22-Jul-93 Daily File Collection These files were added or updated between 21-Jul-93 at 21:00:00 {Central} and 22-Jul-93 at 21:00:40. =--=--=START=--=--= NASA Spacelink File Name:930722.REL 7/22/93: NASA PROVIDING MIDWEST FLOODING INFORMATION Brian Dunbar Headquarters, Washington, D.C. July 22, 1993 Myron Webb John C. Stennis Space Center, Miss. RELEASE: 93-134 NASA is providing needed assistance to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) efforts to gather information on the flood-damaged Midwest. On July 17 and 18 at FEMA's request, personnel from NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC), Miss., flew specialized sensors mounted in an airplane over portions of the midwestern states. The first two missions covered an area from Cairo, Ill., to Chester, Ill., with an emphasis on Cape Girardeau, Mo. Plans for another flyover to acquire digital imagery and infrared photographs from Kansas City, Mo., to Omaha, Neb. will be arranged, weather permitting, at the first opportunity. With digital imagery, information from a particular area can be collected, computer analyzed and compiled more quickly than with conventional photography. The resulting information is more versatile than other forms of data. Changes in conditions can be updated and edited immediately. FEMA will use these images to assist in charting flood- damaged areas, to boost the emergency management agency's computer database on the region and to update flood insurance maps. In addition, the data will be used in assessing the status of residential and industrial areas and related infrastructure such as roads, bridges and rail services. Another major concern to FEMA is getting initial disaster assistance to the people who need it most. "The NASA data will be especially useful to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in their efforts to quickly settle flood insurance claims, making sure those who need the help receive assistance in a very timely manner," said NASA's Roy Estess, Director of SSC. "This is an effective use of available resources that can save taxpayer dollars." While flying the aerial reconnaissance mission, photographic-like digital imagery and high-resolution infrared photographs were taken of the flooded region. The missions were flown at 41,000 feet and at 6,600 feet, producing both multispectral digital imagery and color photography at different degrees of resolution down to 15 feet. "We hope that NASA and SSC are providing a valuable service to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. While other agencies are furnishing data to FEMA, NASA is the only agency offering digital imagery," Estess said. SSC can respond quickly with important information in emergency situations. The NASA facility has played an integral part in developing digital imaging technology for use in disaster assessment. In August 1992, SSC provided the state of Florida with both digital imagery and infrared photography of South Florida areas hit hardest by hurricane Andrew. The imagery helped officials assess the damage, prioritize relief efforts and develop long-term land use plans. SSC continues to work with FEMA as that agency follows the cresting of the Mississippi River and the areas affected by the flooding. "We remain in close contact with FEMA and will provide assistance in an effort to help resolve this national emergency," said Estess. Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61 =--=--=-END-=--=--= =--=--=START=--=--= NASA Spacelink File Name:930722.SHU KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT 7/22/93 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT Thursday, July 22, 1993 KSC Contact: Bruce Buckingham MISSION: STS-51 ACTS-TOS/ORFEUS-SPAS Launch minus 2 days VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103 ORBITAL ALTITUDE: 184 miles LOCATION: Pad 39-B INCLINATION: 28.45 degrees LAUNCH DATE: Saturday, July 24, 1993 CREW SIZE: 5 LAUNCH WINDOW: 9:27 - 10:21 a.m. (54 minutes) EXPECTED KSC LANDING DATE: August 2/3, 1993 EXPECTED MISSION DURATION: 8 days/22 hours + 1 day (an additional day on orbit may be granted if orbiter cryogenics and allow) NOTE: The countdown for Discovery's launch continues without problem at KSC's pad 39-B. No technical or hardware issues are being worked. Yesterday, the aft engine compartment and the payload bay were closed for flight. The primary operation at the pad today features the loading of the onboard cryogenic tanks with the liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen reactants. These reactants provide the orbiter's electricity while in space and a by-product of drinking water. The pad was closed to all non-essential