slr@skep2.ATT.COM (Shelley.L.Rosenbaum.[ho95c]) (03/31/89)
A few weeks ago I asked whether anyone was interested in getting a summary of the past shuttle missions. I received a few responses, and so am posting the summaries for the first six missions. Unless I receive negative reaction from this, I'll continue to post for the other (pre-51L) missions. BTW, I got the info from _Space Shuttle Log, The First 25 Flights_, by Gene Gurney and Jeff Forte. I'd recommend the book to all--lots of details in it. STS-1: Columbia Launched 4/28/81 7:00 a.m. EST KSC Landed 4/14/81 10:21 a.m. PST Edwards AFB John Young (CDR), Robert Crippen (PLT) Tested major shuttle systems. STS-2: Columbia Launched 11/12/81 10:10 a.m. EST KSC Landed 11/14/81 1:23 p.m. Edwards AFB Joseph Engle (CDR), Richard Truly (PLT) Remote Manipulator System tested; also, earth-looking experiments in payload bay. One fuel cell failed, cutting short mission by 3 days. STS-3: Columbia Launched 3/22/82 11:00 a.m. EST KSC Landed 3/30/82 9:05 a.m. MST Northrop Strip, White Sands, NM Jack Lousma (CDR), Charles Fullerton (PLT) Continued testing of space shuttle systems and RMS; measurement of thermal response of orbiter; nine science experiments performed, plus electrophoresis, heflex bioengineering, mono- disperse latex reactor, induced environment contamination, and one student experiment. STS-4: Columbia Launched 6/27/82 11:00 a.m. EDT KSC Landed 7/4/82 9:09 a.m. PDT Edwards AFB Thomas Mattingly (CDR), Henry Hartsfield (PLT) First Getaway Special, DoD, and commercial (continuous flow electrophoresis system) experiments flown; performed medical experiments; took photos of lightning activity. Both SRBs lost when they hit ocean. STS-5: Columbia Launched 11/11/82 7:19 a.m. EST KSC Landed 11/16/82 6:33 a.m. PST Edwards AFB Vance Brand (CDR), Robert Overmyer (PLT), Dr. Joseph Allen (MS1), Dr. William Lenoir (MS2) Deployed 2 commercial SatComs (Anik C-3--Telesat Canada; SBS-3--Satellite Business Systems); three student experiments and flight data instrumentation packages flown; spacewalk cancelled due to spacesuit malfunctions. STS-6: Challenger Launched 4/4/83 1:30 p.m. EST KSC Landed 4/9/83 10:53 a.m. PST Edwards AFB Paul Weitz (CDR), Karol Bobko (PLT), Donald Peterson (MS1), Dr. Story Musgrave (MS2) First TDRS deployed (IUS malfunctioned, but satellite placed in stable orbit); spacewalk (Peterson, Musgrave); first use of lightweight ET and SRB casings. -- Shelley L. Rosenbaum, Air Traffic Control Systems, AT&T Bell Laboratories {allegra, att, arpa}!ho95c!slr slr@ho95c.att.arpa (201) 949-3615 "Surrounded by a thin, thin, thin, 16-millimeter shell."
jerry@qvax2.UUCP (Jerry Gardner @ex2561) (04/01/89)
>STS-1: Columbia >Launched 4/28/81 7:00 a.m. EST KSC >Landed 4/14/81 10:21 a.m. PST Edwards AFB >John Young (CDR), Robert Crippen (PLT) > >Tested major shuttle systems. ^^^ Including the time-travel system? :-) -- Jerry Gardner, NJ6A Qantel Business Systems, Hayward, CA UUCP: ...{hplabs,pacbell,ihnp4}!qantel!qvax2!jerry Disclaimer? We don't need no stinking disclaimers!