[sci.space.shuttle] Unofficial Space Shuttle Manifest

etssp@levels.sait.edu.au (01/24/91)

Here is the Space Shuttle Manifest as published by the Jan. 1991 issue of
Spaceflight. Note new NASA policy of not giving exact dates (except for the
next mission) which follows what Arianespace do with their manifests. It
appears that NASA might have already changed this manifest since a recent
Payload Summary indicated that STS-42 would be launched in Nov. 1991 and STS-47
in Aug. 1992.

I would like to thank Chris Gosnell (cjg@stl.stc.co.uk) for explaining what
EDO and MPEC stand for.

STS     Date     Orbiter    Payload
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 39  26 Feb. 91  Discovery  CIRRIS (AFP-675), IBSS, STP-1, MPEC
 37   8 Apr. 91  Atlantis   GRO (Gamma Ray Observatory)
 40     May  91  Columbia   SLS-1 (Spacelab Life Sciences), GAS Bridge
 43     Jul. 91  Discovery  TDRS-E (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite)
 44     Aug. 91  Atlantis   DSP (Defence Support Program)
 48     Nov. 91  Discovery  UARS (Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite)
 42     Dec. 91  Atlantis   IML-1 (International Microgravity Laboratory)
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 46     Mar. 92  Discovery  TSS-1 (Tethered Satellite System), EURECA-1L
 45     Apr. 92  Atlantis   ATLAS-1
 49     May  92  Endeavour  Intelsat VI rescue
 50     Jun. 92  Columbia   USML-1 (United States Microgravity Laboratory), EDO
 51     Aug. 92  Atlantis   ACTS (Advanced Communications Technology Satellite)
 47     Sep. 92  Endeavour  SL-J (Spacelab Japan), GAS Bridge
 52     Oct. 92  Columbia   LAGEOS II (Laser Geodynamics Satellite), EURECA-1R
 53     Nov. 92  Discovery  DoD
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 54     Jan. 93  Endeavour  Spacehab-1, SPAS-ORFEUS
 55     Feb. 93  Columbia   SL-D2 (Spacelab Germany)
 56     Mar. 93  Discovery  WSF, FTS demonstration test, payload opportunity
 57     May  93  Endeavour  ATLAS-2
 58     May  93  Atlantis   TDRS-F (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite)
 59     Jun. 93  Columbia   Spacehab-2
 60     Jul. 93  Discovery  HST (Hubble Space Telescope) Servicing and Repair
 61     Sep. 93  Endeavour  SRAD/TPITS
 62     Sep. 93  Atlantis   LITE-1 (Lidar In-space Technology Experiment)
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ATLAS   Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science
CIRRIS	Cryogenic Infrared Radiance Instrument for Shuttle
EDO     Extended Duration Orbiter
EURECA  European Retrievable Carrier
FTS	Flight Telerobotic Servicer
GAS     Get Away Special
IBSS	Infrared Background Signature Survey
MPEC	Multi-Purpose Experiment Cannister
ORFEUS  Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer
SPAS    Shuttle Pallet Satellite
SRAD	Shuttle Radiator Assembly Demonstration
STP	Space Test Program
TPITS	Two Phase Integration Thermal System
WSF	Wake Shield Facility

-- 
Steven Pietrobon, Australian Space Centre for Signal Processing, 
School of Electronic Engineering, University of South Australia, 
The Levels, SA 5095, Australia.           steven@rex.sait.edu.au

etssp@levels.sait.edu.au (02/07/91)

Here is the Space Shuttle Manifest as given in the 4 Feb. 1991 issue of
the NASA Mixed Fleet Manifest. There is not much change from the last manifest
published in Dec. 1990. I've organised this manifest so that you can easily
pin it on your wall and see what the next mission is. On a seperate page are
NASA's plans from the 4th quarter of 1993 to the 3rd quarter of 1996 (in real
time, not Fiscal Year time). Shuttle assignments and dates are not given for
these later flights.

                  SPACE SHUTTLE MANIFEST (4 Feb. 1991)