personnel at about 8 a.m. today for this operation. Cryogenic flow began at about 9:30 a.m. and will continue for about five hours. Following this operation the orbiter mid-body umbilical unit will be demated. Communica- tions activation and final vehicle and facility closeouts will begin. Also preparations will be made to retract the rotating service structure to launch position at about 11 a.m. tomorrow. For launch on July 24, the countdown clock will begin count- ing at T-11 hours at 7:07 p.m. Friday, July 23. Forecasters indicate a 10 percent probability of weather prohibiting launch with a slight chance of showers and low ceil- ings being the primary concerns. The winds at the pad are ex- pected to be from the southeast at 6 to 8 knots; temperature 83 degrees F.; visibility 7 miles; and clouds scattered at 3,000 and 25,000 feet. A 48-hour delay will see about the same conditions with a forecast 20 percent chance of violation. (No 24-hour forecast is available since the 24-hour scrub turnaround is not an option for Saturday's attempt.) The five-member astronaut crew for this mission arrived at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at about 3:30 p.m. yesterday. Today they will be involved with checking out their mission plans and fit checks of their equipment. They are scheduled for some free time this afternoon and will be ready for sleep at about 6:30 p.m. They will be awakened tomorrow at about 2:30 a.m. SUMMARY OF HOLDS AND HOLD TIMES FOR STS-51 T-TIME ------- LENGTH OF HOLD ---- HOLD BEGINS ---- HOLD ENDS T-11 hours --- 3 hrs., 40 mins. -- 3:27 pm Fri.----- 7:07 pm Fri. T-6 hours ---- 1 hour ----------- 12:07 am Sat.----- 1:07 am Sat. T-3 hours ---- 2 hours ----------- 4:07 am Sat.----- 6:07 am Sat. T-20 minutes - 10 minutes -------- 8:47 am Sat.----- 8:57 am Sat. T-9 minutes -- 10 minutes -------- 9:08 am Sat.----- 9:18 am Sat. CREW FOR MISSION STS-51 Commander (CDR): Frank Culbertson Pilot (PLT): Bill Readdy Mission Specialist (MS1): Jim Newman Mission Specialist (MS2): Dan Bursch Mission Specialist (MS3): Carl Walz SUMMARY OF STS-51 LAUNCH DAY CREW ACTIVITIES Saturday, July 24, 1993 4:17 a.m. Wake up 4:47 a.m. Breakfast 5:17 a.m. Weather briefing (CDR, PLT, MS2) 5:17 a.m. Don flight equipment (MS1, MS3) 5:27 a.m. Don flight equipment (CDR, PLT, MS2) 5:57 a.m. Depart for launch pad 39-B 6:27 a.m. Arrive at white room and begin ingress 7:42 a.m. Close crew hatch 9:27 a.m. Launch Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61 =--=--=-END-=--=--= =--=--=START=--=--= NASA Spacelink File Name:930722.SKD DAILY NEWS/TV SKED 7-22-93 Daily News Thursday, July 22, 1993 Two Independence Square; Washington, D.C. Audio Service:202/358-3014 % STS-51 Update; % SSC providing assistance to FEMA. Working towards a July 24 launch date, technicians at the Kennedy Space Center continue to prepare Space Shuttle Discovery for the upcoming STS-51 mission, The crew arrived at the Cape yesterday and countdown is scheduled to begin Friday at 7:07 p.m. EDT. Weather for a launch attempt on Saturday is favorable. The launch window opens at 9:27 a.m. EDT and extends 54 minutes. Discovery's STS-51 mission is targeted to last 8 days and 22 hours with an additional day on orbit possible. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NASA is providing assistance to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) efforts to gather information on the flood-damaged Midwest. At FEMA's request NASA's Stennis Space Center flew specialized sensors mounted in an airplane over portions of the midwestern states. Information provided by NASA can be collected, computer analyzed and compiled more quickly than conventional photography. The resulting information also is more versatile than other forms of data. Changes in conditions can be updated and edited immediately. FEMA is using the information to assist in charting flood-damaged areas, to update the emergency management agency's computer database on the region and to update flood insurance maps. They will also use the information to process insurance claims in a timely manner, making sure those who need the help receive assistance. Stennis Space Center can respond quickly with important information in emergency situations. Stennis has played an important part in developing digital imaging technology for use in disaster assessment. Stennis will continue to work with FEMA to help areas affected by the flooding. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Here's the broadcast schedule for Public Affairs events on NASA TV. Note that all events and times may change without notice and that all times listed are Eastern. Thursday, July 22, 1993 noon NASA Today bringing stories from around the agency and the space community. 