 23 1995 16:54 | 5 |
| I just pulled up the shuttle home page, and yes it looks like they've
scrubbed it for today. They have a 10 minute window they said that
will commence at 4:43 edt tomorrow afternoon.
Bob
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| 925.30 | | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Fri Jun 23 1995 17:17 | 13 |
| <<< Note 925.26 by skylab.zko.dec.com::FISHER "How may I be honest with you today?-Tuvok" >>>
>re .23: Right. But Dunbar will be on Mir when the shuttle is undocking.
I'm confused (not unusual). Are you saying that there will be a test undocking
from MIR and Dunbar would be onboard or are you saying that Dunbar is staying
on board MIR after the shuttle lands.
My understanding is she is returning with the shuttle and only the 2 cosmonauts
will stay on board MIR.
Susan
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| 925.31 | Oops | skylab.zko.dec.com::FISHER | How may I be honest with you today?-Tuvok | Fri Jun 23 1995 20:19 | 7 |
| Oh my, no wonder you were confused! I thought Dunbar was staying (I
could have sworn I had seen it in a dozen places!) but I just checked,
and she is not. Forget that I ever mentioned it!
Burns
(who just turned 45, and sometimes thinks it shows!)
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| 925.32 | Now Tuesday 3:32.10pm EDT | ERMTRD::CLIFFE | I'll warp my own space-time ... | Mon Jun 26 1995 04:12 | 16 |
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Launch June 27, 3:32.10pm EDT (ESTIMATED). Launch window is 10 min 19
sec.
On 6/24/95, at 4:00pm EDT, Shuttle Launch director Jim Harrington
announced the launch team scrubbed the launch of Atlantis due to
weather. Unfavorable weather conditions -- including heavy cloud cover
and thunderstorms -- forced the decision of the shuttle Mission
Management Team after the launch team had fully prepared Atlantis and
counted down to the T-minus 9 minute mark. Because weather conditions
are not expected to improve over the weekend, the next available
opportunity for launch will be on Tuesday, June 27, with a 10min window
opening at 3:32.10pm EDT.
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| 925.33 | | skylab.zko.dec.com::FISHER | How may I be honest with you today?-Tuvok | Mon Jun 26 1995 13:18 | 3 |
| Actually, I think they were at T-20 when the scrub was announced.
Burns
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| 925.34 | | VMSSG::FRIEDRICHS | I'd rather be flying! | Mon Jun 26 1995 18:06 | 13 |
| OK, since we are testing Burns' memory anyways... :-)
In the original flight plan, docking was to occur on flight day 4.
The Nasa WWW pages say that with a Tuesday liftoff, docking would be on
Thursday (presumably flight day 2, but perhaps flight day 3)..
I guess my question is, how can they change the schedule that
drastically?? I was always under the impression that they schedule
everything very closely.....
Cheers,
jeff
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| 925.35 | They'll just "catch up" to MIR faster :-) | NETCAD::BATTERSBY | | Mon Jun 26 1995 18:37 | 11 |
| I think it's a matter of once they launch on Tuesday and establish
the right phasing, and orbit plane to match MIR's, they will then
simply do a burn which accelerates the Shuttle to catch up to MIR
at a faster rate than they had planned had it launched last Friday.
They may use more OMS fuel than they normally would, but it probably
won't make a huge dent in their OMS fuel budget. I haven't heard
how tight the launch window will be for Tuesdays launch. Fridays was
7 minutes, Saturdays was 10 minutes, so I'd guess that tomorrows
launch window won't be too far from the same order of magnitude.
Bob
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| 925.36 | | VMSSG::FRIEDRICHS | I'd rather be flying! | Tue Jun 27 1995 09:23 | 9 |
| That probably explains *how* they will do it, but I still don't
understand *why* they are using a different schedule. Is there a
consumables issue? Are they trying to minimize the time MIR remains in
the current configuration? There must be a fairly compelling reason to
*change* the schedule, no?
cheers,
jeff
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| 925.37 | | STAR::HUGHES | Captain Slog | Tue Jun 27 1995 11:08 | 5 |
| I don't recall the details, but there are two different flight plans
which allow rendezvous on either FD3 or FD4. Not all launch windows
allow for both flight plans.
gary
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| 925.38 | | skylab.zko.dec.com::FISHER | How may I be honest with you today?-Tuvok | Tue Jun 27 1995 13:22 | 9 |
| The Saturday launch window was actually the OR of the FD3 and FD4 windows with a
small period in the middle when they could do either (although I believe I
remember <here we go again...remembering> that there is a change in the ascent
trajectory, so they have to decide which method they will use before launch.)
I'd bet that today's opportunity is an FD3 window which happens to come on the
2nd day of the week following the launch due to the position of midnight.
Burns
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| 925.39 | Rendezvous & docking must occur over Russian Mission Control ctr | NETCAD::BATTERSBY | | Tue Jun 27 1995 13:24 | 8 |
| Ah, I forgot the significant criteria I recall seeing discussed
in a briefing. That is, that the final phase of the rendezvous
and the docking phase must occur within range Russian mission control
center, for communications reasons. So all events leading up to the
close-in rendezvous and subsequent hard docking must be scheduled
in accordance with this criteria.
Bob
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| 925.40 | It does look like another split FD3, FD4 window | skylab.zko.dec.com::FISHER | How may I be honest with you today?-Tuvok | Tue Jun 27 1995 13:24 | 10 |
| Aha...here is the info from the WWW:
On 6/27/95 as of 9:30am EDT, launch commentator Bruce Buckingham
reports that the countdown is in progress for a launch during a 10 min window
that opens at 3:32pm EDT. The weather forcast is a 60% chance of favorable
weather. A launch at the opening of the window would lead to a MIR docking
on Thursday, June 29th while a launch in the last 3 minutes of the window will
lead to a MIR docking on Friday, June 30th. At 11:21am the crew departed the
Operations and Checkout building on their way to the LC-39A launch pad.
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| 925.41 | Launch targeted for 3:35pm edt with 10 minute window | NETCAD::BATTERSBY | | Tue Jun 27 1995 13:27 | 6 |
| BTW, I caught NASA Select bfore I left the house this morning,
launch has a 60/40 chance of getting off today (better than the
odds over the weekend. Launch is scheduled for 3:35pm EDT with a
10 minute window.
Bob
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| 925.42 | <-----RE: .41 Notes collision :-) | NETCAD::BATTERSBY | | Tue Jun 27 1995 13:29 | 1 |
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| 925.43 | | skylab.zko.dec.com::FISHER | How may I be honest with you today?-Tuvok | Tue Jun 27 1995 13:47 | 5 |
| The live video picture on the WWW shows bit puffy cumulus (sp?) clouds floating
around over the shuttle. Not enough picture to tell how much of the sky is
covered, but I could believe it might be acceptable. Darn...I'm in a class!
Burns
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| 925.44 | | VMSSG::FRIEDRICHS | I'd rather be flying! | Tue Jun 27 1995 13:48 | 4 |
| Ahh, ground communications!! Thanks!
jeff
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| 925.45 | liftoff..... | KAOFS::R_YURKIW | reward those who bring bad news!! | Tue Jun 27 1995 16:50 | 6 |
| Just watched CNN.
Atlantis lifted of right on schedule.
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| 925.46 | WOW! Shuttle is always brighter than expected! :-) | NETCAD::BATTERSBY | | Wed Jun 28 1995 13:01 | 20 |
| Well the incomplete phasing of the orbit of STS-71 with the orbit
of MIR was evident when I went outside last evening to view both
when they each came over. MIR came through at roughly (don't have
the exact info in front of me), 9:31-9:41 EDT, and went roughly NW-SE
and reached its highest elevation 15-20� east of the north star.
MIR had an estimated magnitude of about 0-1, and I was able to
follow it all the way into earth shadow about 15� up in a notch
in my tree line across the street from my house in Westford Mass..
Then at about 9:54 EDT the Shuttle popped out of the tree line in my back
yard and it was very obvious that the track line was further south
that taken by MIR, as STS-71 came almost directly overhead. While it
was rising to zenith, it quickly brightened from about mag 0 (when it
first popped out of the trees), to about mag -4 when it got overhead,
and then faded and also went into earth shadow in the southeast trees.
I had a pair of 7X50 binoculars on it as it traveled overhead, and
I could have sworn I could make out the bright triangular shape.
More likely, it was my wishful astigmatism. It's passage took roughly
8-9 minutes (9:54-10:03 EDT)
Bob
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| 925.47 | | LHOTSE::DAHL | | Wed Jun 28 1995 13:04 | 4 |
| RE: <<< Note 925.46 by NETCAD::BATTERSBY >>>
Nifty. Might you have any sighting predictions for the next few days?
-- Tom
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| 925.48 | STS 71 Timeline | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Wed Jun 28 1995 13:05 | 34 |
|
Hopefully CNN will cover the docking, since it will come before the
OJ trial starts. Times should be EST.
6/26/95: STS-71.Launch.Timeline
June 26, 1995
3:50 p.m.
For those of you interested.
A launch tomorrow on June 27 during the first 7 minutes of the 10 minute
window (3:32 - 3:42 p.m.) will result in the follow mission events.
Docking: 9 a.m. Thursday, June 29
Undocking: 7:20 a.m. July 4
Landing: 10:57 a.m. July 7
Launch in the last 3 minutes or so of the window will result in:
Docking: 9:40 a.m. Friday, June 30
Undocking: about 8 a.m. July 5
Landing: 11:38 a.m. July 8
All times are estimated and subject to change. But this is the best we have
at this time.
Also, launch commentary on NASA TV will begin tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m.
Tanking commentary, local PA only, will begin about 6:30 a.m.
Bruce Buckingham, NASA
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| 925.49 | KSC Status Report | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Wed Jun 28 1995 13:07 | 42 |
|
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1995 (6:15 PM EDT)
LAUNCH DAY/FLIGHT DAY 1
MISSION: STS-71 -- 1st MIR DOCKING
VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104 LOCATION: Launch Pad 39-A [!]
LAUNCH DATE and TIME: June 27 at 3:32 p.m. EDT
KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: July 7 at 10:57 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 9 days, 19 hours, 24 minutes
CREW SIZE: 7 up, 8 down
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 196-245 statute miles/51.60 degrees
NOTE: The Space Shuttle Atlantis was successfully launched today on
the 100th U.S. human space launch and the first mission to dock with
Russia's Mir Space Station. Launch occurred exactly on time and
without any serious technical concerns at 3:32.19 p.m. EDT. Atlantis
is now scheduled to dock with Mir on Thursday, June 29 at about 9
a.m. Undocking from Mir will occur on July 4 and Atlantis will land
back at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility on July 7 at
about 10:57 a.m.
No problems are being reported from the pad following launch.
Also, the booster recovery ships have reported sighting the boosters.
They will approach and begin making preparations to secure the spent
boosters. Towing operations back to Cape Canaveral begin tomorrow.
Mission STS-71 status reports will be issued daily by the
Johnson Space Center, Houston, Tx.
CREW FOR MISSION STS-71
Robert "Hoot" Gibson Commander (CDR)
Charles Precourt Pilot (PLT)
Ellen Baker Mission Specialist (MS1)
Greg Harbaugh Mission Specialist (MS2)
Bonnie Dunbar Mission Specialist (MS3)
Anatoly Solovyev Mir 19 Commander (MS4 - Ascent only)
Nikolai Budarin Mir 19 Flight engineer (MS5 - Ascent only)
Vladimir Dezhurov Mir 18 Commander (Entry only)
Gennady Strekalov Mir 18 Flight engineer (Entry only)
Norm Thagard Mir 18 Cosmonaut-Researcher (Entry only)
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| 925.50 | WEB site links on Digital Space Archives have predictions... | NETCAD::BATTERSBY | | Wed Jun 28 1995 13:20 | 19 |
| No I don't have any (data is on my PC at home). There are a couple
of WEB sites that can provide sighting predictions. Take a look at
the Digital Space Archives web page and look for the pointers to
the Satellite watchers links.
Although both MIR and STS-71 of course will be getting closer together,
for us here in the northeast, they will also be getting closer to sunset
with the result of a brighter sky making it more difficult to see them.
I'd look for passage (from my recollection), tonight to be a NW-SE
passage SW of zenith, maybe obtaining highest elevation of 35-45�. Time
of passage might be between 9:10-9:30 guessing roughly. The brightness
of twilight might make it more difficult to pick it up quickly.
Thurday nights passage would be even more to the west and lower, so
unless you find a good location with a good horizon to your west, you
might not see it/them.
Maybe someone else has more info. If I find time, I might try to pull
the predicts from one of those web sites, or someone else can.
Bob
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| 925.51 | Pass predictions for 6/28 & 6/29 (Worcester, Mass area) | ROGER::GAUDET | Because the Earth is 2/3 water | Wed Jun 28 1995 13:41 | 19 |
| For STS-71:
STSORBIT PLUS Data Output to STSPLUS.LOG, Data = 19
--------#23600 AOS------- --MAX VISIBILITY-- ------LOS------
# EDT Date & Time Azm EDT Time Alt Azm EDT Time Azm Duration V
5 28 JUN 95 20:41:54 308.9 20:46:36 25 22.5 20:51:05 95.9 0:09:11 *
6 28 JUN 95 22:17:09 298.9 22:21:52 38 220.3 22:26:22 141.9 0:09:13 *
13 29 JUN 95 21:06:17 305.8 21:11:09 61 30.8 21:15:48 118.0 0:09:31 *
14 29 JUN 95 22:41:57 286.4 22:45:58 12 228.7 22:49:51 170.7 0:07:54 *
For MIR:
STSORBIT PLUS Data Output to STSPLUS.LOG, Data = 19
--------#16609 AOS------- --MAX VISIBILITY-- ------LOS------
# EDT Date & Time Azm EDT Time Alt Azm EDT Time Azm Duration V
5 28 JUN 95 20:36:42 307.8 20:41:46 27 22.1 20:46:49 96.0 0:10:07 *
6 28 JUN 95 22:13:00 300.2 22:18:11 47 219.5 22:23:21 139.0 0:10:21 *
13 29 JUN 95 21:18:06 304.3 21:23:21 84 31.3 21:28:36 124.0 0:10:30 *
14 29 JUN 95 22:54:54 285.3 22:59:13 11 229.7 23:03:28 174.8 0:08:34 *
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| 925.52 | MCC Status Report #1 | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Wed Jun 28 1995 18:10 | 36 |
|
MISSION CONTROL CENTER
STS-71 Status Report #1
Tuesday, June 27, 1995, 7 p.m. CDT
The Florida skies cleared to allow a flawless, on-time launch of Atlantis
at 2:32 p.m. central on the historic 100th U.S. human space flight, a
flight that will begin a new era of international cooperation in space by
docking with the Russian Mir Space Station.
Atlantis first achieved an orbit with a high point of 158 nautical miles
by 85 nautical miles, the lowest orbital altitude ever flown by a Space
Shuttle, allowing the spacecraft to close the more than 7,000 nautical
miles to Mir rapidly at first, at a rate of about 880 nautical miles per
orbit. Three hours and thirty-nine minutes after launch, Atlantis fired
both Orbital Maneuvering System engines for a little over two minutes to
raise its orbit to an altitude of 210 nautical miles by 158 nautical
miles, an engine firing called the NC-1 burn that has now slowed Atlantis'
closing rate on the Mir.
