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NASA NTRS1996

STS-73 Mission Highlights Resource Tape

The flight crew of the STS-73 Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia Cmdr. Kenneth D. Bowersox, Pilot Kent V. Rominger, Payload Commander Kathryn C. Thornton, Mission Specialists Catherine G. Coleman Ph.D, and Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, and Payload Specialists Fred W. Leslie Ph.D, Albert Sacco Jr Ph.D, David H. Matthiesen Ph.D, and R. Glynn Holt Ph.D present an overview of their mission. This, the second United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML) Spacelab mission, is the centerpiece of the STS-73 Space Shuttle mission. Some of the experiments being carried on the USML-2 payload cover a variety of scientific disciplines including fluid physics, materials science, biotechnology and combustion science. Video footage includes the following: prelaunch and launch activities; various Spacelab experiments; and reentry and the landing of the Columbia at KSC.

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-78 Mission Highlights Resource Tape

The flight crew of the STS-78 mission, Cmdr. Terence T. Henricks, Pilot Kevin R. Kregel, Payload Cmdr. Susan J. Helms, Mission Specialists Richard M. Linnehan, Charles E. Brady, Jr., and Payload Specialists Jean-Jacques Favier, Pd.D. and Robert B. Thirsk, M.D., present a video mission over-view of their space flight. Images include: pre-launch activities such as eating the traditional breakfast, crew suit-up, and the ride out to the launch pad. Also, included are various panoramic views of the shuttle on the pad. The crew can be seen being readied in the white room' for their mission. After the closing of the hatch and arm retraction, launch activities are shown including countdown, engine ignition, launch, and the separation of the Solid Rocket Boosters. Following an on-time launch, the crew of Endeavor are shown setting up a variety of experiments that will operate for much of the mission.

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-75 Mission Highlight Resource Tape

The flight crew of the STS-75 mission, Cmdr. Andrew M. Allen, Pilot Scott J. Horowitz, Payload Cmdr. Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, Mission Specialists Maurizio Cheli, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, and Claude Nicollier, and Payload Specialist Umberto Guidoni, present a video over-view of their mission. Images include: pre-launch activities such as eating the traditional breakfast, crew suit-up, and the ride out to the launch pad. Also, included are various panoramic views of the shuttle on the pad. The crew can be seen being readied in the white room' for their mission. After the closing of the hatch and arm retraction, launch activities are shown including countdown, engine ignition, launch, and the separation of the Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB). Also included are views of activities inside the Firing Control Room at KSC.

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-76 Mission Highlights Resource Tape

The flight crew of the STS-76 mission, Cmdr. Kevin P. Chilton, Pilot Richard A. Searfoss, and Mission Specialists Shannon W. Lucid, Linda M. Godwin, Michael R. Clifford, and Ronald M. Sega, present a video mission over-view of their space flight. Images include: pre-launch activities such as eating the traditional breakfast, crew suit-up, and the ride out to the launch pad. Also, included are various panoramic views of the shuttle on the pad. The crew can be seen being readied in the white room' for their mission. After the closing of the hatch and arm retraction, launch activities are shown including countdown, engine ignition, launch, and the separation of the Solid Rocket Boosters. Once in orbit, various view of the Mir Space Station can be seen as the shuttle begins its approach and docking. There several views of Godwin and Clifford as they spent six hours spacewalking in Atlantis's cargo bay and on the exterior of the Mir's docking module. The mission ending re-entry and landing can also be seen.

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NASA NTRS1996

STS-77 Mission Highlights Resource Tape

The flight crew of the STS-77 mission, Cmdr. John H. Casper, Pilot Curtis L. Brown, Jr., and Mission Specialists Andrew S.W. Thomas, Ph.D., Daniel W. Bursch, Mario Runco, Jr., and Marc Garneau, Ph.D., present a video mission over-view of their space flight. Images include: pre-launch activities such as eating the traditional breakfast, crew suit-up, and the ride out to the launch pad. Also, included are various panoramic views of the shuttle on the pad. The crew can be seen being readied in the white room' for their mission. After the closing of the hatch and arm retraction, launch activities are shown including countdown, engine ignition, launch, and the separation of the Solid Rocket Boosters. Following an on-time launch, the crew of Endeavor are shown setting up a variety of experiments that will operate for much of the mission. Also seen is the deployment and inflation of the Spartan Satellite, experiments being conducted in the Spacehab module, thruster firing to stabilized the shuttle, and the mission ending re-entry and landing of the shuttle Endeavor.

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NASA NTRS1997

STS-80 Mission Highlights Resource Tape

The flight crew of STS-80, Cmdr. Kenneth D. Cockrell, Pilot Kent V. Rominger, Mission Specialists, Tamara E. Jernigan, Thomas D. Jones, and F. Story Musgrave are seen performing pre-launch activities such as eating the traditional breakfast, being suited-up, and riding out to the launch pad. Also, included are various panoramic views of the shuttle on the pad. The crew is readied in the 'white room' for their mission. After the closing of the hatch and arm retraction, launch activities are shown including the countdown, engine ignition, launch, and the separation of the Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB) from the shuttle. The crew completes the first major objective of the mission with the deployment of the Orbiting Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer (ORFEUS) on the reusable Shuttle Pallet Satellite. The crew than begins final preparations for the release of Wake Shield. Jones powers up the shuttle's Canadian-built robot arm and grapples the satellite, while Jernigan powers up the Orbiter Space Vision System, which will be used to track precisely the Wake Shield's location. Cockrell places Columbia in a gravity gradient attitude to minimize disturbances during the release. Jones uses the robot arm to hold Wake Shield in position for a two-and-a-half hour cleansing by atomic oxygen molecules before moving the arm to the deploy position. The failure of the hatch to properly open causes the cancellation of all EVA's planned for this mission by Jernigan and Jones. The mission ends with the shuttle landing at the Kennedy Space Center.

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NASA NTRS1997

STS-81 Mission Highlights Resource Tape

The flight crew of the STS-81 Space Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis Commander Michael A. Baker, Pilot Brent W. Jett Jr., and Mission Specialists, John M. Grunsfeld, Marsha S. Ivins, Peter J.K. Wisoff, and John M. Linenger present an overview of their mission. Video footage includes the following: prelaunch and launch activities, the crew eating breakfast, shuttle launch, on orbit activities, rendezvous with Mir, Shuttle/Mir joint activities, undocking, and the shuttle landing.

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NASA NTRS1997

STS-71 Mission Highlights Resources Tape

The flight crew of the STS-71 Space Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis Commander Robert L. Gibson, Pilot Charles J. Precourt, Mission Specialists, Ellen S. Baker, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Gregory J. Harbaugh, and Payload Specialists, Norman E. Thagard, Vladimir Dezhurov, and Gennadiy Strekalov present an overview of their mission. It's primary objective is the first Mir docking with a space shuttle and crew transfer. Video footage includes the following: prelaunch and launch activities; the crew eating breakfast; shuttle launch; on orbit activities; rendezvous with Mir; Shuttle/Mir joint activities; undocking; and the shuttle landing.

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NASA NTRS1997

STS-94 Mission Highlights Resource Tape

The flight crew of STS-94, Cmdr. James D. Halsell, Jr., Pilot Susan L. Still, Payload Cmdr. Janice E. Voss, Mission Specialists Micheal L. Gernhardt and Donald A. Thomas, and Payload Specialists Gregory T. Linteris and Roger K. Crouch can be seen preforming pre-launch activities such as eating the traditional breakfast, crew suit-up, and the ride out to the launch pad. Also, included are various panoramic views of the shuttle on the pad. The crew can be seen being readied in the white room' for their mission. After the closing of the hatch and arm retraction, launch activities are shown including countdown, engine ignition, launch, and the separation of the Solid Rocket Boosters. The crew is seen continuing the payload activation process, as the research efforts of the Microgravity Science Laboratory (MSL) mission get into full swing. The crew is seen in the Microgravity Science Laboratory aboard Space Shuttle Columbia activating the final experiment facility and beginning additional experiments, among the more than 30 investigations to be conducted during the 16-day mission. The tape concludes with the re-entery and landing of the Shuttle.