12:15 pm The Night Sky with Dr. Rich Terrile. 12:30 pm Best of NASA Today: Technology 2001. 1:00 pm TDRS, A New Legend. 2:00 pm Starfinder #6. 2:30 pm Life Elsewhere. 3:00 pm TQM #6. NASA TV is carried on GE Satcom F2R, transponder 13, C-Band, 72 degrees West Longitude, transponder frequency is 3960 MHz, audio subcarrier is 6.8 MHz, polarization is vertical. Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61 =--=--=-END-=--=--= =--=--=START=--=--= NASA Spacelink File Name:6_12_7.TXT Mir element set #192 (21-Jul-93) Mir 1 16609U 86 17 A 93202.48555235 .00012269 00000-0 16167-3 0 1926 2 16609 51.6205 47.2796 0004117 232.5908 127.4802 15.58850827424485 Satellite: Mir Catalog number: 16609 Epoch time: 93202.48555235 Element set: 192 Inclination: 51.6205 deg RA of node: 47.2796 deg Semi-major axis: 3655.0087 n.mi. Eccentricity: 0.0004117 Apogee altitude: 212.5794 n.mi. Arg of perigee: 232.5908 deg Perigee altitude: 209.5698 n.mi. Mean anomaly: 127.4802 deg Altitude decay: 0.0192 n.mi./day Mean motion: 15.58850827 rev/day Apsidal rotation: 3.7466 deg/day Decay rate: 1.2269E-04 rev/day~2 Nodal regression: -5.0165 deg/day Epoch rev: 42448 Nodal period: 92.3141 min Checksum: 305 G.L.CARMAN Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61 =--=--=-END-=--=--= =--=--=START=--=--= NASA Spacelink File Name:6_2_2_43_13.TXT NOTE: This file is too large {16885 bytes} for inclusion in this collection. The first line of the file: STS-55 MISSION HIGHLIGHTS Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61 =--=--=-END-=--=--= =--=--=START=--=--= NASA Spacelink File Name:6_2_2_46_6.TXT STS-51 TV SCHEDULE, REV A *********************************************************************** NASA SELECT TV SCHEDULE STS-51 7/21/93 REV A *********************************************************************** NASA Select programming can be accessed through GE Satcom F2R, transponder 13. The frequency is 3960 MHz with an orbital position of 72 degrees West Longitude. This is a full transponder service and will be operational 24 hours a day. This NASA Select television schedule of mission coverage is available on Comstore, the mission TV schedule computer bulletin board service. Call 713-483-5817, and follow the prompts to access this service. Two hour edited programs of each flight day will be replayed for Hawaii and Alaska on Telstar 301, transponder 9, channel 18. The orbital position is 96 degrees West Longitude, with a frequency of 4060 MHz. Audio is on 6.2 & 6.8 MHz. The programs will begin on launch day and continue through landing airing 11:01 pm Central Time. *********************************************************************** --------------------------- THURSDAY, JULY 22 ------------------------- L-2 DAYS COUNTDOWN STATUS BRIEFING KSC 9:00 AM ----------------------------- FRIDAY, JULY 23 ------------------------- L-1 DAY COUNTDOWN STATUS BRIEFING KSC 8:00 AM --------------------------- SATURDAY, JULY 24 ------------------------- FD1 ORBIT SUBJECT SITE MET CDT ----- ------- ---- --- --- NASA SELECT COVERAGE BEGINS KSC 03:30 AM LAUNCH KSC 00/00:00 08:27 AM NASA SELECT ORIGINATION JSC 00/00:04 08:31 AM SWITCHED TO JSC MECO 00/00:08 08:35 AM 1 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION KSC 00/00:13 08:40 AM SWITCHED TO KSC 1 LAUNCH REPLAYS KSC 00/00:13 08:40 AM (APPROX. 5 MIN. AFTER MECO) T=30:00 1 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION JSC 00/00:43 09:10 AM SWITCHED TO JSC 1 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION KSC 00/01:03 09:30 AM SWITCHED TO KSC 1 POST LAUNCH PRESS CONFERENCE KSC 00/01:03 09:30 AM 2 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION JSC 00/02:03 10:30 AM SWITCHED TO JSC 3 Ku BAND ANTENNA 00/02:30 10:57 AM DEPLOY AND ACTIVATION (not televised) 3 MISSION UPDATE JSC 00/02:33 11:00 AM 3 ACTS/TOS PRE-DEPLOY CHECKOUT TDRE 00/03:00 11:27 AM T=15:00 3 RMS POWERUP/CHECKOUT TDRE 00/03:35 12:02 PM T=20:00 4 RMS PAYLOAD BAY SURVEY TDRE 00/04:40 01:07 PM T=15:00 4 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION KSC 00/05:17 01:44 PM SWITCHED TO KSC 4 ENGINEERING LAUNCH REPLAYS KSC 00/05:13 01:40 PM T=30:00 5 NASA SELECT ORIGINATION JSC 00/05:43 02:10 PM SWITCHED TO JSC 5 ACTS/TOS RAISED TO TDRE 00/05:50 02:17 PM DEPLOY POSITION T=35:00 6 Ku BAND CONFIGURE TO RADAR MODE 00/07:15 03:42 PM (not televised) 6 ACTS/TOS DEPLOY 00/07:58 04:25 PM (not televised live) 7 Ku BAND CONFIGURE TO COMM MODE 00/08:50 05:17 PM (not televised) 8 CREW SLEEP 00/11:00 07:27 PM 8 REPLAY OF FD1 ACTIVITIES 00/11:33 08:00 PM ---------------------------- SUNDAY, JULY 25 -------------------------- FD2 13 CREW WAKE