The shuttle is now about 5,400 nautical miles from Mir, closing on the
station by about 280 nautical miles with each one and a half-hour orbit of
Earth. The next engine firing by Atlantis is not scheduled until early
Wednesday morning, and all activities remain on target for a docking with
Mir at about 8 a.m. Thursday.
Atlantis' crew -- Commander Hoot Gibson, Pilot Charlie Precourt, Mission
Specialists Ellen Baker, Greg Harbaugh and Bonnie Dunbar, and Cosmonauts
Anatoly Solovyev and Nikolai Budarin -- are now winding down their first
day in orbit. They will begin a sleep period at 7:32 p.m. and awaken at
3:32 a.m. to begin their second day in orbit.
Atlantis is in excellent condition with no problems currently being
monitored by Mission Control.
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| 925.53 | STS 71 Menu | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Wed Jun 28 1995 18:30 | 756 |
|
I downloaded the menu for each astronaut/cosmonaut for the STS 71
mission for your reading pleasure. It is a long document and I only
formatted Gibson's choices to fit 80 character screen. The rest
should be extracted and looked at landscape. Meal A is breakfast, B
lunch and C dinner.
Seems like Shrimp Cocktail is the most chosen food. Must be good!
Susan
STS-71 Menu
ROBERT "HOOT" GIBSON, CDR (RED)
Revision A
2/14/95
Meal Days 1 & 8 Days 2 & 9
A Applesauce (T) Applesauce (T)
Dried Beef (IM) Sausage Pattie (R)
Mexican Scrambled Eggs (R) Mexican Scrambled Eggs (R)
Orange-Mango Drink (B) Orange Drink (B)
Kona Coffee Black (B) Kona Coffee Black (B)
Days 3 & 10 Days 4 & 11
Pineapple (T) Dried Apricots (IM)
Beef Pattie (R) Peaches (T)
Seasoned Scrambled Eggs (R) Mexican Scrambled Eggs (R)
Orange-Mango Drink (B) Orange Juice (B)
Kona Coffee Black (B) Kona Colfee Black (B)
Meal Days 5 & 12** Day 6
A Fruit Cocktail (T) Applesauce (T)
Seasoned Scrambled Eggs (R) Sausage Pattie (R)
Potatoes au Gratin (R) Mexican Scrambled Eggs (R)
Apple Cider (B) Orange-Mango Drink (B)
Kona Coffee Black (B) Kona Coftee Black (B)
Day 7
Peaches (T)
Beet Pattie (R)
Sea. Scrambled Eggs (R)
Orange Juice (B)
Kona Cottee Black (B)
Meal Days 1 & 8 Days 2 & 9
B Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R)
Chunky Chicken Stew (T) Frankfurters (T)
Almonds (NF) Sweet 'n Sour Chicken (R)
Candy Coated Peanuts (NF) Tortilla (FF) X2
Orange-Mango Drink (B) Peaches (T)
Kona Coffee Black (B) Trail Mix (IM)
Apple Cider (B) X2
Days 3 & 10 Days 4 & 11
Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R)
Sweet 'n Sour Beef (T) Chicken Salad Spread (T)
Italian Vegetables (R) Tortilla (FF) X2
Trail Mix (IM) Almonds (NF)
Cashews (NF) Tropical Punch (B) X2
Cherry Drink wtA/S (B) X2
Meal Days 5 & 12** Day 6
B Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R)
Dried Beef (IM) Frankfurters (T)
Peach Yogurt (T) Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce (R)
Almonds (NF) Strawberries (R)
Peach-Apricot Drink (B) X2 Macadamia Nuts (NF)
Lemonade (B) X2
Day 7
Shrimp Cocktail (R)
Beef Tips w/Mushrooms (T)
Tortilla (FF) X2
Dried Apricots (IM)
Candy Coated Peanuts (NF)
Cherry Drink W/AtS (B) X2
Meal Days 1 & 8 Days 2 & 9
C Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R)
Chunky Chicken Stew (T) Teriyaki Chicken (R)
Potatoes au Gratin (R) Broccoli au Gratin (R)
Italian Vegetables (R) Tortilla (FF) X2
Strawberries (R) Tapioca Pudding (T)
Orange Drink (B) Grape Drink (B)
Days 3 & 10 Days 4 & 11
Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R)
Beef Steak (I) Teriyaki Chicken (R)
Potatoes au Gratin (R) Broccoli au Gratin (R)
Tomatoes ~ Eggplant (T) Peach Ambrosia (R)
Strawberries (R) Orange-Mango Drink (B)
Peach-Apricot Drink (B)
Meal Days 5 & 12** Day 6
C Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R)
Teriyaki Chicken (R) Beef Tips w/Mushrooms (T)
Cauliflower wtCheese (R) Potatoes au Gratin (R)
Italian Vegetables (R) Dried Apricots (IM)
Tapioca Pudding (T) Peach Ambrosia (R)
Strawberry Drink (B) X2 Peach-Apricot Drink (B)
Day 7
Shrimp Cocktail (R)
Beef Steak (I)
Noodles 8 Chicken (R)
Italian Vegetables (R)
Strawberries (R)
Apple Cider (B)
*Day 1 consists of Meal C only
**Day 12 consists of Meal A only
B- Beverage
FF- Fresh Food
I- Irradiated
IM- Intermediate Moisture
NF- Natural Form
R Rehydratable
T- Thermostabilized
CHARLES PRECOURT, PLT (YELLOW)
Revision A
3/10/95
Meal Days 1* & 10 Days 2, 6 & 11 Daya 3 * & 12** Daya 4 & 9
A Dried Peaches (IM) Dried Pears (IM) Dried Apricots (IM) Dried Peaches (IM)
Raisin Bran w/Milk (FF) Sausage Pattie (R) Seasoned Scrambled Eggs (R) Granola w/Blueberries (R)
Breakfast Roll (FF) Mexican Scrambled Eggs (R) Raisin Bran w/Milk (FF) Breakfast Roll (FF)
Orange-Pineapple Drink (B) Granola w/Blueberries (R) Orange-Mango Drink (B) Grapefruit Drink (B)
Cocoa (B) Grapefruit Drink (B) Cocoa (B) Cocoa (B)
Cocoa (B)
B Crunchy Peanut Butter (FF) Rice 8~ Chicken Soup (R) Crunchy Peanut Buner (FF) Spagheni w/Meat Sauce (R) X2
Grape Jelly (T) Crackers (NF) Apple Jelly (T) Tortilla (FF) X2
Tortilla (FF) X2 Tortilla (FF) X2 Tortilla (FF) X2 Pears (T)
Pineapple (T) Peaches (T) Fruit Cocktail (T) Buner Cookies (NF)
Strawberry Drink (B) X2 Apple Cider (B) X2 Trail Mix (IM) Apple Cider (B) X2
Peach-Apricot Drink (B) X2
C Teriyaki Chicken (R) X2 Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce (R) X2 Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R)
Green Beans & Broccoli (R) Cauliflower w/Cheese (R) Chunky Chicken Stew (T) Beef Steak (I)
Tortilla (FF) X2 Banana Pudding (T)(Days 2 & 6 Cauliflower w/Cheese (R)
only)Macaroni & Cheese (R)
Chocolate Pudding (T) Banana Pudding (FF)(Day 11 only) Green Beans w/Mushrooms (R) Chocolate Pudding (T)
Grape Drink (B) Granola Bar (NF) Banana Pudding (T) Orange-Mango Drlnk (B)
Cocoa (B) Orange Drink (B) Apple Cider (B) X2
* Day 1 consists of Meal C only
** Day 12 consists of Meal A
only
B- Beverage
FF- Fresh Food
1- Irradiated
IM- Intermediate Moisture
NF- Natural Form
R- Rehydratable
T- Thermostabilized
Meal Day 5 Day 7 Day 8
A Dried Peaches (IM) Dried Pears (IM) Dried Apricots (IM)
Dried Pears (IM) Sausage Panie (R) Sausage Panie (R)
Seasoned Scrambled Eggs (R) Granola w/Blueberries (R) Mexican Scrambled Eggs (R)
Raisin Bran w/Milk (FF) Orange-Mango Drink (B) Tonilla (FF)
Orange-Pineapple Drink (B) Cocoa (B) Chocolate Instant Breakfast (B)
Cocoa (B) Grapefruit Drink (B)
B Beef Steak (I) Beef Steak (I) Crunchy Peanut Butter (FF)
Tortilla (FF) X2 Macaroni & Cheese (R) Grape Jelly (T)
Applesauce (T) Crackers (NF) X2 Tortilla (FF) X2
Dried Apricots (IM) . Chocolate Pudding (T) X2 Chocolate Pudding (T) X2
Chocolate Pudding (T) X2 Butter Cookies (NF~ . Shortbread Cookies (NF)
Tropical Punch (B) X2 Apple Cider (B) X2 Trail Mix (IM)
Grape Drink (B) X2
C Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R)
Chunky Chicken Stew (T) Grilled Chicken (T) Teriyaki Chicken (R) X2
Green Beans & Broccoli (R) Broccoli au Gratin (R) Potatoes au Gratin (R)
Brownie (NF) Peaches (T) Peach Ambrosia (R)
Apple Cider (B) Granola Bar (NF) Orange Drink (B)
Orange-Mango Drink (B)
Cocoa (B)
B- Beverage
FF- Fresh Food
I- Irradiated
IM- Intermediate Moisture
NF- Natural Form
R- Rehydratable
T- Thermostabilized
ELLEN BAKER, MS-1 (BLUE)
1/25/95
Meal Days 1* & 7 Days 2 & 8 Days 3 & 9
A Dried Beef (IM) Strawberries (R) Crunchy Peanut Butter (FF)
Granola Bar (NF) Oatmeal w/Raisins (R) Grape Jelly (T)
Orange-Mango Drink (B) X2 Orange-Mango Drink (B) X2 Tortilla (FF) X2
Decaf. Coffee w/Cream (B) X2 Decaf. Coffee w/Cream (B) X2 Orange-Mango Drink (B) X2
Kona Coffee w/Cream (B) Kona Coffee w/Cream (B) Decaf. Coffee wlCream (B) X2
Kona Coffee w/Cream (B)
B Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R)
Crunchy Peanut Butter (FF) Mushroom Soup (R) Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce (R) X2
Grape Jelly (T) Teriyaki Chicken (R) Broccoli au Gratin (R)
Tortilla (FF) X2 Rice Pilaf (R) Tortilla (FF)
Trail Mix (IM) Tortilla (FF) Lemonade (B)
Lemonade (B) Lemonade (B) Strawberry Drink (B)
Strawberry Drink (8) Strawberry Drink (B) Tea wlLemon (B)
Tea w/Lemon (B) Tea w/Lemon (B)
C Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R)
Beef Tips w/Mushrooms (T) Sweet 'n Sour Beef (T) Beef Tips w/Mushrooms (T)
Asparagus (R) Macaroni & Cheese (R) Asparagus (R)
Tortilla (FF) Creamed Spinach (R) Tortilla (FF)
Strawberries (R) Strawberries (R) Strawberries (R)
Orange-Mango Drink (B) Tortilla (FF) Orange-Mango Drink (B)
Peach-Apricot Drink (B) Orange-Mango Drink (B) Peach-Apricot Drink (B)
Tea w/Lemon (B) Peach-Apricot Drink (B) Tea w/Lemon (B)
Tea w/Lemon (B)
* Day 1 consists of Meal C only
B- Beverage
FF- Fresh Food
IM- Intermediate Moisture
NF- Natural Form
R- Rehydratable
T- Thermostabilized
Meal Days 4 &10 Days 5 & 11 Days 6 & 12*
A Dried Beef (IM) Strawberries (R) Crunchy Peanut Butter (FF)
Granola Bar (NF) Oatmeal w/Raisins (R) Grape Jelly (T)
Orange-Mango Drink (B) X2 Orange-Mango Drink (B) X2 Tortilla (FF) X2
Decaf. Coffee w/Cream (B) X2 Decaf. Coffee w/Cream (B) X2 Orange-Mango Drink (B) X2
Kona Coffee w/Cream (B) Kona Coffee w/Cream (B) Decaf. Coffee w/Cream (B) X2
Kona Coffee w/Cream (B)
B Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R)
Crunchy Peanut Butter (FF) Mushroom Soup (R) Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce (R) X2
Grape Jelly (T) Teriyaki Chicken (R) Broccoli au Gratin (R)
Tortilla (FF) X2 Rice Pilaf (R) Tortilla (FF)
Trail Mix (IM) Tortilla (FF) Lemonade (B)
Lemonade (B) Lemonade (B) Strawberry Drink (B)
Strawberry Drink (B) Strawberry Drink (B) Tea w/Lemon (B)
Tea w/Lemon (B) Tea w/Lemon (B)
C Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R)
Beef w/BBQ Sauce (T) Beef Tips w/Mushrooms (T) Beef Steak (I)
Potatoes au Gratin (R) Asparagus (R) Macaroni & Cheese (R)
Rice Pilaf (R) Tortilla (FF) Asparagus (R)
Tortilla (FF) Strawberries (R) Tortilla (FF)
Strawberries (R) Orange-Mango Drink (B) Strawberries (R)
Orange-Mango Drink (B) Peach-Apricot Drink (B) Orange-Mango Drink (B)
Peach-Apricot Drink (B) Tea w/Lemon (B) Peach-Apricot Drink (B)
Tea w/Lemon Tea w/Lemon (B)
*Day 12 consists of Meal A only
B- Beverage
FF- Fresh Food
I- Irradiated
IM- Intermediate Moisture
NF- Natural Form
R- Rehydratable
T- Thermostabilized
GREG HARBAUGH,MS-2(GREEN)
Revision A
3/10/95
Meal Day 1 Days 2 & 9 Days 3 & 10 . Days 4 & 11
A Peaches (T) Seasoned Scrambled Eggs (R) Granola w/Blueberries (R)
Strawberries (R) Bran Chex (R) Corn Flakes (R)
Granola (R) Banana Pudding (T) Vanilla Pudding (Day 4 only)
Cornflakes (R) Breakfast Roll (FF) Breakfast Roll (FF)
Breakfast Roll (FF) Orange-Mango Drink (B) Chocolate Instant Breakfast (B)
Vanilla Instant Breakfast (B) Cocoa (B) ' Grapefruit Drink (B)
Grapefruit Drink (B) Coffee w/Cream (B) Cocoa (B)
Coffee w/Cream (B) Coftee w/Cream (B)
B Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R)
Teriyaki Chicken (R) Macaroni & Cheese (R) Chicken Consomme (R)
Rice 8 Chicken (R) Rice & Chicken (R) Ham (T)
Tortilla (FF) X2 Granola w/Blueberries (R) Cheese Spread (T)
Pears (T) Grape Jelly (T) Macaroni ~Cheese (R)
Vanilla Pudding (T) Tortilla (FF) X2 Tortilla (FF) X2
Butter Cookies (NF) Fruit Cocktail (T) Rice Krispies (R)
Candy Coated Chocolates (NF) Trail Mix (IM) Pineapple (T)
Lemonade (B) X2 Candy Coated Chocolates (NF) Cashews (NF)
Peach-Aprkol Drink (B) X2 Grape Drink (B) X2
C Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R) X2
Macaroni & Cheese (R) Chicken Consomme (B) Chicken Consomme (R) Beef Tips w/Mushrooms (T)
Noodles & Chicken (R) Turkey Tetrazzini (R) Beef w/BBa Sauce (T) Rice Pilaf (R)
Rice & Chicken (R) Strawberries (R) Strawberries (R) Bran Chex (R)
Oatmeal w/Brown Sugar (R) Butterscotch Pudding (T) Vanilla Pudding (T) Strawberries (R)
Vanilla Pudding (T) Granola Bar (NF) Candy Coated Peanuts (NF) Banana Pudding (T)(Day 4 only)
Grape Drink (B) Candy Coated Peanuts (NF) Tropical Punch (B) Banana Pudding (FF)(Day 11 only)
Orange Drink (B) Tea w/Lemon (B)
B- Beverage
FF- Fresh Food
IM- Intermediate Moisture
NF- Natural Form
R- Rehydratable
T- Thermostabilized
Meal Days 5 & 12* Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
A Dried Peaches (IM) Sausage Pattie (R) Peaches (T) Seasoned Scrambled Eggs (R)
Sausage Pattie (R) Seasoned Scrambled Eggs (R) Beef Pattie (R) Bran Chex (R)
Mexican Scrambled Eggs (R) Granola w/Blueberries (R) Mexican Scrambled Eggs (R) Banana Pudding (T)
