mike@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Mike Smithwick) (09/28/88)
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Gentelmen, Arm your satillite dishes! Here is the official STS-26 TV
schedule. . .
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STS-26 TV PLAN VALID SEP 26 1847Z T-3 DAYS PAGE 1
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15:00 20:00 -2:17:590 APPROXIMATE ARRIVAL TIME OF STS-26 CREW KSC
AT KSC SHUTTLE LANDING FACILITY
(photo opportunity)
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STS-26 TV PLAN VALID SEP 26 1847Z T-2 DAYS PAGE 2
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8:00 13:00 -2:00:590 STS-26 MISSION BRIEFINGS KSC
MISSION COUNTDOWN STATUS BRIEFING
Briefer: KSC Launch Team Manager
8:30 13:30 -2:00:290 PAYLOAD BRIEFINGS KSC
TRACKING & DATA RELAY SATELLITE (TDRS-C)
INERTIAL UPPER STAGE (IUS)
9:30 14:30 -1:23:290 MICROGRAVITY EXPERIMENTS: KSC
Aggregation of Red Blood Cells
Automated Directional Solidification
Furnace
Isoelectric Focusing
Mesoscale Lightning Experiment
Phase Partitioning Experiment
10:30 15:30 -1:22:290 COMMERCIAL PAYLOADS: KSC
Physical Vapor Transport of
Organic Solids
Protein Crystal Growth
12:30 17:30 -1:20:290 SHUTTLE STUDENT INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM KSC
13:00 18:00 -1:19:590 INFRARED COMMUNICATIONS FLIGHT KSC
EXPERIMENT
13:30 18:30 -1:19:290 EARTH-LIMB RADIANCE EXPERIMENT KSC
14:00 19:00 -1:18:590 OASIS INSTRUMENTATION KSC
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STS-26 TV PLAN VALID SEP 26 1847Z T-1 DAY PAGE 3
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8:00 13:00 -1:00:590 LAUNCH COUNTDOWN STATUS BRIEFING KSC
Briefer: KSC Launch Team Manager
12:00 17:00 -0:20:590 PRE-LAUNCH PRESS CONFERENCE KSC
Dr. James C. Fletcher
RADM Richard H. Truly
Other NASA officials available for Q&A
U.S. Air Force Weather Officer
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STS-26 TV PLAN VALID SEP 26 1847Z LAUNCH DAY PAGE 4
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3:30 8:30 -0:05:290 BEGIN STS-26 TELEVISION PROGRAMMING KSC-CDSC
FROM KSC
4:40 9:40 -0:04:190 CREW BREAKFAST AND DONNING OF KSC
FLIGHT EQUIPMENT
5:50 10:50 -0:03:090 CREW DEPARTURE FOR LAUNCH PAD KSC
6:15 11:15 -0:02:440 CREW ARRIVAL/INGRESS AT LAUNCH PAD KSC
8:59 13:59 0:00:000 ****************************************
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LAUNCH OF STS-26
FROM KSC
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9:14 14:14 0:00:150 BEGIN OTV LAUNCH VIDEO FROM KSC. KSC-NF-TV
(T= 35:00)
10:30* 15:30 0:01:310 KSC POST-LAUNCH PRESS CONFERENCE. KSC-PAO
11:30 16:30 0:02:310 BEGIN NASA SELECT TELEVISION HOUSTON TV
PROGRAMMING FROM JSC VIA GE DOMSAT.
11:52 16:52 0:02:530 AOS HAWAII FOR DOWNLINK OF TV01 AND TVO2 HOUSTON TV
TDRS-C PRE-DEPLOY ACTIVITIES AND
PAYLOAD BAY VIEWS.
(ORBIT 3)
12:01 17:01 0:03:020 LOS HAWAII.
12:15* 17:15 0:03:160 BEGIN MULTILOCATION CHANGE OF SHIFT JSC-PAO
PRESS CONFERENCE.
(G. COEN - FLIGHT DIRECTOR/ASCENT/ENTRY)
13:28 18:28 0:04:290 AOS HAWAII FOR DOWNLINK OF TV02 HOUSTON TV
TDRS-C PRE-DEPLOY ACTIVITIES.
(ORBIT 4)
13:37 18:37 0:04:380 LOS HAWAII.
15:13 20:13 0:06:140 TDRS-C DEPLOY. (NOT TELEVISED LIVE.)