UP 00/19:00 03:27 AM 15 SPAS GRAPPLE 00/22:00 06:27 AM (not televised) 16 SPAS DEPLOY OPERATIONS TDRW/E 00/22:20 06:47 AM T=25:00 16 SPAS DEPLOY OPERATIONS TDRW/E 00/23:20 07:47 AM T=85:00 17 SPAS DOOR TEST TDRW 01/01:15 09:42 AM T=15:00 18 SPAS RELEASE TDRE 01/01:45 10:12 AM T=15:00 18 MISSION UPDATE JSC 01/02:33 11:00 AM 19 RICS MANUEVERS TDRE 01/03:35 12:02 PM 20 TV OPPORTUNITY TDRW/E 01/04:15 12:42 PM T=50:00 20 MISSION STATUS/PAYLOAD JSC/KSC 01/04:33 01:00 PM OPERATIONS BRIEFINGS 21 VTR DUMP OF SPAS TDRW 01/06:23 02:50 PM DEPLOY OPERATIONS T=19:00 21 MISSION UPDATE PM JSC 01/06:33 03:00 PM (Includes Daily Video Highlights) 23 CREW SLEEP 01/10:00 06:27 PM ----------------------------- MONDAY, JULY 26 ------------------------- FD3 29 CREW WAKE UP 01/18:00 02:27 AM 32 P/TV05 MIDDECK ACTIVITIES TDRE/W 01/22:30 06:57 AM T=17:00 32 TV OPPORTUNITY TDRW 01/23:05 07:32 AM T=18:00 33 TV OPPORTUNITY TDRE 02/00:05 08:32 AM T=15:00 34 MISSION UPDATE JSC 02/02:33 11:00 AM 36 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 02/04:33 01:00 PM 37 MISSION UPDATE PM JSC 02/06:33 03:00 PM (Includes Daily Video Highlights) 39 CREW SLEEP 02/09:00 05:27 PM --------------------------- TUESDAY, JULY 27 -------------------------- FD4 44 CREW WAKE UP 02/17:00 01:27 AM 47 EMU CHECKOUT TDRW/E 02/21:00 05:27 AM T=20:00 47 EMU CHECKOUT TDRW/E 02/22:00 06:27 AM T=25:00 49 MIDDECK EVA PREP TDRW 03/01:10 09:37 AM T=10:00 50 MIDDECK EVA PREP TDRW 03/01:45 10:12 AM T=20:00 50 P/TV05 MIDDECK ACTIVITIES TDRE 03/02:20 10:47 AM T=20:00 50 MISSION UPDATE JSC 03/02:33 11:00 AM 51 MIDDECK EVA PREP TDRW 03/03:20 11:47 AM T=20:00 52 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 03/04:33 01:00 PM 53 MISSION UPDATE PM JSC 03/06:33 03:00 PM (Includes Daily Video Highlights) 54 CREW SLEEP 03/08:00 04:27 PM --------------------------- WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 ------------------------ FD5 59 CREW WAKE UP 03/16:00 12:27 AM 62 EVA PREP TDRW 03/19:15 03:42 AM T=65:00 62 EVA PREP TDRE 03/20:35 05:02 AM T=20:00 62 AIRLOCK DEPRESS TDRW 03/20:55 05:22 AM T=15:00 63 AIRLOCK EGRESS TDRE 03/21:10 05:37 AM T=45:00 64 EVA - HIGH TORQUE, MASS HANDLING TDRW/E 03/22:10 06:37 AM AND PFR EVALUATIONS T=85:00 64 EVA TDRW/E 03/22:45 07:12 AM T=80:00 66 EVA TDRW/E 04/01:20 09:47 AM T=50:00 66 EVA - PAYLOAD BAY CLEANUP TDRE 04/00:53 09:20 AM T=10:00 67 AIRLOCK INGRESS 04/03:15 11:42 AM (MAY NOT BE TELEVISED) 68 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 04/04:33 01:00 PM 69 MISSION UPDATE JSC 04/06:33 03:00 PM (Includes Daily Video Highlights) 69 CREW SLEEP 04/07:00 03:27 PM 74 CREW WAKE UP 04/15:00 11:27 PM ---------------------------- THURSDAY, JULY 29 ------------------------ FD6 78 P/TV06 FLIGHT DECK ACTIVITIES TDRW 04/20:45 05:12 AM T=50:00 82 MISSION UPDATE JSC 05/02:33 11:00 AM 83 MISSION STATUS/PAYLOAD JSC/KSC 05/04:33 01:00 PM OPERATIONS BRIEFING 85 MISSION UPDATE PM JSC 05/06:33 03:00 PM (Includes Daily Video Highlights) 85 CREW SLEEP 05/06:40 03:07 PM 90 CREW WAKE UP 05/14:40 11:07 PM ----------------------------- FRIDAY, JULY 30 ------------------------- FD7 93 P/TV05 MIDDECK ACTIVITIES TDRW 05/19:05 03:32 AM T=15:00 94 P/TV08 APE ACTIVITIES TDRE 05/19:40 04:07 AM T=20:00 95 P/TV05 MIDDECK ACTIVITIES TDRW 05/21:55 06:22 AM T=15:00 96 P/TV08 APE ACTIVITIES TDRW 05/23:50 08:17 AM T=25:00 97 TV OPPORTUNITY TDRE 06/00:30 08:57 AM T=17:00 97 P/TV06 FLIGHT DECK ACTIVITIES TDRE 06/01:15 09:42 AM T=5:00 98 P/TV05 MIDDECK ACTIVITIES TDRW 06/01:30 09:57 AM T=5:00 98 MISSION UPDATE JSC 06/02:33 11:00 AM 100 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC/KSC 06/04:33 01:00 PM 101 MISSION UPDATE PM JSC 06/06:33 03:00 PM (Includes Daily Video Highlights) 101 CREW SLEEP 06/06:20 02:47 PM 106 CREW WAKE UP 06/14:20 10:47 PM --------------------------- SATURDAY, JULY 31 ------------------------- FD8 109 RMS POWERUP TDRW 06/19:10 03:37 AM T=20:00 110 PAYLOAD BAY SURVEY TDRE 06/19:45 04:12 AM T=15:00 112 SPAS GRAPPLE 06/23:55 08:22 AM (not televised live) 113 RICS PHOTO SEQUENCE TDRE 07/00:35 09:02 AM T=50:00 114 SPAS BERTH TDRE 07/02:10 10:37 AM T=25:00 114 MISSION UPDATE JSC 07/02:33 11:00 AM 115 VTR DUMP OF SPAS RETRIEVAL TDRW 07/03:12 11:39 AM T=20:00 115 MISSION STATUS/PAYLOAD JSC/KSC 07/04:33 01:00 PM OPERATIONS BRIEFINGS 116 CREW SLEEP 07/06:00 02:27 PM 117 MISSION UPDATE PM JSC 07/06:33 03:00 PM (Includes Daily Video Highlights) 112 CREW WAKE UP 07/14:00 10:27 PM ---------------------------- SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 ------------------------- FD9 124 PAYLOAD BAY SURVEY TDRE 07/16:40 01:07 AM T=35:00 124 RMS POWERDOWN TDRW 07/17:40 02:07 AM T=20:00 126 TV OPPORTUNITY TDRE 07/20:05 04:32 