Granola w/Raisins (R) Cornflakes (R) Oatmeal w/Brown Sugar (R) Breakfast Roll (FF)
Cornflakes (R) Tapioca Pudding (T) Granola w/Blueberries (R) Orange-Mango Drink (B)
Breakfast Roll (FF) Breakfast Roll (FF) Rice Krispies (R) Cocoa (B)
Vanilla Instant Breakfast (B) Vanilla Instant Breakfast(B) Breakfast Roll (FF) Coffee w/Cream (B)
Orange-Pineapple Drink (B) Grapefruit Drink (B) Chocolate Instant Breakfast (B)
Cocoa (B) Coffee w/Cream (B) Orange-Mango Drink (B)
Coffee w/Cream (B)
B Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R) Macaroni & Cheese (R)
Ham (T) Chicken ala King (T) Teriyaki Chicken (R) Rice ~ Chicken (R)
Macaroni & Cheese (R) Macaroni 8 Cheese (R) Rice & Chicken (R) Granola w/Blueberries (R)
Grape Jelly (T) . Tortilla (FF) X2 Tortilla (FF) X2 Grape Jelly (T)
Tortilla (FF) X2 Applesauce (T) Pears (T) Tortilla (FF) X2
Applesauce (T) Vanilla Pudding (T) Butter Cookies (NF) Fruit Cocktail (T)
Peanuts ~NF) Shortbread Cookies (NF) Candy Coated Chocolates (NF) Trail Mix (IM)
Candy Coated Peanuts (NF) Almonds (NF) Lemonade (B) X2 Candy Coated Chocolates (NF)
Tropical Punch (B) X2 Candy Coated Peanuts (NF) Peach-Apricot Drink (B) X2
Grape Drink (B) X2
C Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R) Shrimp Cocktail (R) Chicken Consomme (R)
Chunky Chicken Stew (T) Teriyaki Chicken (R) Chicken Consomme (B) Ham (T)
Turkey Tetrazzini (R) Potatoes au Gratin (R) Beef w/BBQ Sauce (T) Candy Coated Peanuts (NF)
Cornflakes (R) Noodles & Chicken (R) Butterscotch Pudding (T) Tropical Punch (B)
Strawberries (R) Cornflakes (R) Granola Bar(NF)
Tapioca Pudding (T) Peach Ambrosia (R) Candy Coated Peanuts (NF)
Lemonade (B) Vanilla Pudding (T) Orange Drink (B)
Orange Drink (B)
* Day 12 consists of Meal A
only
B- Beverage
FF- Fresh Food
IM- Intermediate Moisture
NF- Natural Form
~ Rehydratable
T- Thermostabilized
BONNIE DUNBAR, MS-3 (ORANGE)
Revision C
4/24/95
Meal Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
A Grits w/Butter (R) Dried Apricots (IM) X2 Grits w/Butter (R)
Grapefruit Drink (B) Seasoned Scrambled Eggs (R) Grapefruit Drink (B)
Grape Drink w/A/S(B) Granola Bar (NF) Lemonade w/A/S (B) X2
Lemonade w/A/S(B) X2 Orange Juice (B)
Lemonade w/A/S(B) X2
B Tuna Salad Spread (T) Crunchy Peanut Butter (FF) Turkey Salad Spread (T)
Tortilla (FF) X2 Tortilla (FF) X2 Tortilla (FF) X2
Trail Mix (IM) X2 Trail Mix (IM) Trail Mix (IM) X2
Strawberry Drink (B) Candy Coated Chocolates (NF) Lemonade w/A/S(B) X2
Lemonade w/A/S(B) X2 Lemonade w/A/S(B) X2
C Shrimp Cocktail (R) X2 Shrimp Cocktail (R) X2 Shrimp Cocktail (R) X2 Shrimp Cocktail (R) X2
Asparagus (R) X2 Tomatoes & Eggplant (T) Beef Tips w/Mushrooms (T) Sweet 'n Sour Chicken (R)
Chocolate Pudding (T) Green Beans w/Mushrooms Italian Vegetables (R)
(R)Green Beans & Broccoli (R)
Lemonade w/A/S (B) Butterscotch Pudding (T) Strawberries (R) X2 Dried Apricots (IM) X2
Grape Drink w/A/S (B) Lemonade w/A/S(B) X2 Lemonade w/A/S(B) X2 Chocolate Pudding (T)
Lemonade w/A/S(B)
* Day 1 consists of Meal C only
B- Beverage
FF- Fresh Food
IM- Intermediate Moisture
NF- Natural Form
R - Rehydratable
T- Thermostabilized
Meal Days 5 &12** Day 6 Day 7 Day 8
A Dried Apricots (IM) X2 Dried Apricots (IM) X2 Dried Peaches (IM) X2 Dried Apricots (IM) X2
Sausage Pattie (R) Mexican Scrambled Eggs (R) Mexican Scrambled Eggs (R) Sausage Pattie (R)
Grapefruit Drink (B) Grapefruit Drink (B) Grits w/Butter (R) Peach Yogurt (T)
Lemonade w/A/S(B) X2 Lemonade w/A/S(B) X2 Orange Juice (B) Granola Bar (NF)
Lemonade w/A/S(B) X2 Grapefruit Drink (B)
Lemonade w/A/S (B) X2
B Dried Beef (IM) X2 Dried Beef (IM) Tuna Salad Spread (T) Crunchy Peanut Butter (FF)
Tortilla (FF) X2 Turkey Salad Spread (T) Tortilla (FF) X2 Tortilla (FF) X2
Applesauce (T) Tortilla (FF) X2 Trail Mix (IM) Trail Mix (IM) X2
Trail Mix (IM) X2 Trail Mix (IM) Lemonade w/A/S(B) X2 Lemonade w/A/S(B) X2
Lemonade wlA/S (B) X2 Lemonade w/A/S(B) X2
C Shrimp Cocktail (R) X2 Shrimp Cocktail (R) X2 Shrimp Cocktail (R) X2 Shrimp Cocktail (R) X2
Beef w/BBQ Sauce (T) Sweet 'n Sour Chicken (R) Beef w/BBQ Sauce (T) Turkey Tetrazzini (R)
Tomatoes & Eggplant (T) Broccoli au Gratin (R) Green Beans w/Mushrooms (R)X2 Asparagus(R)X2
Peach Ambrosia (R) X2 Strawberries (R) X2 Strawberries (R) X2 Chocolate Pudding (T)
Lemonade w/A/S(B) X2 Lemonade w/A/S(B) X2 Lemonade w/AlS (B) X2 Lemonade w/A/S(B) X2
**Day 12 consists of Meal A only
B- Beverage
F- Fresh Food
IM- Intermediate Moisture
NF- Natural Form
R- Rehydratable
T- Thermostabilized
Meal Day 9 Day 10 Day 11
A Grits w/Butter (R) Dried Apricots (IM) X2 Grits w/Butter (R)
Grapefruit Drink (B) Seasoned Scrambled Eggs (R) Grapefruit Drink (B)
Grape Drink w/A/S(B) Granola Bar(NF) Lemonade w/A/S(B) X2
Lemonade w/A/S(B) X2 Orange Juice (B)
Lemonade w/A/S(B) X2
B Tuna Salad Spread (T) Crunchy Peanut Butter (FF) Turkey Salad Spread (T)
Tortilla (FF) X2 Tortilla (FF) X2 Tortilla (FF) X2
Trail Mix (IM) X2 Trail Mix (IM) Trail Mix (IM) X2
Strawberry Drink (B) Candy Coated Chocolates (NF) Lemonade w/A/S(B) X2
Lemonade w/A/S(B) X2 Lemonade w/A/S(B) X2
C Shrimp Cocktail (R) X2 Shrimp Cocktail (R) X2 Shrimp Cocktail (R) X2
Tomatoes & Eggplant (T) Beef Tips w/Mushrooms (T) Sweet 'n Sour Chicken (R)
Green Beans w/Mushrooms (R) Green Beans & Broccoli (R) Italian Vegetables (R)
Butterscotch Pudding (T) Strawberries (R) X2 Dried Apricots (IM) X2
Lemonade w/A/S(B) Lemonade w/A/S(B) Chocolate Pudding (FF)
Orange Drink w/A/S(B) Lemonade w/A/S(B)
B- Beverage
FF- Fresh Food
IM- Intermediate Moisture
NF- Natural Form
R- Rehydratable
T- Thermostabilized
ANATOLY SOLOVYEV, MS-4 (BROWN)
2/7/95
Meal Days 1* & 3** Day 2
A Applesauce (T) Sausage Pattie (R) X2
Granola w/Blueberries (R) X2 Seasoned Scrambled Eggs (R) X2
Grapefruit Drink (B) X2 Vanilla Instant Breakfast (B)
Orange Juice (B) X2
B Chicken Pattie (R) X2
Spaghettl w/Meat Sauce (R)
Tomatoes & Eggplant (T)
Crackers (NF) X2
Granola Bar (NF)
Peaches (T)
Grapefruit Drink (B) X2
C Chunky Chicken Stew (T) Beet w/BBO Sauce (T)
Noodles & Chicken (R) Macaroni & Cheese (R)
Tomatoes & Eggplant (T) Italian Vegetables (R)
Tortilla (FF) X2 Trail Mix (IM)
Peach Ambrosia (R) Lemonade (B)
Orange-Pineapple Drink (B)
* Day 1 consists of Meal C only
**Day 3 consists of Meal A only
B- Beverage
FF- Fresh Food
IM- Intermediate Moisture
NF- Natural Form
R- Rehydratable
T- Thermostabilized
NIKOLAI BUDARIN, MS-5 (PURPLE)
2/7/95
Meal Days 1* & 3** Day 2
A Fruit Cocktail (T) Dried Peaches (IM)
Granola w/Blueberries Sausage Pattie (R) X2
(R) X2
Grapefruit Drink (B) X2 Seasoned Scrambled Eggs (R) X2
Orange Juice (B) X2
B Chicken Pattie (R) X2
Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce (R)
Tomatoes & Eggplant (T)
Crackers (NF) X2
Granola Bar (NF)
Peaches (T)
Grapefruit Drink (B) X2
C Chunky Chlcken Stew (T) Beef w/BBQ Sauce (T)
Noodles & Chicken (R) Macaroni & Cheese (R)
Tomatoes & Eggplant (T) Italian Vegetables (R)
Tortllla (FF) X2 Trail Mix (IM)
Strawberries (R) Lemonade (B)
Butter Cookies (NF)
Orange-Pineapple Drink
(B)
* Day 1 conslsts of Meal C only
** Day 3 consists of Meal A only
B- Beverage
FF- Fresh Food
IM- Intermediate Moisture
NF- Natural Form
R - Rehydratable
T- Thermostabilized
NORM THAGARD, MS-6 (BEIGE)
2/6/95
Meal Days 6 & 12** Day 7 Day 8
A Granola Bar (NF) X2 Dried Peaches (IM) Granola Bar (NF) X2
Orange Juice (B) X2 Granola Bar (NF) X2 Orange Juice (B) X2
Coffee w/Cream & Sugar (B) Orange Juice (B) X2 Coffee w/Cream 8 Sugar (B)
Coffee w/Cream & Sugar (B)
B Frankfurters (T) Beef Stroganoff (R) X2 Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce (R) X2
Cheese Spread (T) Bread (FF) X2 Bread (FF) X2
Bread (FF) X2 Pears (T) Fruit Cocktail (T)
Applesauce (T) Peanuts (NF) Trail Mix (IM)
Cashews (NF) Orange-Pineapple Drink (B) X2 Grapefruit Drink (B) X2
Grapefruit Drink (B) X2
C Shrimp Cocktail (R) Sweet 'n Sour Chicken (R) X2 Beef Steak (I) X2
Beef w/BBQ Sauce (T) Broccoli AuGratin (R) Tomatoes 8 Eggplant (T)
Macaroni & Cheese (R) Bread (FF) X2 Bread (FF) X2
Green Beans w/Mushrooms (R) Granola Bar (NF) Orange (FF) X2
Bread (FF) X2 Brownie (NF) Tapioca Pudding (T)
Peach Ambrosia (R) Cashews (NF) Butter Cookies (NF)
Shortbread Cookies (NF) Lemonade (B) Cashews (NF)
Almonds (NF) Tea w/Lemon & Sugar (B)
Tea w/Lemon 8 Sugar (B)
B- Beverage
FF- Fresh Food
I- Irradiated
IM- Intermediate Moisture
NF- Natural Form
R- Rehydratable
T- Thermostabilized
Meal Days 3*, 9, & 12** Days 4 & 10 Days 5 & 11
A Granola Bar (NF) X2 Dried Peaches (IM) Granola Bar (NF) X2
Orange Juice (B) X2 Granola Bar (NF) X2 Orange Juice (B) X2
Coffee w/Cream & Sugar (B) Orange Juice (B) X2 Coffee w/Cream & Sugar (B)
Coffee w/Cream & Sugar (B)
B Cheese Spread (T) Chicken Salad Spread (T) Cheese Spread (T)
Wheat Thins (FF) Tortilla (FF) X2 Wheat Thins (FF)
Ham Salad Spread (T) Bread (FF) X2 Peanut Butter (FF)
Tortilla (FF) X2 Pears (T) Grape Jelly (T)
Peaches (T) Butter Cookies (NF) Bread (FF) X2
Peanuts (NF) Cashews (NF) Fruit Cocktail (T)
Orange-Pineapple Drink (B) X2 Lemonade (B) X2 Trail Mix (IM)
Tea w/Lemon & Sugar (B) X2
C Grilled Chicken (T) Beef Tips w/Mushrooms (T) Chicken Cacciatore (T)
Rice & Chicken (R) Potatoes au Gratin (R) Italian Vegetables (R)
Asparagus (R) Asparagus (R) Bread (FF) X2
Bread (FF) X2 Bread (FF) X2 Strawberries (R)
Butter Cookies (NF) Fruit Cocktail (T) Brownie (NF)
Orange Juice (B) Candy Coated Chocolates (NF) Orange-Pineapple Drink (B)
Orange Juice (B)
* Day 3 consists of Meals B &
C only
*- Day 12 consists of Meal A
only
B- Beverage
FF- Fresh Food
IM- Intermediate Moisture
NF- Natural Form
R - Rehydratable
T- Thermostabilized
VLADIMIR DEZHUROV, MS-7 (BLACK)
Revision B
3/10/95
Meal Days 3* & 8 Days 4 & 9 Days 5 & 10 Days 6 & 11 Days 7 & 12**
A Dried Apricots (IM) Granny Smith Apple (FF) Banana (FF)(Day 5 only) Strawberries (R) Red Delicious Apple (FF)~Day 7
on
Scrambled Eggs (R) Trail Mix (IM) Dried Apricots (IM) Sausage Pattie (R) X2 Trail Mix (IM)
Granola w/Blueberries (R) Beef w/BBQ Sauce (T) Scrambled Eggs (R) Seasoned Scrambled Eggs (R) Ham (T)
Strawberry Instant Breakfast Seasoned Scrambled Eggs (R) Granola w/Blueberries (R) Vanilla Instant Breakfast (B) Granola w/Blueberries (R)
(B)
Orange Juice (B) Candy Coated Chocolates (NF Strawberry Instant Breakfast Peach-Apricot Drink (B) Chocolate Instant Breakfast (B)
(B)
Cocoa (B) Vanilla Instant Breakfast (B) Orange Juice (B) Cocoa (B) Orange Juice (B)
Strawberry Drink (B) Cocoa (B) Cocoa (B)
Cocoa (B)
B Mushroom Soup (R) Sweet 'n Sour Chicken (R) X2 Frankfurters (T) Tuna (T) Chicken Pattie (R) X2
Dried Beef (IM) X2 Tortilla (FF) X2 Macaroni & Cheese (R) Crackers (NF) X2 Tortilla (FF) X2
Crackers (NF) X2 Peach Ambrosia (R) Tortilla (FF) X2 Pineapple (T) Strawberries (R)
Banana (FF)(Day 3 only) Candy Coated Peanuts (NF) Chocolate Pudding (T) Granola Bar (NF) Granola Bar (NF)
Tapioca Pudding (T) Orange Drink (B) X2 Almonds (NF) Macapamia Nut~ (NF) Orange-Pineapple Drink (B) X2
Chocolate Covered Cookie (NF) Orange-Pineapple Drink (i3) X2 Oranage Drink (B) X2
Orange-Pineapple Drink (B) X2
C Chunky Chicken Stew (T) Shrimp Cocktail (R) Teriyaki Chicken (R) X2 Smoked Turkey (I) Beef w/BBQ Sauce (T)
Broccoli au Gratin (R) Beef Steak (I) Noodles & Chicken (R) Turkey Tetrazzini (R) Macaroni & Cheese (R)
Tortilla (FF) X2 Potatoes au Gratin (R) Green Beans & Broccoli (R) Broccoli au Gratin (R) Green Beans w/Mushrooms (R)
Pineapple (T) Italian Vegetables (R) Tapioca Pudding (T) Chocolate Pudding (T)(Day 6 Peach Ambrosia (R)
only)
Granoia Bar (NF) Strawberries (R) Chocolate Covered Cookie (NF) Chocolate Pudding (FF)(Day 11 Candy Coated Peanuts (NF)
only)
Strawberry Drink (B) Shortbread Cookies (NF) Strawberry Drink (B) Shortbread Cookies (NF) Strawberry Drink (B)
Peach-Apricot Drink (B) Peach-Apricot Drink (B)
* Day 3 consists of Meals B & C
only
** Day 12 consists of Meal A
only
B- Beverage
FF- Fresh Food
IM- Intermediate Moisture
NF- Natural Form
R - Rehydratable
T- Thermostabilized
GENNADIY STREKALOV, MS-8 (GRAY)
Revision A
3/10/95
Meal Days 3*, 7 & 11 Days 4, 8 & 12** Days 5 & 9 Days 6 &10
A Dried Peaches (IM) Strawberries (R) Dried Apricots (IM) Dried Pears (IM)
Oatmeal w/Raisins (R) X2 Sausage Pattie (R) X2 Dried Beet (IM) X2 Mexican Scrambled Eggs (R)
Orange-Pineapple Drink(B) Seasoned Scrambled Eggs (R) Granola W/Blueberries (R) Cornflakes (R)
