4& Space Shuttle. STS Flights 1-5 Incl. Approach & Landing Tests. The NASA Mission Reports. Compiled from the archives & edited by Robert Godwin

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1 4& Space Shuttle STS Flights 1-5 Incl. Approach & Landing Tests The NASA Mission Reports Compiled from the archives & edited by Robert Godwin SUB Gottingen Nach den Bestimmungen des Urheberrechts darf das auf beiliegendtn Disketten/CD-ROMs gsspeicherte Computerprogramm nicht auf einan anderen Datentrager ubertragen und insbesondere nicht zu gewerblichen Zwecken genutzt werden. Die Bibliothek ubemimmt k e i n e Garantie fur die Virenfreiheit des Datentragers.

2 STS The Nfl5fl Mission Reports A&LT PRESS RELEASES GENERAL RELEASES PRESS KIT ENTERPRISE BACKGROUNDER STS-I PRESS KIT GENERAL RELEASE STS-I OBJECTIVES: PROVING THE SYSTEM ORBITER EXPERIMENTS PROGRAM ACIP-Aerodynamic Coefficient Identification Package IRIS-lnfrared Imagery of Shuttle LAUNCH PREPARATIONS, COUNTDOWN AND LIFTOFF PROFILE TO ORBIT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH EVENTS FLIGHT PROFILE FLIGHT SEQUENCE OF EVENTS MISSION PROFILE FLIGHT PLAN SHUTTLE TRAJECTORY (FINAL) DEORBITAND ENTRY TRACK DESCENT OVER CALIFORNIA APPROACH AND LANDING ENTRY FLIGHT PROFILE IF THINGS DON'T GO RIGHT (Contingencies) ABORT PROFILES ORBITER COLUMBIA'S MAIDEN FLIGHT (Configuration) Huntsville Operations Support Center SHUTTLE STANDARD OFT MENU SPACEFLIGHT TRACKING AND DATA NETWORK (STDN) NASA Communications Network (NASCOM) Network Systems Support PHOTOGRAPHY AND TELEVISION SCHEDULES STS-I Television Schedule STS-1 Photography Schedule BIOGRAPHICAL DATA ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS STS-I PRE FLIGHT MISSION NASA MISSION OBJECTIVE FOR STS-I STS-I MISSION DESCRIPTION GENERAL Ascent Solid Rocket Booster and External Tank Disposal On orbit Descent Aborts DEVELOPMENT FLIGHT INSTRUMENTATION PASSIVE OPTICAL SAMPLE ASSEMBLY AERODYNAMIC COEFFICIENT IDENTIFICATION PACKAGE STS-I FLIGHT CREW DATA 1 STS-I Ascent Groundtrack & Post-MECO Comm. Coverage 2 STS-I SRB Impact Footprint 3 STS-I Nominal ET Footprint 4 STS-I Deorbit-through-Landing Groundtrack 5 STS-I Types of Intact Aborts 6 Space Shuttle Mission Chart - STS-I ict OPTAftl PC Llo 1 \Jr IMDLto 1 Orbital Flight Test Launch Countdown Sequence 2 STS-1 Flight Sequence of Events fa DO GO CO STS-I POST FLIGHT MISSION NASA MISSION OBJECTIVE FOR STS-I ASSESSMENT OFTHE STS-I MISSION STS-I MISSION DESCRIPTION GENERAL Final Countdown Ascent Solid Rocket Booster and External Tank Disposal On-orbit Descent and Landing Ground Operations/Turnaround STS-I TEST A N D SUPPLEMENTARY OBJECTIVES DEVELOPMENT FLIGHT INSTRUMENTATION PASSIVE OPTICAL SAMPLE ASSEMBLY