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