Vanilla Instant Breakfast (B) Tortilla (FF) X2 Tropical Punch (B)
Grapefruit Drink (B)
B Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce (R) X2 Tuna (T) . . Beet Stroganoff(R) X2 Chicken Pattie (R) X2
Tortilla (FF) X2 Macaroni 8 Cheese (R) Tortilla (FF) X2 Tomatoes 8 Eggpla~nt.(T)
Pineapple (T) Tortilla (FF) X2 Pears (T) Tortilla (FF) X2
Chocolate Pudding (T) Peaches (T) Trail Mix (IM) Fruit Cocktail (T)
Shortbread Cookies (NF) Granola Bar (NF) Lemonade (B) X2 Butter Cookies (NF)
Tropical Punch (B) X2 Orange-Pineapple Drink (B) X2 Grapefruit Drink (B) X2
C Chunky Chicken Stew (T) Mushroom Soup (R) Sweet 8 Sour Chicken (R) X2 Shrimp Cocktail (R)
Noodles 8 Chicken (R) Smoked Turkey (I) Rice Pilaf(R) Beet w/BBQ Sauce (T)
Italian Vegetables (R) Turkey Tetrazzini (R) Broccoli Au Gratin (R) Potatoes Au Gratin (R)
Tapioca Pudding (T)(Days 3 8 7 Green Beans 8 Broccoli (R) Pineapple (T) Green Beans w/Mushrooms (R)
only)
Tapioca Pudding (FF)(Day 11 Fruit Cocktail (T) Chocolate Pudding (T) Peach Ambrosia (R)
only)
Grapefruit Drink (B) Butter Cookies (NF) Orange-Pineapple Drink (B) Lemonade (B)
Tropical Punch (B)
* Day 3 consists of Meals B 8 C
only
**Day 12 consists of Meal A only
B- Beverage
FF- Fresh Food
1- Irradiated
IM- Intermediate Moisture
NF- Natural Form
R- Rehydratable
T- Thermostabilized
Curator: Eric Nielsen
Responsible NASA Official: Kelly Humphries
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| 925.54 | MCC Status Report #2 | ERMTRD::CLIFFE | I'll warp my own space-time ... | Thu Jun 29 1995 04:07 | 30 |
| MISSION CONTROL CENTER
STS-71 Status Report #2
Wednesday, June 28, 1995, 5 a.m. CDT
The seven astronauts on board Atlantis awoke to the sounds of Sonny &
Cher's "I Got You Babe," as they began their first full day on orbit
preparing for Thursday's planned docking with the Mir Space Station.
At 5:48 a.m. CDT, Commander Hoot Gibson will fire Atlantis' Orbital
Maneuvering Systems engines for 14 seconds, slowing Atlantis' closing
rate on the Mir and precisely aligning the orbiter's ground track with
that of the Mir. That burn will place Atlantis in a 211 x 162 nautical
mile orbit, closing on Mir at a rate of 250 nautical miles each orbit.
At 5 a.m., Atlantis was trailing the Russian Space Station by about
3200 nautical miles, closing the distance between the two spacecraft
at a rate of 275 nautical miles with each orbit of the Earth.
Gibson, Pilot Charlie Precourt, and Mission Specialist Bonnie Dunbar
also began activating the Spacelab module located in the aft section
of Atlantis' payload bay. During the five days of docked Shuttle/Mir
operations, that module will be used to support the joint scientific
and medical investigations designed to increase our knowledge of the
human body and the microgravity environment of space.
Atlantis is flying virtually trouble-free with no problems currently
being monitored by Mission Control. Atlantis is circling the Earth
every 91 minutes at an altitude of about 210 nautical miles.
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| 925.55 | MCC Status Report #3 | ERMTRD::CLIFFE | I'll warp my own space-time ... | Thu Jun 29 1995 04:09 | 49 |
| MISSION CONTROL CENTER
STS-71 Status Report #3
Wednesday, June 28, 1995, 6:30 p.m. CDT
During a day in which Atlantis drew 2,000 nautical miles closer to the
Russian Mir Space Station, the shuttle's seven-member crew prepared
for Thursday's docking and the ensuing medical investigations by
checking their equipment.
Docking with the Mir station remains scheduled for about 8 a.m. CDT
Thursday.
Today, the crew fully activated the Spacelab module mounted
in the cargo bay of Atlantis, checking out the various equipment in
the laboratory that will be used for the scientific investigations to
be performed following the docking with Mir. Also, the shuttle
equipment that will be used for the rendezvous and docking was checked
and found in good order, although batteries were missing for a
handheld laser ranging device. The handheld device is not needed for
rendezvous and serves only as a supplement and backup for range
information, however, the crew may plug the unit directly into the
shuttle's power supply to circumvent the missing batteries.
Also today, the Russian-designed docking ring that will first contact
the Mir was extended to its proper position for docking and the
mechanism was found to be in excellent condition.
As the crew began a seven-hour sleep period at 6:32 p.m. CDT, Atlantis
trailed Mir by about 1,330 nautical miles. The crew will awaken
Thursday at 1:32 a.m.
Thursday's highlights will include the Terminal Initiation (TI) burn,
the start of the final phase of rendezvous, at 4:30 a.m. Atlantis will
arrive at a point several hundred feet directly below Mir, on an
imaginary line called the R-Bar, or Earth radius vector, at 6:15
a.m. CDT.
Atlantis will eventually close in to reach a point 30 feet from Mir at
about 7:40 a.m. and stationkeep at that distance. The final approach
toward the Mir docking port will begin about 7:45 a.m. and docking is
planned about 8 a.m. central. The hatches between the two spacecraft
will be opened at 10 a.m. central.
Atlantis remains in excellent mechanical condition in an orbit with a
high point of 216 nautical miles and a low point of 163 nautical
miles.
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| 925.56 | Docking; Some Visual Sightings | LHOTSE::DAHL | | Thu Jun 29 1995 10:32 | 16 |
| Apparently docking has occurred; at about 9:00 this morning the Shuttle radioed
that they had capture.
Last night my two kids and I made two visual sightings of the craft from
Westford MA, USA. At about 8:50PM local time, while the evening twilight was
quite bright, my 10-year-old daughter picked out the Shuttle low in the NE
sky, hard to see but definite. We had a very poor viewing location for that
direction, and so only saw the Shuttle for about 30 seconds.
At 10:16PM last night we saw Mir fly over, brightening noticably as it climbed
to its max local altitude angle of about 45 degrees. Then it dimmed a little,
until quickly disappearing into the Earth's shadow about 20 degrees or so up.
A few minutes later the Shuttle came over, somewhat at a lower (most westerly)
local altitude. It's maximum brightness somewhat exceeded that of Mir. Neither
was as bright as Jupiter is at the moment as seen from Earth.
-- Tom
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| 925.57 | | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Thu Jun 29 1995 12:27 | 17 |
|
Watched the docking on CNN, actually had good coverage. Taped about
10-15 mins worth. The docking looked very smooth, when the 2 vehicles
soft docked, there was some movement while the shock absorbers evened
out the motion. I watch the tape at fast forward and it is remarkable
how the 2 vehicles are online and dock smoothly. CNN had some footage
from inside MIR showing the cosmonauts, however, they didn't have
a Russian translator available, so I don't know what they were talking
about. The hard dock occurred shortly after and the pressurations
and leak checks had started by 10 am. The hatch should open around
11 am, which means they are probable together inside MIR right now.
CNN had Eileen Collins, pilot from STS 63 MIR flyby mission, assisting
in the commentary and she provided good information. You could tell
how excited she was, probable dreaming of her chance to do this docking.
Susan
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| 925.58 | | LHOTSE::DAHL | | Thu Jun 29 1995 12:33 | 8 |
| A funny thought just occurred to me. I wonder if there will be times during the
mission when all ten people will be on board one vehicle or the other. If all
the Shuttle crew heads into Mir, then it would be the first time a Shuttle has
been in orbit an unoccupied. If the Mir crew heads into the Shuttle, it will be
the first time Mir is unoccupied (after a fashion) in about eight years.
I suppose there are likely to be mission rules against such things though.
-- Tom
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| 925.59 | | skylab.zko.dec.com::FISHER | How may I be honest with you today?-Tuvok | Thu Jun 29 1995 13:46 | 13 |
| Yes, Collins was one of the best astronaut-commentators I have seen. She was
clear, tended to avoid jargon but not over-simplify, said "I don't know" when
she didn't, and was just generally helpful.
They had a lot of incredibly good pictures. I was quite amazed! Some
out-the-window shots from Mir, and some pretty good pictures from the cameras
mounted on/in/by the docking adaptors.
Unfortunately, they were apparently out of TV contact when they hard-docked,
but Collins said there might not be much to see anyway (although no one knew,
she said, since no one had done it!)
Burns
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| 925.60 | | VMSSG::FRIEDRICHS | I'd rather be flying! | Thu Jun 29 1995 13:52 | 14 |
| re .58
Actually, there was a picture of all 10 of them together on the NASA
Select frame grab. I don't know enough about what the inside of MIR
or the Shuttle look like, but I would guess they were all inside on
of the MIR modules. This was at about 11:30... I suspect that a
couple of good frames should be in the photo album soon..
(Of course the current picture is of someone with a crooked tie giving
a briefing.. :-(
cheers,
jeff
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| 925.61 | Launch, docking handled by DEC computers | FRASER::FRASER | Jim Fraser | Thu Jun 29 1995 14:00 | 97 |
| <forwardings removed ... >
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 1995 01:50:29 -0400
From:
granit::mrgate::"usrdc1::dpdmai::a1::renteria.anita"@granit.ENET.dec.com
To: @Distribution_List
Subject: New Digital Mission Control Center Goes LIVE!
From: NAME: Anita F. Renteria
FUNC: SALES
TEL: 441-3567 <RENTERIA.ANITA@A1@DPD05@DLO>
To: See Below
CC: See Below
To All:
If you are on this distribution list, it is because you played a key role
in selling, delivering, or solving a problem in the Control Center
Consolidation Platform contract that Digital won with Loral Space
Information Systems in August, 1993. That $10 million dollar, five year
contract was to replace the 30 year old Mission Control Center at NASA's
Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Over the past two years we have delivered $6.6 million in revenue off the
contract alone, which represents 484 Alpha AXP/Digital Unix systems.
Non-contract hardware and software in support of the MCC is approximately
$4 million incremental. We have achieved our goal of becoming the dominant
vendor at Loral Space Information Systems, and within the Mission
Operations Directorate at NASA/JSC. We have even sold systems to the
Russian Space Agency with this contract!
As of yesterday, June 27, 1995 at aproximately 2:40pm CST, STS-71 has
successfully launched. The shuttle Atlantis, carrying a crew of seven has
begun her 10+ day mission to dock with the Russian Space Station MIR. It
is historical for a number of reasons:
1- It is the 100th Shuttle Mission
2- It is only the second time in history we will dock
with the Russians; the first time was 1975.
3- We'll be picking up Dr. Norm Thagard, who has
been on-board the MIR since March, and dropping off
a couple of Cosmonauts.
AND
4- It is the first flight for the NEW Control Center.
This, my friends and colleagues, is our first mission. The Mission Control
Center is, as I type, running on the systems and software we installed. We
believed our first mission was going to be the infamous "woodpecker" launch
on June 9, during which the old control center would have done most of the
work (launch, satellite deployment, landing) and we would have monitored
only the orbit. That would have been a nice 'get your feet wet' kind of
mission. But since that didn't happen, this is our first, made even more
daunting by the fact that the NEW control center is the ONLY one capable of
handling the docking. All of the training and preparation are on Alpha
systems, so there is no backup. It's all or nothing. The actual docking
is set for Thursday, and the Commander must bring the orbiter within 3
inches of the MIR to succeed. Please keep thoughts and prayers for a safe,
successful mission going for the next ten days!
