yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (03/16/89)
MISSION CONTROL STATUS REPORT #4
FLIGHT DAY TWO
6:15 am CST -- Tuesday, March 14, 1989
The crew of Space Shuttle mission STS-29 aboard Discovery was
awakened by the voice of James Brown singing his hit "I Feel
Good" at 2:57 am central standard time this morning.
Following wakeup, exercise and breakfast, the crew was scheduled
to conduct several of the detailed supplementary objectives
planned for the flight, including salivary tylenol kinetics,
central venous pressure and cerebral blood flow kinetics. They
also demonstrated the new text and graphics system or TAGS used
to uplink data to the crew.
Preparations also began for other activities for the day which
will include activation of the Space Station Heatpipe Advanced
Radiator Element or SHARE and continued monitoring of the CHROMEX
plant cell division experiment and the student experiment
involving chicken embryo development.
Several Earth observation photo opportunities will be available
to the crew today including Lake Chad, Niger River delta
deforestation, Angola coastal region, Big Bend National Park
fires and the effects of the recent heavy rain activity on the
Peruvian coast. Due to increased solar flare activity, the crew
will also have the opportunity to photograph the Aurora Borealis
which is visible over the western United States.
Following launch yesterday morning, the crew deployed the
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, which is now in its final
orbit at about 22,300 miles above the Earth. The satellite has
also deployed its solar arrays and both antennas.
Flight controllers are continuing to work one system anomaly
observed during system checks after launch. Seen was unusual
manifold pressure fluctuation in cryogenic hydrogen tank number
three which is associated with erratic heater operations. Work
to understand the phenomenon continues in Mission Control.
The next mission status report will be at approximately
10 am CST.mears@hpindda.HP.COM (David B. Mears) (03/21/89)
I know this is a serious posting, and I thank Peter for forwarding all these tidbits of information, and I don't mean to be disrespectful or anything, but . . . > MISSION CONTROL STATUS REPORT #4 > FLIGHT DAY TWO > > > 6:15 am CST -- Tuesday, March 14, 1989 > > Following wakeup, exercise and breakfast, the crew was scheduled > to conduct several of the detailed supplementary objectives > planned for the flight, including salivary tylenol kinetics, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This still sounds like a fancy name for determining if you can swallow pills in zero G! > central venous pressure and cerebral blood flow kinetics. They > also demonstrated the new text and graphics system or TAGS used > to uplink data to the crew. > > The next mission status report will be at approximately > 10 am CST. > ---------- David B. Mears Hewlett-Packard Cupertino CA hplabs!hpda!mears