AERODYNAMIC COEFFICIENT IDENTIFICATION PACKAGE FIGURE 1 Space Shuttle Mission Profile for STS-I. 2 Space Shuttle During Final Launch 3 SRB Retrieval by Recovery Ship 4 Thermal Protection System Tile Damage 5 Touchdown TABLE 1 STS-I Test and Supplementary Objective Accomplishments STS-I POST MISSION MEDICAL REPORT MEDICAL OBJECTIVES GENERAL CREW HEALTH ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE LAUNCH ENVIRONMENT INFLIGHT ENVIRONMENT NUTRITION RADIATION ASSESSMENT LANDING AND EGRESS ENVIRONMENT TEST OPERATION OVERVIEW GROUND SUPPORT SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FIGURE 1 Schedule of Medical Evaluations 2 Pre- and Postflight Medical Evaluations 3 Medical Communications Network 4 Shuttle Orbiter Medical System A 5 Food Tray Operations - Without Galley 6 Water Dispenser Installation 7 OFT Water Dispenser 8 Precision Sound Level Meter and Octave Analyzer. 9 Air-Sampling System 10 Ionizing Radiation Dosimetry System 11 Anti-G Garment 12 Exerciser Operations 13 Operational Medicine STS-I Activities 14 STS-1 Medical Operations Support Capabilities 15 Features of the Medical Operations Reporting System

3 1.0 I.I STS The NflSfi Mission Reports STS-I TECHNICAL CREW DEBRIEFING PREMISSION PLANNING 111 WAKEUPTIME LINE 111 MEDICAL EXAM 111 SUITING AND INGRESS III STATUS CHECKS AND COUNTDOWN 113 QD O2 CONNECTOR 114 BEANIE CAP 115 WHITE ROOM ACCESS ARM 115 RUDDERS AND HAND CONTROLLERS 115 APU STARTUP 116 POWERED FLIGHT 116 SSME START 116 ET DEBRIS 117 SRB SEPARATION 118 TIME LINE 118 SMS VERSUS VEHICLE (BEFORE MECO) 119 LOFTING 119 S-BAND LOSS AT LAUNCH 120 MECO 120 ET SEPARATION 121 RCS 121 MPS REPOSITION 122 HYDRAULIC C&W 122 FLASH EVAPORATOR PROPULSIVE PROPERTIES 122 APU PROPULSIVE EFFECTS DURING ENTRY ET UMBILICAL DOOR CLOSURE SSME PRESSURE ALARMS SEAT SAFING ASCENT OMS BURNS 124 COMMUNICATIONS 126 EFFECT ON PROPELLANT JET ON OMS BURN 126 ON-ORBIT OPERATIONS 126 COMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS 126 CREW SYSTEMS 127 PAYLOAD BAY DOOR AND RADIATOR DEPLOYMENT 128 MOTION SICKNESS 130 CREW SYSTEMS 130 PAYLOAD BAY DOORS 131 IMU ALIGN 131 DIGITAL AUTOPILOT 132 CREWMEMBER OPTICAL ALIGNMENT SIGHT 132 DFI PCM RECORDER 132 STAR TRACKERS 133 IMU ALIGN 133 FUEL CELL PURGE FLIGHT DATA FILE CRT DISPLAY SUIT DOFFING CABIN TEMPERATURE SUIT DOFFING ZERO-G EFFECTS TRASH TELEPRINTER FLIGHT DATA FILE 138 PENCILS 138 WCS OPERATION 139 C&W LAMP TEST 139 FIRE/SMOKE DETECT/SUPPRESS TEST 139 PCS-I ON-ORBIT ACTIVATION/RECONFIGURATION 139 ACOUSTIC BLANKET OPERATIONS 140 STOWAGE LOCKERS 140 MEAL PREPARATION 141 WHOLE GAS SAMPLE 142 CO2 ABSORBER INSTALLATION 142 OMS-3 BURN 142 OMS-4 BURN NOISE LEVEL SURVEY DPS CONFIGURATION OMS-4/OMSTVC DIGITAL