A successful landing will mark the proudest moment of my 11 year career at
Digital. I can not express the emotions I feel--the blood and sweat and
tears that were poured into making this contract a success overwhelm me.
Each of you is responsible in some way for this monumental achievement. I
have been consistently amazed at the depth of professionalism, the
dedication to providing a quality response to this critical customer that
has been shown whenever you were called upon. Loral has expressed to me
their appreciation for Digital, and has complimented the great strides
we've made in response since the beginning of this contract. We've
achieved the status of "Team member" as opposed to "Vendor", and it could
not have happened without each of you. I have the deepest gratitude and
respect for you all, and am proud to be Digital's representative to Loral.
As a result of our success, Loral and JSC have been made successful. The
Director of NASA's Control Center Systems Division, John Muratore, has
assured me that he will be happy to give Digital public credit once we've
succeeded with this mission, and that the whole world will know that Alpha
is the new MCC. If you have Web access, I encourage you to look up NASA's
homepage. There are pictures of the control center there, and reading the
'MCC HARDWARE' section is like reading the Digital Systems and Options
Catalog. It's very rewarding to know that the MCC you see on television
for the next (hopefully!) 30 years will be ours.
In September, we will assume ascent/descent responsibility. And if all
goes according to schedule, we will unplug the old control center forever
in December of this year, and it will become a museum.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, my friends and colleagues. Be very, very
proud of yourselves, and of our company.
Congratulations on a job well done.
Sincerely,
Anita Renteria
Account Manager
Loral Space Information Systems
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| 925.62 | Latest pass/sighting update since docking (Worcester, Mass.) | ROGER::GAUDET | Because the Earth is 2/3 water | Thu Jun 29 1995 16:04 | 7 |
| STSORBIT PLUS Data Output to STSPLUS.LOG, Data = 19
--------#23600 AOS------- --MAX VISIBILITY-- ------LOS------
# EDT Date & Time Azm EDT Time Alt Azm EDT Time Azm Duration V
6 29 JUN 95 21:18:08 304.3 21:23:24 84 30.6 21:28:37 124.0 0:10:29 *
7 29 JUN 95 22:54:58 285.2 22:59:16 11 229.8 23:03:31 174.8 0:08:33 *
13 30 JUN 95 21:59:46 293.8 22:04:39 22 224.9 22:09:30 156.5 0:09:44 *
19 01 JUL 95 21:04:46 299.8 21:09:57 45 219.6 21:15:05 140.2 0:10:19 *
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| 925.63 | Wow! | skylab.zko.dec.com::FISHER | How may I be honest with you today?-Tuvok | Thu Jun 29 1995 23:41 | 15 |
| Wow, that was right on the money, even for Nashua. I saw Mir/Atlantis
go over at very close to the predicted time and direction, climbing out
of the NW and setting in the SE. It started out as a faint star and as
it climbed it grew in brightness to exceed the nearby planet (which I
assume was Jupiter). Looking through binocs, I could surely tell it
was not round like a planet; I thought I *might* have made out that it
was cruciform, but I'm not really sure.
Anyone know what the complex's attitude was going over? I'm wondering
if Atlantis is still belly-down. I wuold think that would be the least
bright orientation.
Thanks for posting the predicts!
Burns
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| 925.64 | MCC Status Report 4 | ERMTRD::CLIFFE | I'll warp my own space-time ... | Fri Jun 30 1995 04:17 | 44 |
| MISSION CONTROL CENTER
STS-71 Status Report #4
Thursday, June 29, 1995, 4:00 a.m. CDT
Atlantis' seven astronauts awoke at 1:32 a.m. CDT to "From a
Distance," as sung by Nanci Griffith. The wake-up music was preceded
by special birthday greetings to Pilot Charlie Precourt from his wife
and daughters. Precourt is celebrating his 40th birthday today soaring
216 nautical miles above the surface of the Earth.
The STS-71 crew members almost immediately set to work preparing for
this morning's planned docking with the Mir Space Station.
Shortly before 3 a.m., Atlantis' orbital maneuvering system engines
were fired for 45 seconds. That NC4 burn raised the low end of
Atlantis' orbit and positioned the shuttle roughly eight nautical
miles behind Mir. One orbit later, at about 4:30 a.m., Commander Hoot
Gibson was scheduled to again fire the jets for the terminal
initiation burn which begins the final phase of the rendezvous. That
burn will put Atlantis in position to intercept the Mir Space Station
from a point directly below Mir, on an imaginary line called the R-Bar
or Earth radius vector.
Atlantis will stationkeep in that position at a distance of about 250
feet from the Mir awaiting the approval of NASA Flight Director Bob
Castle and Russian Flight Director Viktor Blagov to proceed with the
docking. Atlantis will eventually close to a point 30 feet from Mir at
about 7:40 a.m. before beginning its final approach toward the docking
port located on the Kristall module.
Link-up of the two vehicles is expected at 8 a.m. CDT. Once docking is
confirmed, the astronauts on board Atlantis and the cosmonauts on
board Mir will perform leak checks of the tunnel connecting the two
spacecraft. With that complete, the hatches will be opened and Gibson
and Mir 18 Commander Vladimir Dezhurov will shake hands as Americans
and Russians meet in space for the first time in 20 years.
Atlantis remains in excellent mechanical condition in an orbit with a
high point of 216 nautical miles and a low point of 163 nautical
miles.
-end-
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| 925.65 | MCC Status Report 5 | ERMTRD::CLIFFE | I'll warp my own space-time ... | Fri Jun 30 1995 04:18 | 41 |
| MISSION CONTROL CENTER
STS-71 Status Report #5
Thursday, June 29, 1995, 5:30 p.m. CDT
Following a successful docking at 8 a.m. today with the Russian Mir
Space Station, Atlantis' crew completed a transfer of responsibilities
for the station from the three Mir-18 crew members to the two Mir-19
crewmen.
Following a transfer of personal gear and a changeout of the
individual, custom-made foam seat liners in the Soyuz capsule also
docked to Mir, Mir-19 Commander Anatoly Solovyev and Flight Engineer
Nikolai Budarin officially assumed duties on the station. Solovyev
and Budarin will sleep aboard the Mir tonight while astronaut Norm
Thagard and cosmonauts Vladimir Dezhurov and Gennady Strekalov, aboard
Mir for the past 105 days, will sleep aboard Atlantis.
Commander Hoot Gibson of Atlantis flew the shuttle to a flawless
docking with the Mir station today exactly on schedule while the two
spacecraft were 216 nautical miles above the Lake Baykal region of the
Russian Federation. Mission Specialist Greg Harbaugh then engaged the
docking mechanism to firmly latch the spacecraft together. Later, the
Spacelab module in Atlantis cargo bay was reactivated by Mission
Specialist Bonnie Dunbar in preparation for a variety of medical
experiments that will be performed during the next four days.
Atlantis and Mir, now the single largest spacecraft ever in orbit with
a total mass of almost one-half million pounds, have performed as
expected in the nine and a half hours they have so far been
attached. No significant problems or surprises have been observed by
Mission Control. The crew will begin an eight-hour sleep period at
5:32 p.m. today and awaken at 1:32 a.m. Friday.
The spacecraft are in an orbit with a high point of 218 nautical miles
and a low point of 209 nautical miles, circling Earth every 92
minutes, 35 seconds.
-end-
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| 925.66 | Congratulations | LARVAE::PARKER_C | | Fri Jun 30 1995 05:18 | 7 |
| re .61
Congratulations & well done, it must be great! to be part of reaching
out into space. Can you supply any additional details? I off now to
look at the Nasa's home page.
cpj
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| 925.67 | | LHOTSE::DAHL | | Fri Jun 30 1995 11:22 | 10 |
| RE: <<< Note 925.63 by skylab.zko.dec.com::FISHER "How may I be honest with you today?-Tuvok" >>>
I too saw the pair fly over (from Westford MA, USA), with my two kids, ages 7
and 10. The craft definitely were brighter than Jupiter at the peak. It was
quite bright; being almost straight overhead it was quite a sight. All three
of us were sure that the craft faded some, and then brightened for another
30 seconds or so, before fading again into shadow.
Ditto on the thanks for posting the sighting data.
-- Tom
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| 925.68 | Call me an astronomy/space salesman | ROGER::GAUDET | Because the Earth is 2/3 water | Fri Jun 30 1995 13:27 | 28 |
| RE: Burns & Tom
You're welcome! I'm glad I could help people get out and see it. I sent
similar info around to my group and many people went outside last night to see
it. It's funny how several people say they think they saw that the shuttle/MIR
combo as something "different than a star" as it moved. Through binocs I too
thought I could see some sort of "shape" to it. What a great show! I even had
my neighbors and their kids outside with me, so I took the opportunity to bring
out my telescope and show off Jupiter and a few other objects of interest. They
loved it!
As far as the orbiter's orientation, according to NASA Select Atlantis was
actually pointing nose-down at the Earth and was leading MIR in orbit (at least
that's the way the picture looked on the mission control view). If we assume
that the orientation shown was accurate, then it made perfect sense (to me
anyway) why the object we saw last night got brighter as it moved across the
sky. When we first saw it we were looking at the underside of the shuttle
(black) and it was partially obstructing MIR. Then as it passed overhead, we
were seeing more of the orbiter's side & payload bay (white) which reflects more
light. Finally after it passed zenith we were looking right into the payload
bay and a full view of MIR which is probably the orientation that yields the
maximum reflection of sunlight.
At least that's my theory.
Ah who cares, it was GREAT!!!
...Roger...
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| 925.69 | | skylab.zko.dec.com::FISHER | How may I be honest with you today?-Tuvok | Fri Jun 30 1995 13:39 | 23 |
| re .68:
There is another explanation for the brightening as well, and that is simply
the sun/mir/earth angle. When it first appeared, the angle is less than 90, so
the parts of the spacecraft we can see are those parts which are lighted at an
angle. As it climbs higher in the sky and then approaches the south-western
horizon, the sun/mir/us angle gets closer to 180, so we are seeing the parts of
the craft that are most directly lighted.
I wonder if this actually might explain the brightness "hump" that Tom
reported. Hmmmm....Ok, as it passes directly overhead, the greatest area of
MIR is visible to us and it is at a pretty good angle. --Bright.
Now as it heads SW, we start looking more and more at the end of MIR (opposite
from Atlantis) so it starts getting dimmer, except that that end of MIR is
getting the sun on it more directly so at some point it gets brighter.
But whatever...cool as heck.
The view is not so good tonight, but I'll try again. Tomorrow should be
another good one, though.
Burns
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| 925.70 | And one last time for the long holiday weekend | ROGER::GAUDET | Because the Earth is 2/3 water | Fri Jun 30 1995 13:41 | 19 |
| Well, I hope you saw the shuttle & MIR last night because that was the best show
they're going to put on (for us here in the northeastern U.S. anyway)! Here's
the data from the latest element set. As you can see, the best show over the
weekend will be Saturday night at about 45 degrees above the horizon. There's
no show on July 4th (not that it'll matter 'cuz other things will be flying in
the sky that night :-)). I believe they undock on the 4th anyway, so it's moot.
Enjoy.
...Roger...
STSORBIT PLUS Data Output to STSPLUS.LOG, Data = 19
--------#23600 AOS------- --MAX VISIBILITY-- ------LOS------
# EDT Date & Time Azm EDT Time Alt Azm EDT Time Azm Duration V
6 30 JUN 95 21:59:29 293.9 22:04:22 22 224.9 22:09:14 156.4 0:09:45 *
12 01 JUL 95 21:04:19 299.9 21:09:30 45 220.2 21:14:38 140.0 0:10:19 *
20 02 JUL 95 21:46:07 284.5 21:50:21 11 230.2 21:54:33 176.1 0:08:26 *
26 03 JUL 95 20:50:41 293.4 20:55:34 21 225.1 21:00:23 157.4 0:09:42 *
40 05 JUL 95 20:37:17 283.9 20:41:28 10 230.6 20:45:38 177.3 0:08:21 *
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| 925.71 | Keplerian elements? | MEOC02::VIETH | | Sat Jul 01 1995 00:05 | 15 |
| Hello all,
Has anyone have a current set of elements for me to put into my
tracking program? Being in Australia the viewing schedule is of no help,
sorry.
Also I heard this morning on my Ham radio gear a female Astronaut
using the equipment on Mir to talk to a couple of us Aussies, I tried getting
through but without the KEPS I did not know which way to point my Antenna.
PS: For those people with scanning radios, tune to 145.550Mhz, but don't
expect them to be on this frequency talking all the time, just luck, you may
hear something.
Roy
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| 925.72 | MCC Status report 6 | ERMTRD::CLIFFE | I'll warp my own space-time ... | Mon Jul 03 1995 04:59 | 56 |
| MISSION CONTROL CENTER
STS-71 Status Report #6
Friday, June 30, 1995, 6:30 a.m. CDT
The eight astronauts on board Atlantis received a wakeup call from
Mission Control at 1:32 a.m. CDT today, ready to begin the first full
day of joint operations on board the linked shuttle and Russian Mir
Space Station. The musical wake-up call was "Wildest Dreams" by the
Moody Blues.
About one hour before receiving that formal wakeup call, Commander
Hoot Gibson awoke when General Purpose Computer 4 experienced a brief
"hiccup"causing a warning alarm to sound on board. Spacecraft
Communicator Dan Bursch then called up to Atlantis advising Gibson to
turn off GPC 4 and load the system manager software on GPC 3. There
are five general purpose computers on board Atlantis, with one
designated as the system manager to monitor various orbiter systems.
GPC 3 is now designated as the system manager. Flight controllers will
look at the possible causes of the GPC 4 alarm once the crew
officially begins its fourth flight day on orbit.
Atlantis is now home to the five STS-71 crew members -- Gibson, Pilot
Charlie Precourt, Payload Commander Ellen Baker, and Mission
Specialists Greg Harbaugh and Bonnie Dunbar -- and the Mir 18 crew
members -- Commander Vladimir Dezhurov, Engineer Gennady Strekalov,
and Cosmonaut Researcher Norm Thagard. For the next four days, in
cooperation with their counterparts on board Mir -- Commander Anatoly
Solovyev and Engineer Nikolai Budarin -- the astronauts will support
15 separate biomedical investigations into how the human body
functions in a microgravity environment.
Those investigations will be conducted in the Spacelab module tucked
in the aft section of Atlantis' payload bay. Seven different
disciplines are represented including cardiovascular and pulmonary
functions in weightlessnessness, human metabolism, neuroscience,
hygiene, sanitation and radiation, and behavioral performance and
biology. The studies begun during the Mir 18/STS-71 mission will
continue for several years as part of the continuing Shuttle-Mir
Science Program.
In addition to supporting the medical and scientific investigations,
crew members will transfer equipment, hardware and experiment
specimens from the Mir module to Atlantis for return to Earth.
Earlier this morning, the two crews met in the Spacelab for a
ceremonial gift exchange commemorating this flight. During the
ceremony the crew members joined a halved pewter medallion bearing the
impression of a docked shuttle and Mir, and a scale model of Atlantis
and Mir.
Circling the Earth at an altitude of 218 nautical miles every 92
minutes, Atlantis and Mir have become the largest single spacecraft
ever in orbit.