AM 127 P/TV08 APE ACTIVITIES TDRE 07/21:30 05:57 AM 127 P/TV09 CREW CONFERENCE TDRW 07/22:35 07:02 AM T=20:00 130 MISSION UPDATE JSC 08/02:33 11:00 AM 130 Ku BAND STOW 08/02:55 11:22 AM (not televised) 131 MISSION STATUS BRIEFING JSC 08/04:33 01:00 PM 132 CREW SLEEP 08/06:00 02:27 PM 133 MISSION UPDATE PM JSC 08/06:33 03:00 PM (Includes Daily Video Highlights) 138 CREW WAKE UP 08/14:00 10:27 PM ----------------------------- MONDAY, AUGUST 2 ------------------------ FD10 142 DEORBIT BURN 08/20:59 05:26 AM (not televised) 143 KSC LANDING KSC 08/21:59 06:26 AM LANDING REPLAYS KSC TBD TBD POST LANDING PRESS CONFERENCE KSC TBD TBD *********************************************************************** DEFINITION OF TERMS *********************************************************************** ACTS/TOS: ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SATELLITE/TRANSFER ORBIT STAGE APE: AURORAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIMENT CDT: CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME FD: FLIGHT DAY JSC: JOHNSON SPACE CENTER KSC: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER MECO: MAIN ENGINE CUT-OFF MET: MISSION ELAPSED TIME. THE TIME WHICH BEGINS AT MOMENT OF LAUNCH AND IS READ: DAYS/HOURS:MINUTES. LAUNCH=00/00:00 ORFEUS/SPAS: ORBITING RETRIEVABLE FAR AND EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETER/SHUTTLE PALLET SATELLITE PFR: PORTABLE FOOT RESTRAINT P/TV: PHOTOGRAPHIC/TELEVISION ACTIVITY RICS: REMOTE IMAX CAMERA SYSTEM RMS: REMOTE MANIPULATION SYSTEM TBD: TO BE DETERMINED TDRE,W: TRACKING AND DATA RELAY SATELLITE, EAST AND WEST LONGITUDE Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61 =--=--=-END-=--=--= =--=--=START=--=--= NASA Spacelink File Name:6_3_2_6.TXT SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF DECEASED ASTRONAUTS SOURCE: Information Summaries Astronaut Fact Book February, 1992 BASSETT, Charles A., II, Captain, U.S. Air Force Born December 30, 1931, in Dayton, Ohio. Bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Texas Technological College. Died February 28, 1966, at St. Louis, Missouri, in crash of T-38 jet. CARTER, Manley Lanier, Jr., "Sonny," Captain, U.S. Navy Mission specialist. Born August 15, 1947, in Macon, Georgia. Bachelor of arts in chemistry and doctorate of medicine from Emory University. Flew on STS-33. Died April 5, 1991, near New Brunswick, Georgia, in the crash of a commercial airliner while on NASA business travel. CHAFFEE, Roger B., Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy Born February 15, 1935, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Bachelor of science in aeronautical engineering from Purdue University. Died January 27, 1967, at NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, in Apollo spacecraft fire. EISELE, Donn F., Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Retired) Born June 23, 1930, in Columbus, Ohio. Bachelor of science in astronautics from U.S. Naval Academy; master of science in astronautics from U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology. Flew on Apollo 7. Died December 2, 1987, in Tokyo, Japan of a heart attack. EVANS, Ronald E., Captain, U.S. Navy (Retired) Born November 10, 1933, in St. Francis, Kansas. Bachelor of science in electrical engineering from University of Kansas; master of science in aeronautical engineering from U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. Flew on Apollo 17. Died April 6, 1990, in Scottsdale, Arizona, of a heart attack. FREEMAN, Theodore C., Captain, U.S. Air Force Born February 18, 1930, in Haverford, Pennsylvania. Bachelor of science from U.S. Naval Academy; master of science in aeronautical engineering from University of Michigan. Died October 31, 1964, at Ellington Air Force Base, Houston, Texas, in crash of T-38 jet. GIVENS, Edward G., Jr., Major, U.S. Air Force Born January 5, 1930, in Quanah, Texas. Bachelor of science in naval sciences from U.S. Naval Academy. Died June 6, 1967, near Houston, Texas, in an automobile accident. GRIGGS, S. David, Civilian Born September 7, 1939, in Portland, Oregon. Bachelor of science from U.S. Naval Academy; master of science in administration from George Washington University. Flew on STS 51-D. Died June 17, 1989, near Earle, Arkansas, in the crash of a World-War-II-era training plane. GRISSOM, Virgil I., Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force Born April 3, 1926, in Mitchell, Indiana. Bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Purdue University. Flew on Mercury 4 and Gemini 3. Died January 27, 1967, at NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, in the Apollo spacecraft fire. IRWIN, James B., Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Retired) Born March 17, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Bachelor of science in naval science from U.S. Naval Academy; master of science in aeronautical engineering and instrumentation engineering from University of Michigan. Flew on Apollo 15. Died August 8, 1991, in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, of a heart attack. McNAIR, Ronald E., Civilian Born October 21, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina. Bachelor of science in physics from North Carolina A & T State College; doctorate of philosophy in physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Flew on STS 41-B. Died January 28, 1986, in STS 51-L accident. ONIZUKA, Ellison S., Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force Born June 24, 1946, in Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii. Bachelor and master of science in aerospace engineering from University of Colorado. Flew on STS 51-C. Died January 28, 1986, in STS 51-L accident. RESNIK, Judith A., Civilian Born April 5, 1949, in Akron, Ohio. Bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University; doctorate of philosophy in electrical engineering from University of Maryland. Flew on STS 41-D. Died January 28, 1986, in STS 51-L accident. SCOBEE, Francis R., Major, U.S. Air Force (Retired) Born May 19, 1939, in Cle Elum, Washington. Bachelor of science in aerospace engineering from University of Arizona. Flew on STS 41-C. Died January 28, 1986, in STS 51-L accident. SEE, Elliot M., Jr., Civilian Born July 23, 1927, in Dallas, Texas. Bachelor of science from U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; master of science in engineering from University of California at Los Angeles. Died February 28, 1966, in St. Louis, Missouri, in the crash of a T-38 jet. SMITH, Michael J., Commander, U.S. Navy Born April 30, 1945, in Beaufort, North Carolina. Bachelor of science in naval science from U.S. Naval Academy; master of science in aeronautical engineering from U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. Died January 28, 1986, in STS 51-L accident. SWIGERT, John L., Jr., Civilian Born August 30, 1931, in Denver, Colorado. Bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from University of Colorado; master of science in aerospace science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; master of business administration from Hartford College. Flew on Apollo 13. Died December 27, 1982, of cancer. THORNE, Stephen D., Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy Born February 11, 1953, in Frankfurt-on-Main, West Germany. Bachelor of science in engineering from U.S. Naval Academy. Died May 24, 1986, in Alta Loma, Texas, in an airplane crash. WHITE, Edward H., II, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force Born November 14, 1930, in San Antonio, Texas. Bachelor of science from U.S. Military Academy; master of science in aeronautical engineering from University of Michigan. Flew on Gemini 4. Died January 27, 1967, at NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, in the Apollo spacecraft fire. WILLIAMS, Clifton C., Jr., Major, U.S. Marine Corps Born September 26, 1932, in Mobile, Alabama. Bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Auburn University. Died October 5, 1967, near Tallahassee, Florida, in the crash of a T-38 jet. Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61 =--=--=-END-=--=--= =--=--=START=--=--= NASA Spacelink File Name:6_8_12_2_2.TXT CASSINI FACT SHEET 3/93 Solar System Exploration Division * MISSION SUMMARY * The giant outer planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune - contain 99 percent of the planetary mass in the solar system. Far from the vaporizing effects of the Sun, much of this mass remains largely unchanged since its formation. It is thus among the outer planets and their moons that we seek insight into the origins and evolution of the early solar system. Cassini, a joint U.S.