AUTOPILOT/FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM APU-I STARTUPS SECONDARY ACTUATOR CHECK 144 RADAR ALTIMETER 144 FREEZE-DRIED MEMORY DUMP 145 TELEVISION PHOTOGRAPHY 5.44 DFI CALIBRATION 5.45 RCS JET TEST 5.46 FOOD WARMER 5.47 TV ACTIVATION 5.48 VTRVERSUS 16-MM 5.49 IMU ALIGN 5.50 MPS VACUUM INERTING TERMINATE 5.51 DFI WB AUTO CAL 5.52 FLASH EVAP MODEL 5.53 SMS MODEL 5.54 RCS CROSSFEEDS 5.55 IMU MANEUVER 5.56 CABIN DEBRIS 5.57 WINDOW OBSERVATIONS 5.58 IMU ALIGNMENT AND STARTRACKERS MILLIMETER CAMERA 5.60 COAS CALIBRATION 5.61 FUEL CELL PURGE 5.62 CO2 ABSORBER CHANGEOUT 5.63 WCS DOOR 5.64 WHOLE GAS SAMPLES 5.65 PRESLEEP 5.66 C&W SYSTEM (SLEEP) 5.67 CRT (SLEEP) 5.68 WINDOW SHADES AND FILTERS 5.69 CABIN TEMPERATURE 5.70 DUTY DAY 5.71 CABIN SHOES 5.72 EXERCISER 5.73 WATER ALERT 5.74 WORLD MAP 5.75 SLEEP 5. DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM 5.77 HEATER RECONFIGURATION 5.78 O2 PRESSURE ANOMALY 5.79 RCS-1 BURN 5.80 GRAVITY GRADIENT 5.81 REMOTE CAMERA OPERATIONS 5. VENT DOOR OPERATIONS 5.83 MEALS 5.84 CAMERA OPERATIONS 5.85 RADIATOR OPS 5.86 RCS COMMUNICATIONS 5.88 B WATER QUANTITY TRANSDUCER 5.89 TELEPRINTER 5. CAP FORMAT 5.91 SUIT DONNING AND SEAT INGRESS 5.92 PTC TESTS 5.93 RCS FTO 5.94 PHOTO OPS 5.95 DFI PCM CONTINGENCY PROCEDURE 5.96 DFI RECORDER CHANGEOUT 5.97 LANDING 5.98 DFI RECORDER CHANGEOUT 5.99 SLEEP CABIN TEMPERATURE 5. APU-2 ALARM AOS/LOS PROGRAM CG CALCULATOR 6.0 DEORBIT PREPARATION 6.1 ENTRY DAY 6.2 HSI FAILURE 6.3 TIG TIME 6.4 ACOUSTIC BLANKETS 6.5 IMU ALIGN - STAR TRACKER TEST 6.6- RCS JET TEST 6.7 ENTRY STOWAGE 6.8 WHOLE GAS SAMPLES 6.9 HSI FAILURE 6.10 FLIGHT DATA FILE 6.11 FDF STOWAGE 6.12 SEAT CONFIGURATION 6.13 SNACK 6.14 SUIT DONNING 6.15 PLBD CLOSING 6.16 FLASH EVAPORATOR PROPULSION 6.17 SEAT INGRESS CONFIGURATION

4 STS The NfiSFI Mission Reports 6.18 WCS OPERATION 6.19 SEAT INGRESS 6.20 RCS ISOLATION VALVE MALFUNCTION 6.21 OMS GIMBAL CALL 6.22 APU PRESTART 6.23 APU START 6.24 DEORBIT BURN 6.25 APU PROPULSION 6.26 FLASH EVAPORATOR PROPULSION 6.27 g-suits 6.28 FLIGHT DATA FILE 6.29 ENTRY HEATING 6.30 AERODYNAMIC FLIGHT 6.31 END OF BLACKOUT 6.32 ATMOSPHERIC FLIGHT 7.0 TOUCHDOWN AND EGRESS 7.1 LANDING 7.2 ROLLOUT 7.3 EJECTION SEATS 8.0 SYSTEMS 8.1 THERMAL CONTROL 8.2 PURGE,VENT.AND DRAIN 8.3 LANDING AND DECELERATION 8.4 ORBITER/ET/SRB SEPARATION 8.5 HATCHES AND DOORS 8.6 HYDRAULICS 8.7 CREW ESCAPE 8.8 ATMOSPHERIC FLIGHT SURFACES 8.9 PROPULSION 8.10 GN&C 8.1 I CAUTION AND WARNING 8.12 ORBITER INSTRUMENTATION 8.13 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM 8.14 SMOKE DETECTOR AND FIRE SUPPRESSION 8.15 COMMUNICATIONS 9.0 VISUAL SIGHTINGS 10.0 PRELAUNCH PLANNING: HEALTH STABILIZATION 11.0 MISSION CONTROL 