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| 925.73 | MCC Status report 7 | ERMTRD::CLIFFE | I'll warp my own space-time ... | Mon Jul 03 1995 05:01 | 46 |
| MISSION CONTROL CENTER
STS-71 Status Report #7
Friday, June 30, 1995, 6 p.m. CDT
Having dropped off two crew members and picked up three new crew
members yesterday, today was a day for loading and unloading gear
aboard Atlantis and the Mir Space Station.
Medical samples and other materials associated with the Mir-18 crew
members -- U.S. Astronaut Norm Thagard and Cosmonauts Vladimir
Dezhurov and Gennady Strekalov - - were loaded into Atlantis for the
trip home. Equipment for the Mir 19 and future missions was
transferred from the shuttle to the station. Thagard and crew were
officially relieved Thursday from their responsibilities for the
station by Mir 19's Anatoly Solovyev and Nikolai Budarin. Along with
the Mir 19 equipment, Atlantis' crew also filled four Russian space
agency tanks with excess water from the shuttle and transported it to
Mir. More such water transfers are planned during upcoming days of the
flight.
The crew completed all their work on schedule today with no
problems. Flight controllers did ask Commander Hoot Gibson to reset
one of Atlantis' flight control computers, general purpose computer
number 4, which had experienced a problem early this morning, to
evaluate the computer problem. Gibson successfully reloaded computer,
and it was run for about an hour in an idle mode to evaluate its
performance. Later, flight control software was loaded into the
computer while it was not attached functionally to the shuttle and it
was put in a standby mode for the night. Further evaluations of its
performance are planned tomorrow.
In any event, Atlantis' four other identical flight control computers
are operating well and can perform all needed functions for the
spacecraft. In addition, a spare computer is onboard that could be
used to replace the GPC-4 machine if that is deemed necessary. The
crew began an eight-hour sleep period at 5:32 p.m. and will awaken at
1:32 a.m. central to begin their fifth day in orbit. Atlantis has been
docked with the Mir station for more than 34 hours and the spacecraft
are in an orbit with a high point of 219 nautical miles and low point
of 208 nautical miles, circling Earth every 92 minutes, 34 seconds.
-end-
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| 925.74 | MCC Status report 8 | ERMTRD::CLIFFE | I'll warp my own space-time ... | Mon Jul 03 1995 05:02 | 43 |
| MISSION CONTROL CENTER
STS-71 Status Report #8
Saturday, July 1, 1995 6 a.m. CDT
The sounds of a Russian pop song, Kuca Kuca Kuca, (pronounced Keesa
Keesa Keesa) greeted the Atlantis/Mir crew members as they awoke to
begin their fifth flight day on orbit.
Commander Hoot Gibson's sleep was briefly interrupted twice
overnight. An alarm sounded when the H2 manifold valve for hydrogen
tank 1 gave a "closed" indication. Flight controllers asked Gibson to
verify the valve's position, and then reset it to "open." The panel
continued to show a "closed" configuration, but all tank pressures
indicated the valve was open and functioning normally. Flight
controllers looked at the data and concluded that a microswitch in the
valve was reading its position incorrectly and that the valve is
functioning normally. Gibson then returned to sleep.
About 40 minutes before crew wake up, the temperature on one of the
forward right reaction control system jets, F5R, fell below limits
signalling an alarm on board and waking the crew. The temperature drop
was not unexpected due to the inertial attitude the Atlantis/Mir
spacecraft has been flying. An orbital maneuver, already scheduled in
to the crew's activity timeline, will put Atlantis into an attitude
that will warm the jet.
Today, the STS-71 and Mir 18 crew members will continue transferring
medical samples, equipment and hardware from Mir to Atlantis for the
return trip to Earth. In addition, crew members also will fill four
canisters of water, generated on board Atlantis as a byproduct of its
fuel cells, and transfer it to Mir. Four similar canisters were filled
on Friday.
Gibson, Pilot Charlie Precourt, and Mission Specialists Ellen Baker
and Bonnie Dunbar, along with Mir 18 Commander Vladimir Dezhurov and
Cosmonaut Researcher Norm Thagard will be interviewed by CNN and Conus
Communications beginning at 9:47 a.m.
The current altitude of Atlantis and Mir is 217 nautical miles with an
orbital period of 92 minutes.
-end-
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| 925.75 | MCC Status Report 9 | ERMTRD::CLIFFE | I'll warp my own space-time ... | Mon Jul 03 1995 05:04 | 44 |
| MISSION CONTROL CENTER
STS-71 Status Report #9
Saturday, July 1, 1995, 3 p.m. CDT
The astronauts and cosmonauts aboard Atlantis and the Mir Space
Station maintained a rhythm of packing and unpacking today, as well as
entering into a steady pace of medical investigations in the Shuttle's
cargo bay laboratory module.
On his 109th day in orbit, Astronaut Norm Thagard went through a
series of medical tests ranging from analysis of his lung function to
electrocardiographs and studies of his cardiovascular system, along
with his Mir 18 mission crew mates. Mission Specialists Ellen Baker
and Bonnie Dunbar oversaw the medical testing aboard Atlantis.
Simultaneously, the transfer of equipment to and from Mir continued,
including providing specially designed spacewalking tools to the Mir
from Atlantis that will be used by the Mir 19 cosmonauts in mid-July
to free a jammed solar array on the station. Other transfers included
loading a broken Salyut-5 computer onto Atlantis for the trip home and
providing excess water from the Shuttle to Mir. So far, about 580
pounds of excess Shuttle water has been provided to Mir.
Also today, Commander Hoot Gibson and Pilot Charlie Precourt fired
Atlantis' large steering jets in a planned test to check the integrity
of the Atlantis-Mir attachment points, finding the docking mechanism
to be very secure. A flight control computer aboard Atlantis that
experienced a problem early yesterday has been operating throughout
the day today without trouble, and flight controllers believe the
computer is healthy and that the earlier problem was an isolated
incident.
Flight controllers changed the orientation of Atlantis and Mir
slightly for the sleep period today so the Shuttle's autopilot will
have to fire steering jets a bit more often, thus keeping the jets
warmer during the crew's night.
The astronauts and cosmonauts will begin an eight-hour sleep period at
5:32 p.m. Central and awaken at 1:32 a.m. Central to begin day six of
STS-71.
-end-
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| 925.76 | MCC Status report 10 | ERMTRD::CLIFFE | I'll warp my own space-time ... | Mon Jul 03 1995 05:07 | 74 |
| MISSION CONTROL CENTER
STS-71 Status Report #10
Sunday, July 2, 1995 6:00 a.m. CDT
Flight Day 6 on board Atlantis/Mir began with a Caribbean flair as
the
astronauts and cosmonauts awoke to Jimmy Buffet's "Changes in
Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes." Crew members are already hard at
work as another busy day of scientific and medical investigations in
the Spacelab module gets under way. Todays investigations focus
primarily on understanding how the cardiovascular system responds to
microgravity.
The Mir 18 crew members -- Commander Vladimir Dezhurov, Engineer
Gennady Strekalov and Cosmonaut Researcher Norm Thagard -- are using a
neck collar of sorts to mimic increasing and decreasing arterial
pressure on the baroceptor sensors located in the arteries of the
neck. These sensors constantly monitor blood pressure and send
messages to the brain to increase or decrease heart rate to compensate
for rising or dropping blood pressure. This investigation may help
researchers understand and reduce the phenomenom of orthostatic
intolerance, or lightheadedness, sometimes experienced by astronauts
upon return to Earth.
The cosmonauts also are continuing their scheduled exercise sessions
designed to help minimize their readapation to Earths one-gravity
environment. Dezhurov, Strekalov and Thagard will walk or run on the
treadmill, ride the bicycle ergometer, or perform resistive exercise
for 1-2 hours every day as part of this countermeasures program.
In parallel with the joint medical investigations, remaining crew
members continue the transfer, package and storing of equipment to be
returned to Earth on board Atlantis. Transfer of excess water from
Atlantis to the Mir space station will continue throughout the day.
Mir 18 Commander Vladimir Dezhurov spent several minutes discussing
his flight plan with flight controllers at the Russian Mission Control
Center in Kaliningrad. Dezhurov raised questions earlier today about
the volume of work he was being asked to accomplish and was reassured
that, as a member of the Atlantis crew, his flight plan was being
coordinated properly between flight controllers in Houston and flight
controllers in Russia.
Atlantis' Pilot Charlie Precourt tested a pair of VHF radio systems
which enable Shuttle crewmembers to converse with the Mir Space
Station or the Soyuz capsule. One of the systems has apparently
experienced a malfunction but the backup system is functioning
properly and will be used on Tuesday when Atlantis undocks from the
Mir.
Mir 19 Commander Anatoly Solovyev and Flight Engineer Nikolai
Budarin conducted leak checks to the launch and entry suits they will
wear Tuesday for Atlantis' departure from the Mir. Current plans
call for Solovyev and Budarin to undock the Soyuz 15 minutes before
Atlantis' undocking to capture still photos and video images of the
event from a stationkeeping position several hundred feet away from
Mir. Shuttle crewmembers also plan to photograph and record the
redocking of the Soyuz to the Mir after an hour and a half of
proximity operations by Atlantis, the Soyuz and the Mir.
Several crew members took a break from morning activities to speak
with National Public Radio at 6 a.m. central time today. Commander
Hoot Gibson, Pilot Charlie Precourt, Thagard, Dezhurov and Strekalov
shared their feelings about their historic flight and docking, and
discussed the many scientific and medical investigations ongoing
aboard Atlantis.
The 225 ton Atlantis/Mir spacecraft is circling the Earth every 92
minutes at an altitude of 217 nautical miles. The spacecraft have
been docked for more than 70 hours, following Thursday's historic
meeting in space.
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| 925.77 | MCC Status report 11 | ERMTRD::CLIFFE | I'll warp my own space-time ... | Mon Jul 03 1995 05:09 | 49 |
| MISSION CONTROL CENTER
STS-71 Status Report #11
Sunday, July 2, 1995, 2 p.m. CDT
Atlantis and Mir crews spent a third day together working steadily at
medical experiments, cargo transfers, and some preparations for
Tuesday's departure, uninterrupted by any problems with the respective
spacecraft.
During the last half of today aboard the orbiting complex, medical
investigations using the lower body negative pressure device, called
LBNP, were performed in the Shuttle's laboratory module. Mir 18
astronaut Norm Thagard and Flight Engineer cosmonaut Gennady
Strekalov, now on their 110th day in orbit, both underwent sessions in
the device, which decreases air pressure around the lower portion of
the body to imitate the effect of gravity in pulling fluids to the
legs. Body fluids pool in the upper half of the body in
weightlessness.
Simultaneously, Atlantis' Commander Hoot Gibson, Pilot Charlie
Precourt, and Flight Engineer Greg Harbaugh continued stowing gear
retrieved from Mir aboard the Shuttle for the trip home. Also, the
offloading of supplies for the Mir continued. Those supplies include
about 860 pounds of water, almost 108 gallons, loaded into 14 Russian
portable water tanks and two Shuttle portable water bags.
By the time Atlantis departs Mir early Tuesday, consumable supplies
transferred to Mir are planned to include almost a half ton of water,
53 pounds of oxygen, and 80 pounds of nitrogen. The oxygen and
nitrogen are being transferred to Mir by using the Shuttle's
atmospheric system to raise the air pressure in the station.
Gibson, Precourt and the Mir-19 cosmonauts also checked out various
communications systems today that may be used on Mir, the Soyuz
capsule and Atlantis during the undocking and flyaround
Tuesday. Precourt also gave Strekalov a televised tour of Atlantis and
the laboratory module.
The crews will begin an eight-hour sleep period at 5:32 p.m. today and
awaken at 1:32 a.m. Monday. Atlantis and Mir have now been docked for
almost 78 hours and are in a 218 by 209 nautical mile orbit. Among
the highlights of Monday's activities for the crew will be a joint
press conference with reporters in the U.S. and in Russia at 9:07
a.m. Central and a farewell ceremony at 12:32 p.m. Central.
-end-
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| 925.78 | | AUSSIE::GARSON | achtentachtig kacheltjes | Mon Jul 03 1995 05:32 | 6 |
| re .75
While the two craft are docked, which is responsible for attitude
control? I assume that the docking connection allows *no* relative
movement. .75 implies that the Shuttle is using its steering jets
for something.
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| 925.79 | | STAR::HUGHES | Captain Slog | Mon Jul 03 1995 12:43 | 4 |
| The Shuttle is responsible for attitude control while it and Mir are
docked.
gary
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| 925.80 | | AUSSIE::GARSON | achtentachtig kacheltjes | Mon Jul 03 1995 19:47 | 7 |
| re .79
Seems like the tail wagging the dog. How do the masses of the Mir
complex and the Shuttle compare? I *assume* that one day in the far
future the station would be too big and the r�les would have to reverse.
Letting the station do attitude control would probably also be cleaner.
(Maybe I've been watching/reading too much SF.)
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| 925.81 | STS 71 Launch Report | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Tue Jul 04 1995 00:42 | 202 |
|
GEORGE C. MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
STS-71 FLASH REPORT
JUNE 27, 1995
Prepared by Cynthia A. Snoddy
Chairman, MSFC Space Shuttle
Flight Evaluation Team
STS-71 MISSION DATA SUMMARY
PAYLOAD MANIFEST:
PAYLOAD BAY Spacelab-Mir
Orbiter Docking System
MID-DECK IMAX
Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment - II (SAREX-II)
INSTRUMENTATION: None Assigned
LAUNCH DATE: June 27, 1995
LAUNCH WINDOW: 2:32:19 pm - 2:42:27 pm CDT
LAUNCH TIME: 95:178:19:32:18.988 GMT
2:32:19 pm CST
SSME#3 START TIME: 95:178:19:32:12:429
SSME#2 START TIME: 95:178:19:32:12:546
SSME#1 START TIME: 95:178:19:32:12.682
LAUNCH SITE: KSC Pad 39A
MOBILE LAUNCH PLATFORM: MLP-3
ORBITAL INCLINATION: 51.6 degrees
ORBITAL ALTITUDE: 160 nautical miles
INSERTION MODE: Direct
MISSION DURATION: 10 + 1 days nominal
PRIMARY LANDING SITE: Kennedy Space Center, FL
ABORT LANDING SITES: TAL (Prime) - Zaragoza, Spain
TAL Alternate - Ben Guerir, Morocco
Moron, Spain
VEHICLE DATA
ORBITER: Discovery OV-104 (14th Flight) [Atlantis!]
EXTERNAL TANK: ET-70
MAIN ENGINES: 2028, 2034, 2032
POWER LEVEL: Nominal...........104/68/104%
Abort....................104%
To Avoid Ditching........109%
SRBs: BI-072
SRM Set Nr.: Left - 360L044A
Right - 360L044B
SRM Burnrate (Delivered): LH - 0.368 IPS at 60 deg F
RH - 0.368 IPS at 60 deg F
CREW
COMMANDER: Robert Hoot Gibson
SHUTTLE PILOT: Charlie Precourt
MISSION SPECIALIST: Ellen Baker
MISSION SPECIALIST: Greg Harbaugh
Mir 19 COMMANDER (ascent): Anatoly Solovyev
Mir 19 FLIGHT ENGINEER (ascent): Nikolai Budarin
Mir 18 COMMANDER (entry): Vladimir Dezhurov
Mir 18 FLIGHT ENGINEER (entry): Gennady Strekalov
Mir 18 COSMONAUT- RESEARCHER (entry): Norm Thagard
1.0 STS-67 FLIGHT SUMMARY
The STS-71 mission was successfully flown from Launch Pad 39A (MLP-3) at
the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on June 27, 1995. This is a civilian
mission of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with
the primary objective of a rendezvous and dock with the Russian space
station Mir via the orbiter docking system which will enable an exchange
of the Mir 18 crew with the two member Mir 19 crew.
