STS-27

STS-27
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Missionsstatistik
Missionsnavn:STS-27
Rumagentur:NASA
Rumfærge:Atlantis (3)
Antal besætningsmedlemmer:5
Affyringsrampe:LC-39A (KSC)
Opsendelse:2. december 1988
Landing:6. december 1988
Landet på:Edwards Air Force Base
Varighed:4 dage, 9 timer
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STS-51-J (Space Transportation System-51J) var Atlantis 3. rumfærge-flyvning. Opsendt 2. december 1988 og vendte tilbage den 6. december 1988. Det var den 21. rumfærge mission.

Mission for Forsvarsministeriet, USA (DoD), missionens formål var der derfor hemmelig.

Der var store skader rumfærgens varmeskjold, sandsynligvis langt mere omfattende end de skader der senere forårsagede Columbia-ulykken.

Besætning

  • USA Mand Robert Gibson (kaptajn)
  • USA Mand Guy Gardner (pilot)
  • USA Mand Richard Mullane (missionsspecialist)
  • USA Mand Jerry Ross (missionsspecialist)
  • USA Mand William Shepherd (missionsspecialist)

Missionen

Det var en rumfærgemission totalt dedikeret til Forsvarsministeriet (DoD (engelsk):Department of Defense). Lasten var klassificeret, men det meddeltes at radar-satellitten Lacrosse-1 blev opsendt og sat i kredsløb. Lacrosse er en Spionsatellit og har flere navne: Lacrosse 3000, USA 34 og 19671.[1]

Under opsendelsen blev det beskyttende varmeskjold ramt af noget nedfald fra den eksterne tank. Besætningen blev bedt om at benytte rumfærgens robotarm til at fotografere færgens yderside og sende billederne til undersøgelse på jorden. Fordi missionen var af militær art skulle data krypteres, krypteringen forringede billedkvaliteten. På jorden troede man at den dårlige billedkvalitet var skyld i nogle store hvide pletter, CAPCOM gav astronauterne besked om der ikke var noget problem. Astronauterne der selv kunne se skaden var ret bekymrede, men valgte ikke at diskutere skadens omfang yderligere. Først da rumfærgen landede forstod man hvor stor skaden var, missionen kunne have endt i en katastrofe.[2][3]

  • Atlantis opsendelse

  • En NRO Lacrosse satellit.

  • Skader på varmeskjoldet, cirka 700 kakler havde taget skade.

  • Billedet viser en manglende kakkel.

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Eksterne henvisninger

  1. ^ Lacrosse 1 NASA (engelsk)
  2. ^ Astronaut afslører: Så tæt var vi på rumfærge-katastrofe (Webside ikke længere tilgængelig) Ingeniøren
  3. ^ (engelsk) Legendary commander tells story of shuttle's close call Spaceflight Now
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STS-29 Mission Insignia
The STS-29 patch was designed to capture and represent the energy and dynamic nature of this nation's space program as America continues to look to the future. The folded ribbon border, the first of its kind in the Shuttle patch series, gives a sense of three dimensional depth to the emblem. The stylistic orbital maneuvering system (ONS) burn symbolizes the powerful forward momentum of the Shuttle and a continuing determination to explore the frontiers of space. The colors of the U.S. flag are represented in the patch's basic red, white, and blue background. In the border, the seven stars between the STS-29 crew names are a tribute to the crew of Challenger.
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STS-27 Mission Insignia

The patch depicts the Space Shuttle lifting off against the multi-colored backdrop of a rainbow, symbolizing the triumphal return to flight of our nation's manned space program. The design also commemorates the memory of the crew of Challenger mission STS-51-L, represented by the seven stars. The names of the flight crewmembers of STS-27 are located along the border of the patch.
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SVG version of PNG Space Shuttle Logo/Patch.
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The STS-27 crew portrait features 5 astronauts. Seated, left to right, are Guy S. Gardner, pilot; Robert L. Gibson, commander and Jerry L. Ross, mission specialist. On the back row, left to right, are mission specialists William M. Shepherd and Richard M. Mullane. Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis on December 2, 1988 at 9:30:34 am (EST), the STS-27 mission was the third mission dedicated to the Department of Defense (DOD).
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Heat shield damage on Space Shuttle Atlantis after STS-27
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Space Shuttle Atlantis takes flight on its STS-27 mission on December 2, 1988, 9:30 a.m. EST, utilizing 375,000 pounds thrust produced by its three main engines. The STS-27 was the third classified mission dedicated to the Department of Defense (DoD). After completion of mission, Orbiter Atlantis landed December 6, 1988, 3:36 p.m. PST at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
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Partially melted aluminum mounting plate for the L-band antenna due to thermal protection tile loss in STS-27
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symbol of Mars. 16 × 16 pixel nominal dimensions, lines 2 pixel thick, square caps. Colour 75% blue: red=0 green=0 blue=191 (#0000BF).
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The predominant themes are: a new beginning (sunrise), a safe mission (stylized launch and plume), the building upon the traditional strengths of NASA (the red vector which symbolizes aeronautics on the original NASA insignia), and a remembrance of their seven colleagues who died aboard Challenger (the seven-starred Big Dipper). The patch was designed by artist Stephen R. Hustvedt of Annapolis, MD.