Return-path: X-Andrew-Authenticated-as: 7997;andrew.cmu.edu;Ted Anderson Received: from beak.andrew.cmu.edu via trymail for +dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr11/tm2b/space/space.dl@andrew.cmu.edu (->+dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr11/tm2b/space/space.dl) (->ota+space.digests) ID ; Thu, 9 Nov 89 03:24:24 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Reply-To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU From: space-request+@Andrew.CMU.EDU To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU Date: Thu, 9 Nov 89 03:23:52 -0500 (EST) Subject: SPACE Digest V10 #225 SPACE Digest Volume 10 : Issue 225 Today's Topics: Re: A "spacey" ambition? -- where to apply KSC Payload Update KSC Space Shuttle Report (Forwarded) Re: Design for Luna City ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 8 Nov 89 23:43:57 GMT From: pur-phy!maxwell.physics.purdue.edu!grazier@ee.ecn.purdue.edu (Kevin R. Grazier) Subject: Re: A "spacey" ambition? -- where to apply In article <2857@trantor.harris-atd.com> wmccain@x102a.harris-atd.com (mccain wb 17021) writes: >In reference to the recent discussions of how to get into space, how would >one actually go about applying? Is there some toll free number at NASA I >could call to get an application sent to me, or is the process itself a >closely held secret? I would appreciate hearing what anyone knows on the >subject. Write to: Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX 77058 ATTN: AHX They'll send you a really interesting pamphlet which spells out the criteria for Pilot and Mission Specialist Astronaut Candidates! I assume that this is also where one would write to get an application. Kevin R. Grazier "I'm not a grad student, Purdue University Physics Department but I play one in school." INTERNET: grazier@physics.purdue.edu UUCP: (att | decvax | ucbvax | rutgers )!pur-ee!pur-phy!grazier ------------------------------ Date: 8 Nov 89 21:16:28 GMT From: cs.utexas.edu!usc!henry.jpl.nasa.gov!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!forsight!jato!mars.jpl.nasa.gov!baalke@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Ron Baalke) Subject: KSC Payload Update Daily Status/KSC Payload Management and Operations 11-08-89 - STS-31R HST (at VPF) - The HST functional test is active at the VPF and will continue thru the week. There have been no significant problems. Personnel are supporting the continuous VPF environmental and ECS unit monitoring. -STS-32R SYNCOM (at VPF) - MUE installation for SYNCOM receiving is active at the VPF. Mechanical preps have been completed and the facility is ready to receive the SYNCOM spacecraft, scheduled to arrive at the VPF next Monday. - STS-35 Astro-1/BBXRT (at O&C) - Constraints were closed, the engineering walkdown completed, and the MMU load was completed yesterday to support IPS retest scheduled to start today. Engineering is active with paper preparation for the HDRR removal. - STS-40 SLS-1 (at O&C) - Rack 3 rotation was completed yesterday. Water servicing GSE prep and validation is active as is pyrell foam replacement preps. Rack 9 panel removal and preps for rotation continue. Ron Baalke | baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov Jet Propulsion Lab M/S 301-355 | baalke@jems.jpl.nasa.gov 4800 Oak Grove Dr. | Pasadena, CA 91109 | ------------------------------ Date: 8 Nov 89 19:57:44 GMT From: cs.utexas.edu!samsung!usc!henry.jpl.nasa.gov!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!jato!mars.jpl.nasa.gov!baalke@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Ron Baalke) Subject: KSC Space Shuttle Report (Forwarded) KSC SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING REPORT - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8, 1989 STS-33 - DISCOVERY (OV 103) - PAD 39-B Today, a flight readiness test of the three main engines is underway. This test simulates engine start and shutdown sequences. In addition, the orbital maneuvering system engines will be gimbaled and the aerosurfaces will be cycled. Closeouts of the aft compartment for flight will begin tomorrow and installation of the extravehicular mobility units, or spacesuits, is scheduled for Friday. Checks of the regulators for the forward and aft reaction control systems are planned for tomorrow and Friday. Launch of mission STS-33 is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 20, during a four-hour launch period that begins at 6:30 p.m. EST. STS-36 - ATLANTIS (0V 104) - OPF BAY 1 Sniff checks of the motor valves in the orbital maneuvering system are planned today. Heat shields and engine domes are being removed in preparation for engine removals scheduled for this weekend and early next week. STS-32 - COLUMBIA (OV 102) - OPF BAY 2 A visual aid for berthing the Long Duration Exposure Facility is being installed in the payload bay today. Final cleaning of the payload bay is scheduled to begin today and closure of the doors is planned for tomorrow. Closeouts of the vehicle for the move to the Vehicle Assembly Building are underway. The landing gears are being prepared for flight. The orbiter transporter will be used to transfer the orbiter from the OPF to the Vehicle Assembly Building next week. STS-32 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS/EXTERNAL TANK - VAB Installation of ordnance devices is planned for Friday. Connections between the external tank and solid rocket boosters are continuing. The orbiter is scheduled to be mated next week. STS-36 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - VAB Instrumentation on the left aft booster is being calibrated today. The left aft center segment will be transferred to the VAB today in preparation for stacking. Ron Baalke | (818) 541-2341 x260 Jet Propulsion Lab M/S 301-355 | baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov 4800 Oak Grove Dr. | Pasadena, CA 91109 | ------------------------------ Date: 9 Nov 89 02:22:56 GMT From: rochester!uhura.cc.rochester.edu!llkl@PT.CS.CMU.EDU (Laurie Kleiner) Subject: Re: Design for Luna City In article <242@berlioz.nsc.com> andrew@dtg.nsc.com (Lord Snooty @ The Giant Poisoned Electric Head ) writes: >The one overriding factor which attracts me, for one, is that LOW GRAVITY >ENVIRONMENT. This is not only enjoyable inside - simply getting around >would be so ...unique, deserving of creative approaches, etc.... but, >with the development of more flexible and less cumbersome vacuum-suits, >R&R outside would truly be something to look forward to. The one aspect of low gravity environments that no one ever talks about (except for that dude (Glenn Shepard ??) in that hooky commercial) is ALLERGIES! I am just one of many sufferers, and the idea of low gravity, combined with closed air conditioning systems (read: fertile environments for those cute little molds and mildews) doesn't make me want to do any hand-springs. Just imagine - constant stuffed siniuses. Gravity does a lot to keep our respiratory systems clear - would 1/6 gravity be enough? I could almost swear that somebody has written about this. Heinlein in _The Moon is a Harsh Mistress_ maybe? (I automatically think of Heinlein as the first to write about anything ... so this probably isn't right.) Laurie Kleiner LLKL_SS@DB1.CC.ROCHESTER.EDU "Old enough to know better, stupid enough to do it anyhow." ------------------------------ End of SPACE Digest V10 #225 *******************