This was the sixty-ninth (69th) flight of the Space Shuttle program. It
is also the 100th U.S. human space flight. RSRM ignition occurred at
approximately 2:32:19 P.M. Central Daylight Time (CDT)
(95:178:19:32:18.988 GMT). Winds at liftoff were from approximately 91
degrees at 7 knots; the ambient temperature was 85.2 degrees F; the
barometric pressure was 30.00 in. Hg; and the relative humidity was 83%.
The successful launch of STS-71 followed a vehicle scrub on June 24, 1995
due to a Launch Commit Criteria (LCC) weather violation (rain) at KSC.
The scrub occurred at approximately 2:58 pm CDT (19:58 GMT ) while in the
T-9 minute hold.
2.0 FLIGHT RESULTS
2.1 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - SRBs BI-072,
RSRMs 360L044A, 360L044B
All Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) systems performed as expected. The SRB
prelaunch countdown was normal, and no SRB or RSRM Launch Commit Criteria
(LCC) or Operational Maintenance Requirements Specification Document
(OMRSD) violations occurred.
Power up and operation of all igniter, and field joint heaters was
accomplished routinely. All RSRM temperatures were maintained within
acceptable limits throughout the countdown. For this flight, the low
pressure heated ground purge in the SRB aft skirt was used intermittently
to maintain the case/nozzle joint temperatures within the required LCC
ranges. At T- 15 minutes, the high pressure purge was activated to inert
the SRB aft skirt.
Preliminary data indicates that the flight performance of both RSRMs was
well within the allowable performance envelopes, and was typical of the
performance observed on previous flights. The RSRM propellant mean bulk
temperature (PMBT) was 80 degrees F at liftoff.
Both SRBs were successfully separated from the External Tank (ET) at T +
123. 56 seconds, and reports from the recovery area, based on visual
sightings, indicate that the deceleration subsystems performed as
designed. Both SRBs were observed during descent, and are currently
floating near the retrieval ships.
2.2 EXTERNAL TANK - ET-70
All objectives and requirements associated with External Tank (ET)
propellant loading and flight operations were met. All ET electrical
equipment and instrumentation operated satisfactorily. ET purge and
heater operations were monitored and all performed properly. No ET LCC or
OMRSD violations were identified.
Typical ice/frost formations were observed on the ET during the countdown.
There was no observed ice or frost on the acreage areas of the ET. No
unexpected quantities of ice or frost were present on the LO2 and LH2
feedlines, on the pressurization line brackets, nor along the LH2 PAL
ramps. All observations are acceptable per NSTS 08303. The Ice/Frost
"Red Team" reported that there were no anomalous TPS conditions.
The ET pressurization system functioned properly throughout engine start
and flight. The minimum LO2 ullage pressure experienced during the ullage
pressure slump was 13.8 psid.
ET separation was confirmed, Main Engine Cutoff (MECO) occurred within
expected tolerances and the ET reentry and breakup was within the
predicted footprint.
2.3 SPACE SHUTTLE MAIN ENGINE - SSMEs 2028, 2034, 2032
All SSME parameters appeared to be normal throughout the prelaunch
countdown and were typical of prelaunch parameters observed on previous
flights. Engine "Ready" was achieved at the proper time; all LCC were
met; and engine start and thrust buildup were normal.
Preliminary flight data indicate that SSME performance during mainstage,
throttling, shutdown and propellant dump operations was normal. HPOTP and
HPFTP temperatures appeared to be well within specification throughout
engine operation. Space Shuttle Main Engine Cutoff (MECO) occurred at T +
510.48 seconds. There were no Failure IDs (FIDs), and no significant SSME
problems have been identified.
2.4 MAIN PROPULSION SYSTEM - MPS OV-104
The overall performance of the Main Propulsion System (MPS) was as expected.
LO2 and LH2 loading were performed as planned with no stop flows or reverts.
There were no MPS OMRSD or LCC violations.
Throughout the period of preflight operations, no significant hazardous
gas concentrations were detected. The maximum hydrogen concentration level
in the Orbiter aft compartment (which occurred shortly after the start of
fastfill) was approximately 151 ppm, which compares favorably with
previous data for this vehicle.
A comparison of the calculated propellant loads at the end of replenish,
versus the inventory loads, results in a loading accuracy of 0.007 percent
for LH2, and 0.049 percent for LO2.
Ascent MPS performance appeared to be completely normal. Preliminary data
indicate that the LO2 and LH2 pressurization systems performed as planned,
and that all NPSP requirements were met throughout the flight.
2.5 SHUTTLE RANGE SAFETY SYSTEM - SRSS
Shuttle Range Safety System (SRSS) closed loop testing was completed as
scheduled during the launch countdown. All SRSS Safe and Arm (S&A)
devices were armed and system inhibits turned off at the appropriate
times. All SRSS measurements indicated that the system operated as
expected throughout the countdown and flight.
As planned, the SRB S&A devices were safed, and SRB system power was
turned off prior to SRB separation. The ET system remained active until ET
separation from the Orbiter.
2.6 VEHICLE PERFORMANCE
A quick-look determination of vehicle performance was made using vehicle
acceleration and preflight propulsion prediction data. From these data,
the average flight derived engine Isp determined for the time period
between SRB separation and start of 3-G throttling was 452.1 seconds as
compared to an MPS tag value of 452.67 seconds. The relative velocity of
the vehicle reached the Adaptive Guidance/Throttling (AGT) Reference Value
at T + 17.565 seconds, resulting in a calculated time difference used to
adjust the pitch and throttle profiles of + 0.1923 seconds.
3.0 CANDIDATE IN-FLIGHT ANOMALIES AND SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS
No In-Flight Anomalies or significant problems associated with the MSFC
elements have been identified at this time.
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| 925.82 | MCC Status report 12 | ERMTRD::CLIFFE | I'll warp my own space-time ... | Tue Jul 04 1995 03:59 | 47 |
| MISSION CONTROL CENTER
STS-71 Status Report #12
Monday, July 3, 1995, 6 a.m. CDT
The Florida State University Fight Song woke up the Atlantis/Mir crew
members today in honor of former Seminole Norm Thagard, the Mir 18
cosmonaut-researchers who is in his 111th day on orbit and celebrating
his 52nd birthday today.
Well under way on board the spacecraft are the joint U.S. and Russian
biomedical investigations being conducted in the Spacelab module. Both
the astronauts and cosmonauts will spend time on the treadmill or
cycle ergometer today, and the Mir 18 crew members will continue to
act as test subjects to see how extended exposure to a microgravity
environment affects the body's ability to absorb medication and
respond to viral infections.
All three crews will gather in Atlantis' Spacelab module for the
traditional press conference. Media from JSC, KSC and Russia will have
the opportunity to talk with the crew members in that event, scheduled
to begin at 9:07 a.m. central time.
The final official meeting of the three Atlantis/Mir crews takes place
at a farewell ceremony scheduled to begin at 12:32 p.m. on board
Mir. Following the official farewell, crew members will complete the
final minutes of equipment transfer, bid a personal adieu to their
friends and colleagues, then close the hatches of each spacecraft to
prepare for Tuesday's undocking.
In the meantime, transfer of equipment and water to the Mir
continues. In addition to the continuing transfer of excess shuttle
water, the SVET root module, which provides a growth medium for plants
as part of the Mir Greenhouse experiment also will be transferred and
stowed on board Mir.
By the time of Tuesday's undocking, more than one-half ton of water,
along with 53 pounds of oxygen, and 80 pounds of nitrogen will have
been transferred to the space station. The oxygen and nitrogen are
being transferred to Mir by using the Shuttle's atmospheric system to
raise the air pressure in the station.
The Atlantis/Mir spacecraft continues to circle the Earth every 92
minutes at an altitude of about 215 nautical miles.
|
| 925.83 | don't undersell viewing of the separated craft | LGP30::FLEISCHER | without vision the people perish (DTN 297-5780, MRO2-3/E8) | Tue Jul 04 1995 11:46 | 10 |
| re Note 925.70 by ROGER::GAUDET:
> no show on July 4th (not that it'll matter 'cuz other things will be flying in
> the sky that night :-)). I believe they undock on the 4th anyway, so it's moot.
I found that viewing the separated craft (during the previous
close encounter) was quite dramatic -- two objects following
the same path through the sky.
Bob
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| 925.84 | MCC Status Reports #13, 14 | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Tue Jul 04 1995 13:56 | 75 |
| MISSION CONTROL CENTER
STS-71 Status Report #13
Monday, July 3, 1995, 5:30 p.m. CDT
With a final hug to departing cosmonaut Gennady Strekalov, Mir 19
Commander Anatoly Solovyev bolted the door of the Mir space station this
afternoon. Atlantis' Flight Engineer Greg Harbaugh followed suit shortly
afterward, performing a final check on a docking target the next visiting
Shuttle will use and then closing the Shuttle's hatch.
Atlantis is planned to undock from Mir at 6:10 a.m. Central Tuesday, with
the beginning of an intricate orbital formation coming about 15 minutes
earlier with the undocking of a Soyuz capsule from the Mir station.
During the close-proximity flying, Mir 19 crew members Solovyev and
Nikolai Budarin will film and photograph the undocking of Atlantis from
Mir, while Atlantis' crew then reciprocates with video of the Soyuz
capsule redocking to the station.
Mir's hatch was closed at 2:32 p.m. Central today, and Atlantis' hatch was
closed at 2:48 p.m. Central. Following the hatch closing, Harbaugh began
depressurizing the tunnel that had connected Mir and Atlantis, venting the
air overboard to equalize the tunnel with the vacuum of space in
preparation for tomorrow's undocking. The air vented overboard slower than
expected, but steadily; and a leak check showed both spacecraft hatches
were securely closed. Flight controllers believe the slow
depressurization was due to thermal blankets that partially obstructed the
vent.
Prior to closing the hatches on the station and Shuttle, the ten
cosmonauts and astronauts held a formal farewell ceremony. Atlantis' crew
presented flight pins, watches, fresh fruit, and tortillas to the Mir 19
crew to wish them well as they start a two-month stay on Mir. Also today,
medical examinations continued on the Mir 18 crew members, now Atlantis'
passengers, in the Shuttle's laboratory module. The Mir 18 cosmonauts and
astronaut Norm Thagard have been in orbit for 111 days.
The Shuttle crew began an 8-hour sleep period at 5:32 p.m. They awaken at
1:32 a.m. Central tomorrow.
MISSION CONTROL CENTER
STS-71 Status Report #14
Tuesday, July 4, 1995, 5 a.m. CDT
Atlantis was scheduled to separate from Russia's Mir space station at 6:10 this
morning, concluding the historic mission that saw an American and Russian
spacecraft commander shake hands in orbit for the first time in 20 years.
As the Atlantis crew was awakened to a celebration of America's 219th birthday
and the sounds of "America the Beautiful," their colleagues on board the Mir
space station were well into procedures to deactivate some of the station's
systems. Mir will be temporarily uninhabited following the undocking of the
Soyuz capsule from the station. With Mir 19 Commander Anatoly Solovyev at the
controls, the Soyuz was to undock from Mir at 5:55 AM, and move to a
stationkeeping position to photograph the linked Atlantis/Mir space complex.
Mir 19 Commander Anatoly Solovyev will redock his Soyuz capsule to the Mir
space station about 6:43 a.m. to begin a two-month stay. Before leaving the
area, the STS-71 and Mir 18 crews on board Atlantis, will fly around Mir
conducting a photo survey of the space station.
With the five-days of docked operations behind them, the STS-71 and Mir 18 crew
members will settle into a routine of continuing medical and scientific
investigations on board Atlantis. The joint U.S./Russian investigations are
studying how the human body responds to an extended stay in microgravity. The
Mir 18 crew members -- Commander Vladimir Dezhurov, Flight Engineer Gennady
Strekalov and Cosmonaut Researcher Norm Thagard -- are beginning their 112th
day in orbit.
Flying free of Mir for the first time in five days, Atlantis is functioning
virtually trouble-free on its 14th journey in space.
|
| 925.85 | | STAR::HUGHES | Captain Slog | Wed Jul 05 1995 14:03 | 6 |
| re attitude control
Atlantis doesn't have to make sure it has enough propellant to last
until the next Progress-M tanker comes up.
gary
|
| 925.86 | MCC STatus Report 15 | ERMTRD::CLIFFE | I'll warp my own space-time ... | Thu Jul 06 1995 04:56 | 37 |
| STS-71 Status Report #15
Tuesday, July 4, 1995, 2 p.m. CDT
With a graceful orbital bow, Atlantis departed the Mir space station
on time this morning and is now flying solo once again while medical
examinations of the Shuttle's new, homeward-bound passengers continue.
Atlantis Commander Hoot Gibson undocked from Mir at 6:10 a.m. Central
today, releasing hooks that held the docked spacecraft together and
allowing springs built into the docking system to gently push the
Shuttle away. Atlantis was preceded in undocking by a Soyuz
spacecraft flown by Mir 19 Commander Anatoly Solovyev and Engineer
Gennady Strekalov that unlatched from the station at 5:55
a.m. Central. As Atlantis slowly circled the station, the Soyuz
redocked, each spacecraft capturing final photographs and film of the
other. Aboard Atlantis, Gibson likened the session to a "cosmic
ballet."
Atlantis and her crew of eight are enroute to a Friday landing. The
Mir 19 cosmonauts are embarking on a months-long stay aboard Mir.
After firing Atlantis' jets for a final separation from the vicinity
of Mir, medical investigations resumed in the Shuttle's laboratory
module, with each of the three Mir 18 crew members taking turns
exercising on a treadmill. The returning Mir 18 crewmen are on their
112th day of weightlessness, and such medical work will continue for
the next two days aboard the Shuttle.
Atlantis is currently about 35 nautical miles ahead of Mir, continuing
to separate from the station by about 9 nautical miles with each orbit
of Earth. The crew will go to sleep at 5:32 p.m. today and awaken for
the ninth day of Atlantis' flight at 1:32 a.m. Wednesday.
-end-
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| 925.87 | MCC Status Report 16 | ERMTRD::CLIFFE | I'll warp my own space-time ... | Thu Jul 06 1995 04:57 | 53 |
| MISSION CONTROL CENTER
STS-71 Status Report #16
Wednesday, July 5, 1995 6:00 a.m. CDT
Flying solo and ahead of the Mir space station by about 120 nautical
miles, the crew on board Atlantis awoke to a children's song, "I Love
My Moon," a special dedication to Commander Hoot Gibson from his
26-day old daughter Emilee Louise.
Atlantis carried seven crew members into orbit, and following the
conclusion of its joint operations with the Mir space station, is
scheduled to return to Earth on Friday morning with eight passengers
on board, equalling the largest crew (STS-61A, Oct. `85) in Shuttle
history. The Mir 19 cosmonauts-- Commander Anatoly Solovyev and Flight
Engineer Nikolai Budarin -- who reached orbit on board Atlantis, now
begin a two-month stay on board the space station while the Mir 18
crew -- Vladimir Dezhurov, Gennady Strekalov and Norm Thagard -- are
returning to Earth on board Atlantis. Solovyev and Budarin are
scheduled to take the first of three planned spacewalks during their
flight on July 14th to inspect a side docking port on the Mir and to
free a balky solar panel on the Kvant-2 science module.