12.0 TRAINING STS-2 PRESS KIT GENERAL RELEASE SCHEDULED PRESS BRIEFINGS STS-2 OBJECTIVES: CONTINUING THE SHAKEDOWN ORBITER COLUMBIA'S SECOND-FLIGHT LAUNCH PREPARATIONS, COUNTDOWN AND LIFTOFF LAUNCH WINDOW HUNTSVILLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION EVENTS GUIDE TO USINGTHE FLIGHT PLAN FLIGHT PLAN SPACE SHUTTLE NOMINAL MISSION PROFILE FOR STS-2 STS-2 DEORBIT-THROUGH-LANDING GROUNDTRACK STS-2 POSTBLACKOUT ENTRY GROUNDTRACK FLIGHT PROFILES IF THINGS GO WRONG MISSION OPERATIONS CONTROL ROOM (Chart) OSTA-I PAYLOAD STS-2 ORBITER EXPERIMENTS ORBITER'S ROBOT "ARM" TRACKING AND DATA NETWORK STS-2 TELEVISION SCHEDULE SHUTTLE STANDARD OFT MENU CREW BIOGRAPHIES ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS OSTA-I Payload Mission Support OSTA-1 Team OSTA-1 Mission Costs FIGURE NO. 1 OSTA-I Pallet Experiments Ground Coverages 2 OSTA-I Pallet Configuration 3 Pallet Structure 4 OSTA-I Payload Interface Diagram 5 Shuttle Imaging Radar-A 6 SIR-A Data Collection Sites 7 Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer 8 Ocean Color Experiment 9 Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites 10 Feature Identification and Location Experiment TABLE NO. 1 OSTA-I Experiments 2 Characteristics of the Second Space Shuttle Flight 3 STS-2/OSTA-I Major Events Timeline 4 OSTA-1 Geographical Areas Coverage 5 Experiment Operating Modes 6 OSTA-1 Experiment Characteristics STS-2 POST FLIGHT MEDICAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MEDICAL OBJECTIVES GENERAL CREW HEALTH ASSESSMENT & SUPPORT ACTIVITIES PREFLIGHT INFLIGHT POSTFLIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE LAUNCH ENVIRONMENT INFLIGHT ENVIRONMENT NUTRITION RADIATION ASSESSMENT LANDING AND EGRESS ENVIRONMENT TEST OPERATIONS OVERVIEW GROUND SUPPORT SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 1 Schedule of Medical Evaluations 2 Medications and Bandage Kit 3 Emergency Medical Kit 4 STS-2 Training 5 STS Crash and Rescue Training 6 Medical Communications Network 7 STS-2 Launch 8 STS-2 Drifting Cloud Formation 9 STS-2 Beverage Preparation 10 Exerciser Operation 11 Operational Medicine STS-2 Activities STS-3 PRESS KIT STS-2 PRE FLIGHT MISSION OSTA-I General NASA Mission Objectives for OSTA-I OSTA-1 Mission Description GENERAL RELEASE SCHEDULED PRESS BRIEFINGS STS-3 OBJECTIVES: PROVING FLIGHT WORTHINESS COLUMBIA'S THIRD TRIP INTO ORBIT LAUNCH PREPARATIONS, COUNTDOWN AND LIFTOFF MAJOR COUNTDOWN MILESTONES LAUNCH WINDOW