-European mission to Saturn and its moon Titan, will be launched in October 1997. Cassini is the second Orbiter-Probe type mission to an outer planet, after the 1989 Galileo launch to Jupiter. Cassini's scientific mission is dual: to complete an orbital surveillance of the planet, following up the questions raised by the Voyager flyby encounters of the 1980s; and to unveil the Saturnian moon Titan, the second largest moon in the solar system, by dropping an instrumented probe - provided by the European Space Agency (ESA) - through Titan's dense and intriguingly Earth-like atmosphere. Elements of several of Cassini's science instruments are being provided by the Italian Space Agency, as is the Orbiter's high-gain antenna. Saturn is best known for its complex ring system. Study of these rings - along with Saturn's moons - will help us to understand the composition and evolution of the preplanetary masses from which planets form. Saturn also offers for study a complex, banded atmosphere, with equatorial winds in excess of 500 meters/sec. The Cassini data will be a major contribution to our scientific modeling of planetary atmospheres, crucial to our understanding of the evolution of Earth's own atmosphere. The Cassini Orbiter's multiple close flybys of Saturn's icy satellites will also provide insight into the nature of the population of small planet-like bodies that may have once been prevalent in the outer solar system. Titan is a moon the size of a small planet. Its chemically complex atmosphere is primarily nitrogen and is rich in hydrocarbons, resembling the early atmosphere of Earth. The study of Titan's atmosphere and local surface, carried out by ESA's Huygens Probe, will not only provide insight into the status and formation of this unique body, but will also give us a glimpse into the early history of our own planet. During subsequent close flybys of Titan, Orbiter instruments will make remote observations of the surface and in situ measurements of its ionosphere and upper atmosphere. The Cassini mission will employ a Venus-Venus-Earth-Jupiter gravity assist trajectory on its way to a June 2004 injection into Saturn orbit. Late in 2004, the Orbiter will release the Huygens Probe for its 2-1/2 hour descent through the atmosphere of Titan. The Orbiter, during its 4-year tour of the Saturn system, will perform approximately 60 orbits around Saturn, measuring the planet's magnetosphere, atmosphere, and rings, and observing Titan and some of the icy satellites during close flybys. The Cassini project is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, California. * SATURN * DIAMETER AT EQUATOR: 120,536 km MASS: 5.688 x 1026 kg MEAN DENSITY: 0.69 g/cm3 EQUATORIAL GRAVITY AT ATMOSPHERE SURFACE: 10.45 m/s2 TYPICAL WIND VELOCITY: 400-500 m/s TEMPERATURE AT CLOUD TOP: 94 K (-179 C) ROTATIONAL PERIOD (A SATURN DAY): 10.656 hrs MEAN DISTANCE FROM SUN: 1,429.4 million km MEAN ORBITAL VELOCITY: 9.64 km/s SIDEREAL PERIOD (A SATURN YEAR): 29.458 years COMPOSITION OF ATMOSPHERE: Hydrogen, Helium * TITAN * DIAMETER AT EQUATOR: 5,150 km MASS: 1.35 x 1023 kg MEAN DENSITY: 1.88 g/cm3 MEAN DISTANCE FROM SUN: 1.222 million km COMPOSITION OF ATMOSPHERE: Nitrogen, Argon, Methane, and Other Hydrocarbons * MAJOR MISSION CHARACTERISTICS * LAUNCH PERIOD: October 6 - 30, 1997 LAUNCH VEHICLE: Titan IV/Centaur TRAJECTORY: VVEJGA (Venus-Venus- Earth- Jupiter Gravity Assist) SATURN ORBIT INSERTION: June 2004 HUYGENS PROBE RELEASE: Early November 2004 (3 weeks to Titan) PROBE DESCENT: 2-1/2 hrs. via Parachute and Drogue Chute ORBITER PRIMARY MISSION: 4 years (~60 orbits) END OF NOMINAL MISSION: June 2008 * MISSION OBJECTIVES * o Conduct detailed, multispectral studies of Saturn's atmosphere, rings, and magnetosphere during 4-year orbital surveillance. o Conduct close-up, multispectral observations of Saturn's icy satellites. o Characterize Titan's atmosphere and local surface through Huygens Probe science, and map the satellite's surface via Orbiter radar. * KEY SPACECRAFT CHARACTERISTICS * * ORBITER * MASS: 5634 kg (includes Probe, 335 kg of science instruments, and 3132 kg of propellant) POWER: 3 radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) for 628 Watts power at end-of mission PROPULSION: Hydrazine for attitude control thrusters; MMH and N2O4 for two 490-N engines MEMORY CAPACITIES: 3.6 Gb Solid State Recorders AACS memory: 512 KW RAM; 8 KW PROM CDS memory: 512 KW RAM; 8 KW PROM DATA RATES: Selectable to 249 kbps BASIC DESIGN: Three-axis stabilized SIZE: 7 meters high ANTENNA DIAMETER: 4 meters MAGNETOMETER BOOM LENGTH: 10.5 meters * HUYGENS PROBE * MASS: 52 kg (includes 43kg of science instruments and 46 kg of support equipment on Orbiter) POWER: LiSO2 batteries PROPULSION: None MEMORY CAPACITIES: CDMU: 64 KW RAM; 64 KW PROM PSA: 64 KW RAM; 32 KW PROM DATA RATES: 8 kbps BASIC DESIGN: Ballistic probe SIZE: 2.7 meters diameter * MISSION MANAGEMENT * NASA/HQ Program Manager: Howard T. Wright NASA/HQ Program Scientist: Henry C. Brinton JPL Project Manager: Richard J. Spehalski JPL Project Scientist: Dennis L. Matson ESA Huygens Project Manager: Hamid Hassan ESA Huygens Project Scientist: Jean-Pierre Lebreton SCIENCE INVESTIGATIONS ORBITER INVESTIGATIONS: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: PURPOSE: CASSINI PLASMA SPECTROMETER (CAPS) Dr. David T. Young, Southwest Research Institute In-situ study of plasma within and near Saturn's magnetic field COSMIC DUST ANALYZER (CDA) Prof. Dr. Eberhard Grun,Max-Planck-Institut fur Kernphysik In-situ study of ice and dust grains in the Saturn system COMPOSITE INFRARED SPECTROMETER (CIRS) Mr. Virgil G. Kunde,NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Spectral mapping to study temperature and composition of surfaces/ atmospheres/rings within the Saturn system ION AND NEUTRAL MASS SPECTROMETER (INMS) Dr. J. Hunter Waite, Southwest Research Institute (Team Leader) In situ compositions of neutral and charged particles within the Saturn magnetosphere IMAGING SCIENCE SUBSYSTEM (ISS) Dr. Carolyn C. Porco, University of Arizona (Team Leader) Multispectral imaging of Saturn, Titan, rings, and the icy satellites to observe their properties DUAL TECHNIQUE MAGNETOMETER (MAG) Dr. David J. Southwood, Imperial College of London Study of Saturn's magnetic field and its interaction with the solar wind MAGNETOSPHERIC IMAGING INSTRUMENT (MIMI) Dr. Stamatios M. Krimigis, Johns Hopkins University Global magnetospheric imaging and in situ measurements of Saturn's magnetosphere/solar wind interactions CASSINI RADAR (RADAR) Dr. Charles Elachi, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Team Leader) Radar imaging, altimetry, and radiometry of Titan's surface RADIO AND PLASMA WAVE SCIENCE (RPWS) Dr. Donald A. Gurnett, University of Iowa Study of plasma waves, radio emissions, and dust in the Saturn system RADIO SCIENCE SUBSYSTEM (RSS) Dr. Arvydas J. Kliore, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Team Leader) Study atmospheres and ionospheres of Saturn and Titan, and the rings and gravity fields of Saturn and its satellites (also search for gravitational waves during cruise) ULTRAVIOLET IMAGING SPECTROGRAPH (UVIS) Dr. Larry W. Esposito, University of Colorado Spectra and low-resolution imaging of atmospheres and rings for structure, chemistry and composition VISUAL AND INFRARED MAPPING SPECTROMETER (VIMS) Dr. Robert H. Brown, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Team Leader) Spectral mapping to study composition and structure of surfaces, atmospheres, and rings PROBE INVESTIGATIONS: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: PURPOSE: AEROSOL COLLECTOR PYROLYSER (ACP) Dr. Guy M. Israel, Service d'Aeronomie du In-situ study of clouds and aerosols in the Titan atmosphere DESCENT IMAGER/SPECTRAL RADIOMETER (DISR) Dr. Martin G. Tomasko, University of Arizona Measure temperatures and collect images of atmospheric aerosols and the surface of Titan DOPPLER WIND EXPERIMENT (DWE) Dr. Michael K. Bird, Universitat Bonn Study of winds from their effect on the probe during its descent. GAS CHROMATOGRAPH/MASS SPECTROMETER (GCMS) Dr. Hasso B. Niemann, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center In-situ measurement of composition of gases and aerosols in Titan's atmosphere HUYGENS ATMOSPHERE STRUCTURE INSTRUMENT (HASI) Prof. Marcello Fulchignoni, Univerita di Roma In-situ study of physical and electrical properties of Titan's atmosphere SURFACE SCIENCE PACKAGE (SSP) Dr. John C. Zarnecki, University of Kent Measurement of the physical properties of Titan's surface INTERDISCIPLINARY INVESTIGATIONS: INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIST: PURPOSE: AERONOMY AND SOLAR WIND INTERACTIONS Dr. Darrell F. Strobel, Johns Hopkins University Study of aeronomy in the atmospheres of Saturn and Titan ATMOSPHERES Dr. Tobias C. Owen, University of Hawaii Study the atmospheres of Saturn and Titan MAGNETOSPHERE AND PLASMA Dr. Michel Blanc, Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees Dr. Tamas I. Gambosi, University of Michigan Study of plasma circulation and magnetosphere/ionosphere re- coupling; study of the plasma environment in Saturn's atmosphere. ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION Dr. James B. Pollack, NASA/Ames Research Center Study of the origin and evolution of the Saturn system. RINGS AND DUST Dr. Jeffrey N. Cuzzi, NASA/Ames Research Center Study of rings and dust within the Saturn system SATELLITES Dr. Laurence A. Soderblom, U.S. Geological Survey Study of the satellites of Saturn TITAN AERONOMY Dr. Daniel Gautier, Observatoire de Paris-Meudon Study of the aeronomy of Titan's atmosphere TITAN ATMOSPHERE/SURFACE INTERACTIONS Dr. Jonathan I. Lunine, University of Arizona Study of atmosphere/surface interactions on Titan TITAN CHEMISTRY EXOBIOLOGY Prof. Francois Raulin, Universite de Paris-Val de Marne Study of Titan's chemistry and exobiology Source:NASA Spacelink Modem:205-895-0028 Internet:192.149.89.61 =--=--=-END-=--=--= =--=END OF COLLECTION---COLLECTED 8 FILES---COMPLETED 21:19:33=--=