STS   Date    Orbiter    Payload
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 39  Mar. 91  Discovery  AFP-675 (CIRRIS), IBSS, STP-1, MPEC
 37  Apr. 91  Atlantis   GRO (Gamma Ray Observatory), CETA
 40  May  91  Columbia   SLS-1 (Spacelab Life Sciences), GAS Bridge
 43  Jul. 91  Discovery  TDRS-E (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite), SSBUV-3
 44  Aug. 91  Atlantis   DSP (Defence Support Program)
 48  Nov. 91  Discovery  UARS (Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite)
 42  Dec. 91  Atlantis   IML-1 (International Microgravity Laboratory), GAS Brg
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 46  Mar. 92  Discovery  TSS-1 (Tethered Satellite System), EURECA-1L
 45  Apr. 92  Atlantis   ATLAS-1, SSBUV-4
 49  May  92  Endeavour  Intelsat VI Reboost, ASEM
 50  Jun. 92  Columbia   USML-1 (United States Microgravity Laboratory), EDO
 51  Aug. 92  Atlantis   ACTS (Advanced Communications Technology Satellite)
 47  Sep. 92  Endeavour  SL-J (Spacelab Japan), GAS Bridge
 52  Sep. 92  Columbia   LAGEOS II, EURECA-1R, USMP-1
 53  Nov. 92  Discovery  DoD
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 54  Jan. 93  Endeavour  Spacehab-1, SPAS-ORFEUS, GAS Bridge, SHOOT
 55  Feb. 93  Columbia   SL-D2 (Spacelab Germany)
 56  Mar. 93  Discovery  TDRS-F (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite)
 57  Apr. 93  Endeavour  ATLAS-2, SPTN-2, SSBUV-A-1
 58  May  93  Atlantis   SRAD/TPITS, WSF-1, IEH, ISEM-1 
 59  Jun. 93  Columbia   SLS-2 (Spacelab Life Sciences), EDO
 60  Jul. 93  Discovery  Spacehab-2, OAET-1, CAPL, FLOATZONE-1, Payload Oppty
 61  Aug. 93  Endeavour  USMP-2, SPTN-3, CMSE-1, Payload Opportunity
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASEM    Assembly of Station by Extravehicular activity Methods
ATLAS   Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science
CAPL    Capillary Pump Loop experiment
CETA    Crew and Equipment Translation Aid
CIRRIS	Cryogenic Infrared Radiance Instrument for Shuttle
CMSE    Candidate Materials Space Exposure (extended duration)
EDO     Extended Duration Orbiter
EURECA  European Retrievable Carrier
FLOATZONE  Floatzone crystal of Cadmium Telluride (CdTe)
FTS	Flight Telerobotic Servicer
GAS     Get Away Special
IBSS	Infrared Background Signature Survey
IES     International Extreme-UV far-UV Hitchhiker
ISEM    ITA Standardised Experiment
LAGEOS  Laser Geodynamics Satellite
MPEC	Multi-Purpose Experiment Cannister
OAET    Office of Aeronautics, Exploration, and Technology
ORFEUS  Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer
SHOOT   Super fluid Helium On Orbit Transfer demonstration
SPAS    Shuttle Pallet Satellite
SPTN    Shuttle Pointed autonomous research Tool for astronomy (aka SPARTA?)
SRAD	Shuttle Radiator Assembly Demonstration
SSBUV   Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultra-Violet instrument
STP	Space Test Program
TPITS	Two Phase Integration Thermal System
USMP    United States Microgravity Payload
WSF	Wake Shield Facility

           SPACE SHUTTLE MANIFEST (continued) (4 Feb. 1991)
4th Quarter 1993:
LITE       Lidar In-space Technology Experiment
SPAS-III   Shuttle Pallet Satellite, reflight of IBSS mission
FTS-DTF-1  Flight Telerobotic Servicer Demonstration Test Flight
SRL-1      Space Radar Laboratory
HST REV-1  Hubble Space Telescope Revisit
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1st Quarter 1994:
CRISTA-SPAS  Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometer Telescope for Atmosphere
ATLAS-3, SSBUV-A-2
Geostar-1    Interactive radiodetermination satellite
Spacehab-3
FROZEPIPE    Frozen startup of a heat Pipe in microgravity
HPE          Heat Pipe Experiment
Microwave-1  Microwave power transmission phase I
Payload Opportunity, SPTN-4, ISEM-2 
CXM-2        Commercial Cross-bay carrier (Materials science laboratory)
Payload Opportunity

2nd Quarter 1994:
IML-2, USMP-3
OAET-FLYER  Office of Aeronatics, Exploration, and Technology Flyer
Payload Opportunity

3rd Quarter 1994:
SFU-RETR    Space Flyer Unit Retrieval
CXM-3, CMSE-2, Payload Opportunity, WSF-2, Spacehab-4, EURECA-2L, CXM-4

4th Quarter 1994:
SRL-2
XTE        X-Ray Timing Explorer
EUVE RETR  Extreme Ultra-Violet Explorer Retrieval
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1st Quarter 1995:
ATLAS-4
WISP       Waves In Space Plasma
SSBUV-A-3, USML-2, Spacehab-5, Geostar-2, EURECA-2R, CMSE-3

2nd Quarter 1995:
AAFE       Aeroassist Flight Experiment
OAET-2, Payload Opportunity, SL-D3

3rd Quarter 1995:
Flight Opportunity, USMP-4, WSF-3
SSF/MB-1(FEL)  Space Station Freedom Manned Base First Element Launch