5 STS The NflSR Mission Reports STS-3 FLIGHT SEQUENCE OF EVENTS GUIDE TO USING THE FLIGHT PLAN FLIGHT PLAN FLIGHT PROFILES IFTHINGS GO WRONG HUNTSVILLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT CENTER OSS-1 PAYLOAD STS-3 ORBITER EXPERIMENTS PROGRAM ORBITER's ROBOT "ARM" TRACKING AND DATA NETWORK NASA TRACKING STATIONS STS-3 FREQUENCIES TV SCHEDULE FOR STS-3 SHUTTLE STANDARD OFT MENU CREW BIOGRAPHIES ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS STS-3 PRE FLIGHT MISSION NASA MISSION OBJECTIVES FOR STS-3 STS-3 MISSION DESCRIPTION GENERAL ASCENT Solid Rocket Booster and External Tank Disposal ON ORBIT DESCENT ABORTS OSS-1 PAYLOAD MLR EXPERIMENT EEVT GAS TILE GAP HEATING EFFECTS EXPERIMENT CATALYTIC SURFACE EFFECTS EXPERIMENTS DATE EXPERIMENT DFI IECM ACIP INSECTS IN FLIGHT MOTION STUDY OPERATIONAL MEDICINE PREFLIGHT ACTIVITIES INFLIGHT ACTIVITIES POSTFLIGHT ACTIVITIES STS-3 FLIGHT CREW DATA y\ 1 ii PREFLIGHT INFLIGHT POSTFLIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE LAUNCH ENVIRONMENT INFLIGHT ENVIRONMENT NUTRITION RADIATION ASSESSMENT LANDING AND EGRESS ENVIRONMENT TEST OPERATIONS OVERVIEW GROUND SUPPORT SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 1 Schedule of Medical Evaluations 2 STS-3 Training 3 STS-3 On Board Photo 4 STS-3 Pilot Dons Pressure Suit 5 STS-3 Launch 6 STS-3 Lithium Hydroxide Storage Area 7 STS-3 Food Warmer 8 STS-3 Beverage Preparation 9 STS-3 Gas/Liquid Test 10 STS-3 Exerciser Operation STS-3 POST FLIGHT MISSION NASA MISSION OBJECTIVES FOR STS-3 ASSESSMENT OF THE STS-3 MISSION STS-3 MISSION Countdown Mission Description Ground Operations/Turnaround FLIGHT TEST SUMMARY Remote Manipulator System Operations Long Duration Thermal Attitude Tests OSS-I Science Objectives Orbiter Experiments Student Experiment MISSION ANOMALIES Title 1 Space Shuttle Mission Profile for STS-3 2 Calculated ET Impact Point for STS-3 3 Landing STS-3 Ascent Groundtrack, Events, and Communications Coverage STS-3 Nominal SRB Footprint STS-3 Nominal ET Footprint STS-3 Thermal Test Attitudes STS-3 Deorbit-Through-Landing Groundtrack STS-3 Intact Abort Types 326 Take No. 1 STS-3 Final Countdown Sequence 2 STS-3 Flight Sequence of Events STS-3 POST FLIGHT MEDICAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MEDICAL OBJECTIVES GENERAtrCKEW H E A t\j ASSESSMENT & SUPPORT ACTIVITIES f R8 A STS-4 PRESS KIT GENERAL RELEASE 348 SCHEDULED PRESS BRIEFINGS 350 NASA SELECT TELEVISION SCHEDULE FOR STS STS-4 OBJECTIVES: PROVING OPERATIONAL READINESS 352 LAUNCH PREPARATIONS, COUNTDOWN AND LIFTOFF 352 MAJOR COUNTDOWN MILESTONES 355 LAUNCH WINDOW 355 STS-4 FLIGHT SEQUENCE OF EVENTS 356 GUIDE TO USING THE FLIGHT PLAN 356 FLIGHT PLAN FLIGHT PROFILES 372 IFTHINGS GO WRONG 375 STS-4: COLUMBIA'S FINAL SHAKEDOWN FLIGHT 375 STS-4 EXPERIMENTS 375 GETAWAY SPECIAL 3 SHUTTLE STUDENT INVOLVEMENT PROJECT 385 BIBUOTHEt

