STS-9
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| Missionsnavn: | STS-9 | ||||
| Rumagentur: | NASA | ||||
| Rumfartøjets navn: | Columbia | ||||
| Antal besætningsmedlemmer: | 6 | ||||
| Affyringsrampe: | 39A KSC | ||||
| Opsendelse: | 28. november 1983 | ||||
| Landing: | 8. december 1983 | ||||
| Landet på: | Edwards Air Force Base | ||||
| Varighed: | 10 dage 7 timer 47 min. | ||||
| Foto af besætningen | |||||
 Garriott, Lichtenberg, Shaw, Young, Merbold, Parker | |||||
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STS-9 (Space Transportation System-9) var rumfærgen Columbias sjette mission. Missionen var en rumfærge-flyvning der medbragte et rumlaboratorium Spacelab[1]. Columbia blev opsendt d. 28. november 1983 og vendte tilbage d. 8. december 1983.
Missionsspecialisten Owen Garriott havde tidligere tilbragt 59 døgn om bord på NASA's Skylab-rumstation i 1973. Tyskeren Ulf Merbold blev den første astronaut i rummet fra Den Europæiske Rumorganisation.
Besætning
John W. Young (kaptajn)- Brewster Shaw (pilot)
- Owen Garriott (missionsspecialist)
- Robert Parker (missionsspecialist)
Ulf Merbold (ESA)- Byron Lichtenberg (MIT-forsker)
Missionen
Opsendelsen blev udskudt i 28 dage pga. et teknisk problem på rumfærgens løfteraketter, rumfærgen blev kørt tilbage til samlehallen (VAB) på Kennedy Space Center[2].
Problemer med 2 af rumfærges computere forsinkede landingen 8 timer, under landingen gik der ild i 2 af rumfærgens hjælpeaggregater (APU[3])
Hovedartikler:
Hovedartikler: Rumfærge og Rumfærge-programmet.Eksterne henvisninger
- STS-9 NASA (engelsk)
- ^ Spacelab Arkiveret 18. september 2012 hos Wayback Machine NASA (engelsk)
- ^ Rollback Arkiveret 16. juni 2008 hos Wayback Machine Kennedy Space Center (engelsk)
- ^ Auxiliary Power Units Arkiveret 5. juni 2011 hos Wayback Machine NASA (engelsk)
Opsendelsen d. 8. december 1983.
Besætningen spiller kort.
Spacelab-1 i rumfærgens lastrum.
Kunstnerisk fremstilling af rumfærgen med det første rumlaboratorium Spacelab-1.
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Official Portrait of the STS-9 crewmembers. Seated from left to right are Owen Garriott, mission specialist; Brewster Shaw, pilot; John Young, commander; and Robert Parker, mission Specialist. Standing from left to right are the payload specialists, Byron Lichtenberg and Ulf Merbold.
- These six men represent the first crewmembers to man the Columbia when it gets reactivated later this year. The four NASA astronauts are joined by a European and MIT scientist payload specialist and the Spacelab module and experiment array for STS-9. On the front row are Astronauts Owen K. Garriott, mission specialist; Brewster H. Shaw, Jr., pilot; John W. Young, commander; and Robert A. R. Parker, mission specialist. Byron K. Lichtenberg of the Massachusetts of Technology, left and Ulf Merbold of the Republic of West Germany and the European Space Agency stand in front of an orbital scene featuring the Columbia. Columbia was used for the first five Space Transportation System missions in 1981 and 1982.
This scene represents the end of NASA's STS-1 mission and the beginning of STS-2 in that the orbiter Columbia is arriving at Kennedy Space Center in Florida to begin the lengthy process of preparing it for STS-2. The vehicle landed at Dryden Flight Research Center on April 14 after an historic 2 1/3 day flight in Earth orbit. It was mated to this 747 aircraft, titled NASA 905, and flown over the USA to its Florida destination. It was later removed from atop NASA 905 and moved to the orbiter processing facility for the beginning of refurbishment.
This is the official insignia for STS-9, the major payload of which is Spacelab 1, depicted in the cargo bay of the Columbia. The nine stars and the path of the orbiter tell the flight's numerical designation in the Space Transportation System's mission sequence. Astronaut John N. Young is crew commander, Brewster N. Shaw, Jr., pilot. NASA Astronauts Owen K. Garriott and Robert A. Parker are mission specialists. Byron K. Lichtenberg of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Ulf Merbold of the Republic of West Germany are the Spacelab 1 payload specialists. Launch has been set for late 1983.
Merbold is a physicist representing the European Space Agency (ESA).
Spacelab was a versatile laboratory carried in the Space Shuttle's cargo bay for special research flights. Its various elements could be combined to accommodate the many types of scientific research that could best be performed in space. Spacelab consisted of an enclosed, pressurized laboratory module and open U-shaped pallets located at the rear of the laboratory module. The laboratory module contained utilities, computers, work benches, and instrument racks to conduct scientific experiments in astronomy, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, and engineering. Equipment, such as telescopes, anternas, and sensors, was mounted on pallets for direct exposure to space. A 1-meter (3.3-ft.) diameter aluminum tunnel, resembling a z-shaped tube, connected the crew compartment (mid deck) to the module. The reusable Spacelab allowed scientists to bring experiment samples back to Earth for post-flight analysis. Spacelab was a cooperative venture of the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA. ESA was responsible for funding, developing, and building of Spacelab, while NASA was responsible for the launch and operational use of Spacelab. Spacelab missions were cooperative efforts between scientists and engineers from around the world. Teams from NASA centers, universities, private industry, government agencies and international space organizations designed the experiments. The Marshall Space Flight Center was NASA's lead center for monitoring the development of Spacelab and managing the program.
View of the Spacelab module in the payload bay of the Columbia during STS-9
View taken through aft window on the flight deck of the Spacelab module in the payload bay of the Columbia during STS-9. The docking tunnel, leading from the environment of the orbiter to the Spacelab, is in the foreground. European Space Agency insignias are visible on the sides of the Spacelab.
Columbia launches on mission STS-9 from Launch Pad 39-A. This is the first Shuttle flight with six crew members: Commander John W. Young, Pilot Brewster H. Shaw Jr., Mission Specialists Owen K. Garriott and Robert A.R. Parker, and Payload Specialists Byron K. Lichtenberg and Ulf Merbold, who is with the European Space Agency (ESA). The flight carries the first Spacelab mission and first astronaut to represent ESA.