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NASA NTRS1997

STS-86 Mission Highlights Resource Tape

The flight crew of the STS-86 mission, Cmdr. James D. Wetherbee, Jr., Pilot Michael J. Bloomfield, Mission Specialists Scott E. Parazynski, Jean-Loup Chretien, Vladmir G. Titov, Wendy B. Lawrence and Mike Foale present an overview of their mission, whose primary objective is the rendezvous and space docking with the Russian Space Station Mir. Video film footage includes: prelaunch and launch activities; shuttle launch; in-orbit rendezvous; docking between Mir and the orbiter; general crew activities; transfer of supplies; undocking maneuvers and a Mir fly-around; and the reentry and landing of the orbiter.

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NASA NTRS1997

STS-85 Mission Highlights Resources Tape

The flight crew of STS-85, Cmdr. Curtis L. Brown, Jr., Pilot Kent V. Rominger, Payload Cmdr. N. Jan Davis (Ph.D.), Mission Specialists Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. and Stephen K. Robinson (Ph.D.), and Payload Specialist Bjarni V. Tryggvason, present an overview of their mission. During the pre-launch activities the shuttle is shown being mated to the external tank and Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs). Also included: is the arrival of the crew at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), their suit-up, the crew being transported to the pad, being strapped in, and launch control activities. The launch includes the count down, main engine start-up, SRB start-up, the launch, the roll maneuver and SRB separation. Once the crew is in orbit, they deploy the CRISTA-SPAS payload and conduct various micro-gravity experiments. In the last part of the video the crew is seen preparing for the landing phase of the mission.

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NASA NTRS1998

STS-89 Mission Highlights Resource Tape

The flight crew of the STS-89 Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour, Cmdr. Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Frank Edwards, and Mission Specialists Michael P. Anderson, James F. Reilly, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Salizhan Shakirovich Sharipov, David A. Wolf, and Andrew S.W. Thomas, present an overview of their mission. Images include prelaunch activities such as eating the traditional breakfast, crew suit-up, and the ride out to the launch pad. Also included are various panoramic views of the shuttle on the pad. The crew is readied in the white room' for their mission. After the closing of the hatch and arm retraction, launch activities are shown including countdown, engine ignition, launch, and the separation of the Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs). Once in orbit, there are various views of the Mir Space Station as the shuttle begins its approach and docks. After the docking the two crews open the entry hatch and greet each other. The astronauts and cosmonauts transfer supplies from the shuttle to Mir. The astronauts prepare for the reentry phase of their mission. Endeavour separates from the Russian Space Station with a gentle push from springs in the docking mechanism that attaches it to the Space Station. The final view shows the crews' preparations for reentry and landing.

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NASA NTRS1998

STS-90 Mission Highlights Resource Tape

The flight crew of the STS-90 mission, Cmdr. Richard A. Searfoss, Pilot Scott D. Altman, and Mission Specialists Richard M. Linnehan, Dafydd Rhys Williams and Kathryn P. Hire, and Payload Specialists Jay C. Buckey and James A. Pawelczyk can be seen performing pre-launch activities such as eating the traditional breakfast, crew suit-up, and the ride out to the launch pad. Also, included are various panoramic views of the shuttle on the pad. The crew is readied in the 'white room' for their mission. After the closing of the hatch and arm retraction, launch activities are shown including countdown, engine ignition, launch, and the separation of the Solid Rocket Boosters. In the second part of the video the crew turn their attention to a variety of experiments inside the Shuttle's cabin. These experiments include the processing of several samples of materials in the glovebox facility in Shuttle's middeck; the experiment called PEP, which involves heating samples and then recording the mixture as it resolidifies; and the study of plant growth in space.