6 STS The NfiSfl Mission Reports ORBITER EXPERIMENTS PROGRAM 386 ORBITER'S ROBOT "ARM" 389 HUNTSVILLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT CENTER 3 SPACEFLIGHT TRACKING AND DATA NETWORK (STDN) 391 NASATRACKING STATIONS 392 STS-4 FREQUENCIES 392 SHUTTLE STANDARD OFT MENU 393 CREW BIOGRAPHIES ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS. ~ 396 STS-4 PRE FLIGHT MISSION NASA MISSION OBJECTIVES FOR STS-4 STS-4 MISSION DESCRIPTION ABORT CAPABILITY NASA EXPERIMENTS INSTRUMENTATION PACKAGES PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIMENTS STUDENT EXPERIMENTS OPERATIONAL MEDICINE PREFLIGHT ACTIVITIES INFLIGHT ACTIVITIES POSTFLIGHT ACTIVITIES STS-4 FLIGHT CREW DATA 1 STS-4 Ascent Groundtrack and Events 2 STS-4 Deorbit-Through-Landing - Groundtrack 3 STS-4 Intact Abort Types 1 STS-4 Final Countdown Sequence 2 STS-4 Flight Sequence of Events Page Page IFTHINGS GO WRONG CONFIGURATION EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY DEPLOYMENT OF SBS-3 AND ANIK C-3 SBS-3 ANIK C-3 FLIGHT EXPERIMENTS Student Involvement Program Getaway Special Orbiter Experiments Program Glow Experiment Oxygen Atom Interaction With Materials Test Development Flight Instrumentation LANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NASA DRYDEN FLIGHT PROFILES SPACEFLIGHT TRACKING AND DATA NETWORK NASATRACKING STATIONS HUNTSVILLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT CENTER CREW BIOGRAPHIES STS-5 PRE FLIGHT MISSION NASA MISSION OBJECTIVES FOR STS-5 STS-5 MISSION DESCRIPTION ABORT CAPABILITY COMMERCIAL NASA EXPERIMENTS INSTRUMENTATION PACKAGES STUDENT EXPERIMENTS GET-AWAY SPECIAL OPERATIONAL MEDICINE PREFLIGHT ACTIVITIES INFLIGHT ACTIVITIES POSTFLIGHT ACTIVITIES STS-5 FLIGHT CREW DATA STS-4 POST FLIGHT MISSION 408 NASA MISSION OBJECTIVES FOR STS ASSESSMENT OF THE STS-4 MISSION 408 STS-4 MISSION 408 Launch Operations 408 Mission Description 408 Flight Test Summary 409 Mission Anomalies 410 Entry and Landing 410 Ground Operations/Turnaround 410 ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS 410 TABLE I: STS-4 Major Events Timing 409 STS-5 PRESS KIT GENERAL RELEASE 412 PRESS BRIEFING SCHEDULE 414 NASA SELECT TELEVISION SCHEDULE 414 LAUNCH PREPARATIONS, COUNTDOWN AND LIFTOFF 416 MAJOR COUNTDOWN MILESTONES 417 LAUNCH WINDOW 417 FLIGHT SEQUENCE OF EVENTS 418 FLIGHT PLAN STS-5 Ascent Groundtrack and Events 2 STS-5 Deorbit-Through-Landing Groundtrack 3 STS-5 Intact Abort Types 1 STS-5 Final Countdown Sequence 2 STS-5 Flight Sequence of Events STS-5 POST FLIGHT MISSION NASA MISSION OBJECTIVES FOR STS-5 ASSESSMENT OF THE STS-5 MISSION STS-5 MISSION Launch Operations Ascent Flight Summary Entry and Landing Ground Operations/Turnaround Mission Anomalies STS-5 Flight Crew Data TABLE I: STS-5 Major Events Timing Page