4th Quarter 1995:
Spacehab-6, SPTN-5
CXH-10    Commercial Cross-bay Carrier
Payload Opportunity
SSF/MB-2  Space Station Freedom Manned Base
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1st Quarter 1996:
SRL-3, SLS-3, SSF/MB-3

2nd Quarter 1996:
Geostar-3, Spacehab-7, OAET-3, Payload Opportunity, SSF/MB-4, USMP-5, WSF-4
DCWS   Debris Collision Warning System

2nd Quarter 1996:
SSF/MB-5, ATLAS-5, SSBUV-A-4
CONE   Cryogenic Orbital Nitrogen Experiment
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-- 
Steven Pietrobon, Australian Space Centre for Signal Processing, 
School of Electronic Engineering, University of South Australia, 
The Levels, SA 5095, Australia.           steven@rex.sait.edu.au

etssp@levels.sait.edu.au (03/25/91)

Here is the Space Shuttle Manifest as given in release 91-44 "NASA issues
changes to shuttle manifest" 21 Mar. 1991. This new manifest reflects changes
caused by STS-39 being delayed due to cracked external tank door hinges on
Discovery. The official manifest only gives the schedule to Sep. 1992. For
beyond Sep. 1992 I've used the Feb. mixed fleet manifest and tried to predict
what the manifest will be. Note that there is 7 months between the deployment
and retrieval of EURECA, the same as in the the previous manifest.


I've organised this manifest so that you can easily pin it on your wall and 
see what the next mission is. 

                  SPACE SHUTTLE MANIFEST (21 Mar. 1991)

STS   Date    Orbiter    Payload
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 37  Apr. 91  Atlantis   GRO (Gamma Ray Observatory), CETA
 39  May  91  Discovery  AFP-675 (CIRRIS), IBSS, STP-1, MPEC
 40  May  91  Columbia   SLS-1 (Spacelab Life Sciences), GAS Bridge
 43  Aug. 91  Atlantis   TDRS-E (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite), SSBUV-3
 48  Oct. 91  Discovery  UARS (Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite)
 44  Dec. 91  Atlantis   DSP (Defence Support Program)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 42  Feb. 92  Discovery  IML-1 (International Microgravity Laboratory), GAS Brg
 45  Apr. 92  Atlantis   ATLAS-1, SSBUV-4
 49  May  92  Endeavour  Intelsat VI Reboost, ASEM
 50  Jun. 92  Columbia   USML-1 (United States Microgravity Laboratory), EDO
 46  Aug. 92  Atlantis   TSS-1 (Tethered Satellite System), EURECA-1L
 47  Sep. 92  Endeavour  SL-J (Spacelab Japan), GAS Bridge
 52  Sep. 92  Columbia   LAGEOS II, USMP-1, CANEX
 53  Nov. 92  Discovery  DoD
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 51  Jan. 92  Endeavour  ACTS (Advanced Communications Technology Satellite)
 54  Feb. 93  Columbia   EURECA-1R, SPAS-ORFEUS, GAS Bridge, SHOOT
 55  Mar. 93  Discovery  TDRS-F (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite)
 56  Apr. 93  Endeavour  SL-D2 (Spacelab Germany)
 57  May  93  Atlantis   SRAD/TPITS, WSF-1, IEH, ISEM-1
 58  Jun. 93  Columbia   SLS-2 (Spacelab Life Sciences), EDO
 59  Jul. 93  Discovery  Spacehab-1, OAET-1, CAPL, FLOATZONE-1
 60  Aug. 93  Endeavour  ATLAS-2, SPTN-2, SSBUV-A-1
 61  Sep. 93  Atlantis   USMP-2, SPTN-3, CMSE-1, payload oppty
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ASEM    Assembly of Station by Extravehicular activity Methods
ATLAS   Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science
CANEX	Canadian Experiments
CAPL    Capillary Pump Loop experiment
CETA    Crew and Equipment Translation Aid
CIRRIS	Cryogenic Infrared Radiance Instrument for Shuttle
CMSE    Candidate Materials Space Exposure (extended duration)
EDO     Extended Duration Orbiter
EURECA  European Retrievable Carrier
FLOATZONE  Floatzone crystal of Cadmium Telluride (CdTe)
FTS	Flight Telerobotic Servicer
GAS     Get Away Special
IBSS	Infrared Background Signature Survey
IEH     International Extreme-UV far-UV Hitchhiker
ISEM    ITA Standardised Experiment
LAGEOS  Laser Geodynamics Satellite
MPEC	Multi-Purpose Experiment Cannister
OAET    Office of Aeronautics, Exploration, and Technology
ORFEUS  Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer
SHOOT   Super fluid Helium On Orbit Transfer demonstration
SPAS    Shuttle Pallet Satellite
SPTN    Shuttle Pointed autonomous research Tool for astronomy (aka SPARTAN)
SRAD	Shuttle Radiator Assembly Demonstration
SSBUV   Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultra-Violet instrument
STP	Space Test Program
TPITS	Two Phase Integration Thermal System
USMP    United States Microgravity Payload
WSF	Wake Shield Facility