The primary activities today aboard Atlantis focus on the continuing
medical and scientific investigations being conducted in the Spacelab
science workshop in the Shuttle's cargo bay. The Mir 18 crew members,
beginning their 113th day on orbit, are the primary test subjects for
the ongoing studies into how the human body responds to extended
spaceflight.
The investigations are designed to increase understanding of, and
countermeasures for, a phenomenon referred to as orthostatic
intolerance. This is a feeling of lightheadedness that astronauts may
experience when attempting to stand upright after returning to
Earth. Mir 18 crew members will use either the Lower Body Negative
Pressure unit -- a bag-like device that pulls fluids from the upper
portion of the body to the lower extremities -- or a baroreflex neck
cuff that mimics arterial pressure on sensors located in the arteries
of the neck, to see how autonomic control of cardiovascular
orthostatic function responds to microgravity.
Exercise sessions using the treadmill or bicycle ergometer also
await the STS-71 and Mir 18 crew members today.
Earlier this morning, Commander Hoot Gibson, Pilot Charlie Precourt,
Dezhurov and Thagard took time from their schedules to discuss their
docking mission to the Mir Station with NBC's "Today" show.
Atlantis is continuing to fly virtually trouble-free on its 14th
journey into space circling the Earth in an orbit with a high point of
216 nautical miles and a low point of 208 nautical miles every 92
minutes.
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| 925.88 | MCC Status Report 17 | ERMTRD::CLIFFE | I'll warp my own space-time ... | Thu Jul 06 1995 04:58 | 37 |
| MISSION CONTROL CENTER
STS-71 Status Report #17
Wednesday, July 5, 1995, 5 p.m. CDT
With the Mir space station growing ever more dim behind them,
Atlantis' crew members concentrated today on biomedical research in
the Shuttle's Spacelab module.
The Mir space station is now about 200 nautical miles behind Atlantis
and continuing to fall behind by about 9 nautical miles per orbit.
Nevertheless, Commander Hoot Gibson reported he can still clearly see
the station as a distant star with each sunrise.
The Mir's former inhabitants--Mir 18 crewmen Vladimir Dezhurov,
Gennady Strekalov and astronaut Norm Thagard--now in orbit for 113
days, were the subjects of the scientific investigations aboard
Atlantis. Strekalov and Thagard each spent a session in the Lower
Body Negative Pressure device--a device that simulates the effects of
gravity by using lower air pressure to pull body fluids to the legs.
Also, a series of experiments was performed dealing with the reflex
responses of the cardiovascular system. Each crewman also exercised
on the treadmill.
To fix a minor problem onboard, Gibson and Pilot Charlie Precourt
rigged an alternate method of supplying power to equipment that allows
the crew to send electronic still photographs to the ground. The fix
is working well, and several new images were received by controllers
this afternoon. The crew began an 8-hour sleep period at 5:32 p.m. and
will awaken Thursday at 1:32 a.m. Central for another day of medical
work and several standard checks of equipment Atlantis will need for
its landing on Friday.
-end-
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| 925.89 | MCC Status Report 18 | ERMTRD::CLIFFE | I'll warp my own space-time ... | Fri Jul 07 1995 04:07 | 54 |
| MISSION CONTROL CENTER
STS-71 Status Report #18
Thursday, July 6, 1995 6:30 a.m. CDT
The Atlantis crew received a lighthearted wake-up as a parody of the
Beatles' "Hello, Goodbye" and Paul Anka's "Lay Your Head on My
Shoulder" greeted the eight crew members at 1:30 a.m. today.
Today marks the final full day on orbit for the astronauts and
cosmonauts on board Atlantis and preparations for tomorrow's planned
landing will occupy much of their time. This morning, Commander Hoot
Gibson, Pilot Charlie Precourt and Mission Specialist Greg Harbaugh
powered on one of Atlantis' hydraulic systems and cycled the flight
control surfaces that will be used during reentry. They also fired
the orbiter's reaction control system jets in the traditional
preflight checkout of the Shuttle's systems prior to Friday's
scheduled homecoming.
Even as crew members prepared to return home, the pace of biomedical
investigations in the Spacelab module continued with the Mir 18 crew
members --Vladimir Dezhurov, Gennady Strekalov and Norm Thagard.
Thagard and Strekalov once again climbed into the bag-like Lower Body
Negative Pressure device which pulls fluids from the upper body to the
lower extremities. Sessions in the LBNP are part of the
countermeasures program to prepare the Mir 18 crew to return to Earth
following more than 100 days in orbit.
Also in the Spacelab, Harbaugh will join Mission Specialist Ellen
Baker in setting up the special recumbent seats the Mir 18 crew
members will occupy during reentry. Baker and Bonnie Dunbar also will
begin deactivating some of the Spacelab's systems in anticipation of
Friday's landing. Some systems will remain powered on so that
exercise equipment in the Spacelab module is available to crew members
in the event weather precludes a landing Friday morning.
Early this morning, at 2:15 a.m., a voice check from the new flight
control room in Mission Control to the orbiting shuttle was
successfully completed. STS-71 is scheduled to be the last shuttle
mission to use the current mission control center for on-orbit
operations. Beginning with STS-70, set for launch on July 13,
on-orbit flight control will take place in the new flight control
room. Wednesday night at 8:16, flight controllers in Houston passed a
milestone as communications commands issued from the new flight
control room in Mission Control were successfully uplinked to
Atlantis. The commands were sent as Atlantis flew 218 nautical miles
above the Indian Ocean.
Atlantis is scheduled to land at 9:55 Friday morning at the Kennedy
Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. A second landing opportunity
at KSC is available at 11:31 a.m.
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| 925.90 | MCC Status Report 19 | ERMTRD::CLIFFE | I'll warp my own space-time ... | Fri Jul 07 1995 04:10 | 44 |
| MISSION CONTROL CENTER
STS-71 Status Report #19
Thursday, July 6, 1995, 5 p.m. CDT
The crew of Atlantis packed up today and double-checked equipment in
preparation for tomorrow's return home.
Atlantis is scheduled to land at 9:55 a.m. Central Friday at the
Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The weather forecast for landing calls
for a chance of showers in the vicinity of the landing site; however,
flight controllers are optimistic that a landing will be possible.
Plans are for Atlantis to attempt to land in Florida only tomorrow,
with no other landing sites under consideration. There are two
opportunities for a Florida landing-- the first beginning with an
engine firing at 8:45 a.m., leading to the 9:55 a.m. touchdown; and a
second starting with a 10:22 a.m. engine firing, leading to an 11:31
a.m. touchdown. All these times are Central Daylight Time.
Earlier today, Commander Hoot Gibson and Pilot Charlie Precourt
checked the equipment and instruments Atlantis will use for landing,
finding all systems working properly. Following that checkout, they
test-fired Atlantis' 38 primary steering thrusters, finding one rear,
upward-firing jet failed and all others working well. The failed jet
has several other jets that are backups and can perform the same
function for the Shuttle and is not an issue for the landing.
After final exercise sessions by members of the Mir 18 crew, the
Spacelab module was packed up by Payload Commander Ellen Baker and
Mission Specialist Bonnie Dunbar in preparation for entry. Also,
reclining seats were installed in the lower deck of Atlantis for the
Mir 18 crewmen, Commander Vladimir Dezhurov, Flight Engineer Gennady
Strekalov and astronaut Norm Thagard. The three, on their 115th day
in orbit tomorrow, will ride in the seats for the landing, allowing
them to take the forces of reentry in a reclined position.
Atlantis is in a 217 by 210 nautical mile orbit, circling Earth every
92 minutes.
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| 925.91 | Atlantis scheduled to land at KSC | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Fri Jul 07 1995 14:11 | 88 |
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Bruce Buckingham July 6, 1995
407-867-2468
KSC RELEASE NO. 65 - 95
ATLANTIS SCHEDULED TO LAND AT KSC
The orbiter Atlantis is scheduled to land at Kennedy Space Center on
Friday, July 7 at 10:55 a.m. EDT, completing its STS-71 mission which was
launched from KSC on June 27.
Landing at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) is slated to occur on
orbit 154 at mission elapsed time of 9 days, 19 hours, 23 minutes. The
deorbit burn will occur at about 9:45 a.m. Friday.
There is one later KSC landing opportunity on Friday at 12:30 p.m. In
the event a landing is not possible at KSC on Friday due to weather
concerns, no landing attempt is expected to be made at Edwards Air Force
Base, Calif. (though two opportunities exist at 2:02 p.m. and 3:38 p.m.
EDT). On Saturday, two landing opportunities are available at KSC and
three are available at Edwards.
KSC Saturday landing times are: 11:35 a.m. and 1:12 p.m. EDT.
EAFB Saturday landing times are: 1:07 p.m., 2:43 p.m. and 4:20 p.m. EDT.
The landing of Atlantis will mark the 23rd landing at KSC in the
history of Space Shuttle flight. It will be the second KSC landing this year.
About 7 hours after landing, select members of the flight crew will
be present for a post-mission press conference. The Mir 18 crew will not
be available. The conference will be held at the KSC TV auditorium and be
carried live on NASA TV.
SLF and KSC Ground Operations
The Shuttle Landing Facility was built in 1975. It is 300 feet wide
and 15,000 feet long with 1,000 foot overruns at each end. The strip runs
northwest to southeast and is located about 3 miles northwest of the
Vehicle Assembly Building.
Once the orbiter is on the ground, safing operations will commence
and the flight crew will prepare the vehicle for post-landing operations.
The Crew Transport Vehicle (CTV) will be used to assist the crew, allowing
them to egress the vehicle and doff their launch and re-entry suits easier
and quicker.
The CTV and other KSC landing convoy operations have been "on-call"
since the launch of Atlantis June 27. The primary functions of the Space
Shuttle recovery convoy are: provide immediate service to the orbiter
after landing, assist crew egress, prepare the orbiter for towing to the
Orbiter Processing Facility.
Convoy vehicles are stationed at the SLF's mid-point. About two hours
prior to landing, convoy personnel don SCAPE suits, or Self Contained
Atmospheric Protective Ensemble, and communications checks are made.
A warming-up of coolant and purge equipment is conducted and nearly
two dozen convoy vehicles are positioned to move onto the runway as
quickly and as safely as possible once the orbiter coasts to a stop. When
the vehicle is deemed safe of all potential explosive hazards and toxic
gases, the purge and coolant umbilical access vehicles move into position
at the rear of the orbiter.
Following purge and coolant operations, flight crew egress
preparations will begin and the CTV will be moved into position at the
crew access hatch located on the orbiter's port side. A physician will
board the Shuttle and conduct a brief preliminary examination of the
astronauts. The crew will then make preparations to leave the vehicle.
About 2 hours, 40 minutes after landing, the orbiter will be towed to
Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2 for post-flight deservicing.
Preparations will then begin for Atlantis next flight, mission STS-74, the
second mission to dock with Russia s Mir Space Station. Launch is
currently targeted for late October 1995.
Following departure from the SLF, the crew of mission STS-71 will be
taken to their quarters in the O&C Building, meet with their families,
undergo a physical examination and prepare to depart for the skid strip at
Cape Canaveral Air Station for their flights back to JSC.
If Atlantis lands at Edwards, an augmented KSC convoy team will be
on-site to safe the vehicle, disembark the crew and move the orbiter to
the Mate/Demate Device. The turnaround team will be deployed to Edwards by
charter aircraft on landing day.
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| 925.92 | MCC Status Report #20 | TROOA::SKLEIN | Nulli Secundus | Fri Jul 07 1995 14:12 | 32 |
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MISSION CONTROL CENTER
STS-71 Status Report #20
Friday, July 7, 1995 6:30 a.m. CDT
The crew on board Atlantis is preparing to end its historic mission with a
9:55 a.m. central time landing today at the Kennedy Space Center.
With weather conditions in Florida expected to be acceptable at landing time,
Commander Hoot Gibson transitioned to the deorbit activities timeline shortly
before 5 a.m. central with work to configure the crew cabin for reentry well
under way.
On board, the crew members have closed and secured the airlock connecting the
crew compartment to the orbiter docking mechanism and Spacelab module housed in
Atlantis' payload bay. Deactivation of the Spacelab module is complete, as is
installation of seats on the flight deck that will be occupied by Mission
Specialists Ellen Baker and Greg Harbaugh on reentry.
There are two opportunities for a landing at KSC this morning. The first
opportunity begins with a deorbit burn at 8:45 a.m., with Atlantis touching
down at 9:55 a.m. The second opportunity comes one orbit later with a
10:22 a.m. engine firing resulting in an 11:31 a.m. landing.
The eight astronauts and cosmonauts began what should be their final day on
orbit at 1:32 a.m. with a wake-up call from Mission Control. In recognition of
their journey -- which began March 14 in Kazakhastan, the crew awakened this
morning to Supertramp's "Take the Long Way Home."
All systems on board Atlantis continue in excellent shape as the orbiter
circles the Earth every 92 minues in a 216 by 208 nautical mile orbit.
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| 925.93 | Shuttle Lands at KSC | LHOTSE::DAHL | | Fri Jul 07 1995 17:07 | 3 |
| Heard on the radio: Atlantis landed (apparently with no problems) at the KSC
today.
-- Tom
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| 925.94 | MCC Status report 21 | ERMTRD::CLIFFE | I'll warp my own space-time ... | Mon Jul 10 1995 04:29 | 43 |
| MISSION CONTROL CENTER
STS-71 Status Report #21
Friday, July 7, 1995, 3:30 p.m. CDT
Commander "Hoot" Gibson and Pilot Charlie Precourt guided Atlantis to
a smooth touchdown at the Kennedy Space Center at 9:55 AM Central time
this morning to wrap up the first mission to linkup a Shuttle with the
Russian Space Station Mir.
After firing Atlantis' braking rockets at 8:45 AM, Gibson and
Precourt
brought Atlantis home to runway 15 at the Kennedy Space Center's
Shuttle Landing Facility to complete the 4.1 million mile mission, the
first of seven planned docking flights to the Mir as part of the Phase
One program leading to the development and construction of the
International Space Station.
About an hour after landing, Mir 18 cosmonauts Vladimir Dezhurov,
Gennady Strekalov and U.S. astronaut Norm Thagard were brought out of
the Shuttle into the Crew Transport Vehicle alongside Atlantis for
their ride to the Operations and Checkout Building at KSC for initial
postflight medical testing. The Mir 18 crewmembers spent 115 days in
space following their launch on a Russian Soyuz rocket from the
Baikonur Cosmodrome on March 14th.
Dezhurov, Strekalov and Thagard will be flown back to Ellington Field
in Houston in an Air Force C-9 Medevac plane for several weeks of
medical tests and reorientation to a gravity environment after almost
four months of weightlessness. They are expected to arrive in Houston
about 9 1/2 hours after landing. The rest of the STS-71 crew is
scheduled to Houston around 9 PM.
Atlantis was towed this afternoon to the Orbiter Processing Facility
at KSC to begin a maintenance period leading to its next launch in
late October on STS-74, the second Shuttle-Mir docking mission, in
which a Russian-built Docking Module will be permanently mated to the
Kristall science module's docking mechanism on the Mir. That will
enable Atlantis to linkup to Mir on future flights with enough
clearance to avoid interference with the Russian Space Station's solar
arrays.
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