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NASA NTRS2014

Mass and Volume Optimization of Space Flight Medical Kits

Resource allocation is a critical aspect of space mission planning. All resources, including medical resources, are subject to a number of mission constraints such a maximum mass and volume. However, unlike many resources, there is often limited understanding in how to optimize medical resources for a mission. The Integrated Medical Model (IMM) is a probabilistic model that estimates medical event occurrences and mission outcomes for different mission profiles. IMM simulates outcomes and describes the impact of medical events in terms of lost crew time, medical resource usage, and the potential for medically required evacuation. Previously published work describes an approach that uses the IMM to generate optimized medical kits that maximize benefit to the crew subject to mass and volume constraints. We improve upon the results obtained previously and extend our approach to minimize mass and volume while meeting some benefit threshold. METHODS We frame the medical kit optimization problem as a modified knapsack problem and implement an algorithm utilizing dynamic programming. Using this algorithm, optimized medical kits were generated for 3 mission scenarios with the goal of minimizing the medical kit mass and volume for a specified likelihood of evacuation or Crew Health Index (CHI) threshold. The algorithm was expanded to generate medical kits that maximize likelihood of evacuation or CHI subject to mass and volume constraints. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS In maximizing benefit to crew health subject to certain constraints, our algorithm generates medical kits that more closely resemble the unlimited-resource scenario than previous approaches which leverage medical risk information generated by the IMM. Our work here demonstrates that this algorithm provides an efficient and effective means to objectively allocate medical resources for spaceflight missions and provides an effective means of addressing tradeoffs in medical resource allocations and crew mission success parameters.

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NASA NTRS1974

Flight performance of the Skylab earth resources experiment package

The earth resources experiment package consisted of six facility-type sensors, which were flown on the Skylab spacecraft to collect data for a large group of investigators. For satisfactory interpretation of their data, many of these investigators required knowledge of the actual realized sensor performance, which may have differed from ground-based test performance. Functional, geometric, and radiometric evaluations of each sensor were made by using flight data from selected ground scenes, the moon, and dark space. As a result of these evaluations made during the Skylab missions, several sensor operation anomalies were identified and the appropriate corrective action was taken.

Potter, A. E.↗
NASA NTRS1974

Summary of flight performance of the Skylab Earth Resources Experiment Package /EREP/

A group of six remote sensor systems (sensing visible, infrared, and microwave radiation) known as the Earth Resources Experiment Package (EREP) was flown on the NASA Skylab spacecraft to furnish data to numerous investigators in the earth sciences and in technology assessment. Inflight sensor performance in three categories (functional, geometric, and radiometric) was evaluated using: (1) ground measurements of surface, atmospheric, and illumination parameters; (2) ground deployment and operation of microwave receivers and transponders to monitor and excite the active EREP sensors; (3) measurement of surface and atmospheric parameters by instrumented aircraft on underflights of Skylab passes; and (4) analysis of the actual flight data. This resulted in identification and correction of anomalous sensor operation, quantization of geometric distortions or aberrations, improvement or confirmation of calibrations, and determination of sensitivity, accuracy, and stability of the sensors.

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NASA NTRS2014

Test and Recommendation of Flight-forward Resistive Temperature Detector for Resource Prospector Mission

The Resource Prospector Mission (RPM) is an in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) technology demonstration mission planned to launch in 2018. The mission will use the Regolith and Environment Science & Oxygen and Lunar Volatile Extraction (RESOLVE) Payload to prospect for lunar volatiles such as water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide. These compounds will validate ISRU capability. The payload, particularly the Lunar Advanced Volatile Analysis (LAVA) subsystem, requires numerous temperature measurements to accurately control on-board heaters that keep the volatiles in the vapor phase to allow quantification and prevent the clogging of delivery lines. Previous spaceflight missions have proven that Resistive Temperature Detector (RTD) failure impedes mission success. The research resulted in a recommendation for a flight-forward RTD. The recommendation was based on accuracy, consistency, and ease of installation of RTDs procured from IST, QTI, and Honeywell.

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