-- 
Steven Pietrobon, Australian Space Centre for Signal Processing, 
School of Electronic Engineering, University of South Australia, 
The Levels, SA 5095, Australia.           steven@rex.sait.edu.au

etssp@levels.sait.edu.au (05/02/91)

Here is the Space Shuttle Manifest as given in release 91-44 "NASA issues
changes to shuttle manifest" 21 Mar. 1991. The official manifest only gives 
the schedule to Sep. 1992. For beyond Sep. 1992 I've used the Feb. mixed fleet 
manifest and tried to predict what the manifest will be. Note that there is 
7 months between the deployment and retrieval of EURECA, the same as in the the
previous manifest.

I've organised this manifest so that you can easily pin it on your wall and 
see what the next mission is. 

                  SPACE SHUTTLE MANIFEST (2 May 1991)

STS      Date    Orbiter    Payload
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 37   5 Apr. 91  Atlantis   GRO (Gamma Ray Observatory), CETA
 39  28 Apr. 91  Discovery  AFP-675 (CIRRIS), IBSS, STP-1, MPEC
 40     May  91  Columbia   SLS-1 (Spacelab Life Sciences), GAS Bridge
 43     Aug. 91  Atlantis   TDRS-E (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite), SSBUV-3
 48     Oct. 91  Discovery  UARS (Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite)
 44     Dec. 91  Atlantis   DSP (Defence Support Program)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 42     Feb. 92  Discovery  IML-1 (Int. Microgravity Laboratory), GAS Bridge
 45     Apr. 92  Atlantis   ATLAS-1, SSBUV-4
 49     May  92  Endeavour  Intelsat VI Reboost, ASEM
 50     Jun. 92  Columbia   USML-1 (United States Microgravity Laboratory), EDO
 46     Aug. 92  Atlantis   TSS-1 (Tethered Satellite System), EURECA-1L
 47     Sep. 92  Endeavour  SL-J (Spacelab Japan), GAS Bridge
 52     Sep. 92  Columbia   LAGEOS II, USMP-1, CANEX
 53     Nov. 92  Discovery  DoD
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 51     Jan. 92  Endeavour  ACTS (Advanced Communications Technology Satellite)
 54     Feb. 93  Columbia   EURECA-1R, SPAS-ORFEUS, GAS Bridge, SHOOT
 55     Mar. 93  Discovery  TDRS-F (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite)
 56     Apr. 93  Endeavour  SL-D2 (Spacelab Germany)
 57     May  93  Atlantis   SRAD/TPITS, WSF-1, IEH, ISEM-1
 58     Jun. 93  Columbia   SLS-2 (Spacelab Life Sciences), EDO
 59     Jul. 93  Discovery  Spacehab-1, OAET-1, CAPL, FLOATZONE-1
 60     Aug. 93  Endeavour  ATLAS-2, SPTN-2, SSBUV-A-1
 61     Sep. 93  Atlantis   USMP-2, SPTN-3, CMSE-1, payload oppty
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ASEM    Assembly of Station by Extravehicular activity Methods
ATLAS   Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science
CANEX	Canadian Experiments
CAPL    Capillary Pump Loop experiment
CETA    Crew and Equipment Translation Aid
CIRRIS	Cryogenic Infrared Radiance Instrument for Shuttle
CMSE    Candidate Materials Space Exposure (extended duration)
EDO     Extended Duration Orbiter
EURECA  European Retrievable Carrier
FLOATZONE  Floatzone crystal of Cadmium Telluride (CdTe)
FTS	Flight Telerobotic Servicer
GAS     Get Away Special
IBSS	Infrared Background Signature Survey
IEH     International Extreme-UV far-UV Hitchhiker
ISEM    ITA Standardised Experiment
LAGEOS  Laser Geodynamics Satellite
MPEC	Multi-Purpose Experiment Cannister
OAET    Office of Aeronautics, Exploration, and Technology
ORFEUS  Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer
SHOOT   Super fluid Helium On Orbit Transfer demonstration
SPAS    Shuttle Pallet Satellite
SPTN    Shuttle Pointed autonomous research Tool for astronomy (aka SPARTAN)
SRAD	Shuttle Radiator Assembly Demonstration
SSBUV   Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultra-Violet instrument
STP	Space Test Program
TPITS	Two Phase Integration Thermal System
USMP    United States Microgravity Payload
WSF	Wake Shield Facility

-- 
Steven Pietrobon, Australian Space Centre for Signal Processing
School of Electronic Engineering, University of South Australia
The Levels, SA 5095, Australia.          steven@rex.sait.edu.au