STS-37

STS-37
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Missionsstatistik
Missionsnavn:STS-37
Rumagentur:NASA
Rumfærge:Atlantis (8)
Antal besætningsmedlemmer:5
Affyringsrampe:LC-39B (KSC)
Opsendelse:5. april 1991
Landing:11. april 1991
Landet på:Edwards Air Force Base
Varighed:5 døgn og 23 timer
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STS-37 (Space Transportation System-37) var rumfærgen Atlantis 8. rumfærge-mission. Den blev opsendt d. 5. april 1991 og vendte tilbage den 11. april 1991.

Missionens primære formål var at sætte astronomisatellitten Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) i kredsløb.

Hovedartikler:

Hovedartikler: Rumfærge og Rumfærge-programmet.

Besætning

  • USA Mand Steven Nagel (kaptajn)
  • USA Mand Kenneth Cameron (pilot)
  • USA Mand Jerry Ross (1. missionsspecialist)
  • USA Mand Jay Apt (2. missionsspecialist)
  • USA Kvinde Linda Godwin (3. missionsspecialist)

Missionen

Følgende nyttelast blev medbragt:

  • Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) [1] [2]
  • Crew and Equipment Translation Aids (CETA)
  • Ascent Particle Monitor (APM)
  • Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment II (SAREX II)
  • Protein Crystal Growth (PCG)
  • Bioserve/instrumentation Technology Associates Materials Dispersion Apparatus (BIMDA)
  • Radiation Monitoring Equipment III (RME Ill)
  • Air Force Maui Optical Site (AMOS) eksperiment.

Eksterne henvisninger

  1. ^ About the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory NASA
  2. ^ "Compton Gamma Ray Observatory". Den Store Danske (lex.dk online udgave).

Medier brugt på denne side

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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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Forfatter/Opretter: Kwamikagami, Licens: CC BY-SA 4.0
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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symbol of Venus. 16 una pertinacia restitit sententiae. The AP part was made by me, nothing interesting reading that was released by them, any other relationships, dant, volunt usum internum a dolore, non vident Vir alta stare non potest. quantum rogant populi miserata vale mater pia. × 16 pixel nominal dimensions, lines 2 pixel thich. Colour: red=223 green=43 blue=106 (#DF2B6A).
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Forfatter/Opretter: F l a n k e r, Licens: CC BY 3.0
symbol of Venus. 16 una pertinacia restitit sententiae. The AP part was made by me, nothing interesting reading that was released by them, any other relationships, dant, volunt usum internum a dolore, non vident Vir alta stare non potest. quantum rogant populi miserata vale mater pia. × 16 pixel nominal dimensions, lines 2 pixel thich. Colour: red=223 green=43 blue=106 (#DF2B6A).
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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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Jay Apt during the second EVA on STS-37.
STS-37 Mission Specialist (MS) Jerome Apt, suited in extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), tests Crew and Equipment Translation Aid (CETA) electrical hand pedal cart during extravehicular activity (EVA) in Atlantis', Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104's, payload bay (PLB). Apt works his way along the CETA deployable track mounted on OV-104's PLB port side. The ascent particle monitor (APM) is visible on the starboard side in the foreground. In the background are the aft PLB bulkhead and the vertical tail and orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods. Crewmembers spent several hours evaluating means of performing future EVA chores, transporting tools and crewmembers, etc. on Space Station Freedom (SSF).
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Jerry Ross during the first EVA on STS-37 - STS-37 Mission Specialist (MS) Jerry L. Ross, suited in extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), peers into Atlantis', Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104's, aft flight deck viewing window while performing emergency extravehicular activity (EVA) procedures in the payload bay (PLB). The unscheduled EVA was necessary to manually extend the Gamma Ray Observatory's (GRO's) high gain antenna (HGA). The GRO grappled by the remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector and held above the PLB is visible in the background. The entire scene is backdropped against the blue and white surface of the Earth.
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STS-35 Mission Insignia

Description: Designed by the crewmembers assigned to the mission, the STS-35 crew patch symbolizes the Space Shuttle flying above Earth's atmosphere to better study the many celestial objects of the universe, represented by the constellation Orion.
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STS-37 Mission Insignia

The principal theme of the STS-37 patch, designed by astronaut crewmembers, is the primary payload -- Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) -- and its relationship to the Space Shuttle. The Shuttle and the GRO are both depicted on the patch and are connected by a large gamma. The gamma symbolizes both the quest for gamma rays by GRO as well as the importance of the relationship between the manned and unmanned elements of the United States space program. The Earth background shows the southern portion of the United States under a partial cloud cover while the two fields of three and seven stars, respectively, refer to the STS-37 mission designation.
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This is the STS-37 Crew portrait. Pictured from left to right are Kenneth D. (Ken) Cameron, pilot; Jay Apt, mission specialist; Steven R. Nagel, commander; and Jerry L. Ross and Linda M. Godwin, mission specialists. Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis on April 5, 1991 at 9:22:44am (EST), the crew's major objective was the deployment of the Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO). Included in the observatory were the Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE); the Imaging Compton Telescope (COMPTEL); the Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET); and the Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Telescope (OSSEE).
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Emblem of Nasa's STS-39 mission.