(ORBIT 5)
16:40 21:40 0:07:410 AOS HAWAII FOR VTR PLAYBACK OF TV02 HOUSTON TV
TDRS DEPLOY.
(ORBIT 6)
16:49 21:49 0:07:500 LOS HAWAII.
18:59 23:59 0:10:000 BEGIN CREW SLEEP PERIOD.
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STS-26 TV PLAN VALID SEP 26 1847Z LAUNCH DAY PAGE 5
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20:00* 1:00 0:11:010 BEGIN MULTILOCATION CHANGE OF SHIFT JSC-PAO
PRESS CONFERENCE.
(C. SHAW - FLIGHT DIRECTOR/ORBIT 2)
21:30* 2:30 0:12:310 REPLAY OF STS-26 FLT DAY 1 SHUTTLE TV. JOHNSONTV
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STS-26 TV PLAN VALID SEP 26 1847Z SEPTEMBER 30 PAGE 6
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2:59 7:59 0:18:000 CREW WAKE UP.
3:30* 8:30 0:18:310 BEGIN MULTILOCATION CHANGE OF SHIFT JSC-PAO
PRESS CONFERENCE.
(L. BOURGEOIS - FLIGHT DIRECTOR/
PLANNING)
9:00 14:00 1:00:010 AOS TDRS FOR VTR PLAYBACK OF TV02 OF HOUSTON TV
TDRS DEPLOY;
AOS TDRS FOR DOWNLINK OF TV13 OF
CREW ACTIVITY.
(ORBIT 17)
9:15 14:15 1:00:160 LOS TDRS.
11:30* 16:30 1:02:310 BEGIN MULTILOCATION CHANGE OF SHIFT JSC-PAO
PRESS CONFERENCE.
(M. HEFLIN - FLIGHT DIRECTOR/ORBIT 1)
17:59 22:59 1:09:000 BEGIN CREW SLEEP PERIOD.
19:30* 0:30 1:10:310 BEGIN MULTILOCATION CHANGE OF SHIFT JSC-PAO
PRESS CONFERENCE.
(C. SHAW - FLIGHT DIRECTOR/ORBIT 2)
21:00* 2:00 1:12:010 REPLAY OF STS-26 FLT DAY 2 SHUTTLE TV. JOHNSONTV
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STS-26 TV PLAN VALID SEP 26 1847Z OCTOBER 1 PAGE 7
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1:59 6:59 1:17:000 CREW WAKE UP.
3:30* 8:30 1:18:310 BEGIN MULTILOCATION CHANGE OF SHIFT JSC-PAO
PRESS CONFERENCE.
(L. BOURGEOIS - FLIGHT DIRECTOR/
PLANNING)
9:54 14:54 2:00:550 AOS TDRS FOR DOWNLINK OF TV11 HOUSTON TV
MIDDECK & STUDENT EXPERIMENT
DEMONSTRATIONS.
(ORBIT 33)
10:09 15:09 2:01:100 LOS TDRS.
11:30* 16:30 2:02:310 BEGIN MULTILOCATION CHANGE OF SHIFT JSC-PAO
PRESS CONFERENCE.
(M. HEFLIN - FLIGHT DIRECTOR/ORBIT 1)
16:59 21:59 2:08:000 BEGIN CREW SLEEP PERIOD.
19:30* 0:30 2:10:310 BEGIN MULTILOCATION CHANGE OF SHIFT JSC-PAO
PRESS CONFERENCE.
(C. SHAW - FLIGHT DIRECTOR/ORBIT 2)
21:00* 2:00 2:12:010 REPLAY OF STS-26 FLT DAY 3 SHUTTLE TV. JOHNSONTV
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STS-26 TV PLAN VALID SEP 26 1847Z OCTOBER 2 PAGE 8
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0:59 5:59 2:16:000 CREW WAKE UP.
3:15* 8:15 2:18:160 BEGIN MULTILOCATION CHANGE OF SHIFT JSC-PAO
PRESS CONFERENCE.
(L. BOURGEOIS - FLIGHT DIRECTOR/
PLANNING)
7:49 12:49 2:22:500 AOS TDRS FOR DOWNLINK OF TV05 HOUSTON TV
CREW ACTIVITY.
(ORBIT 48)
8:04 13:04 2:23:050 LOS TDRS.
11:15* 16:15 3:02:160 BEGIN MULTILOCATION CHANGE OF SHIFT JSC-PAO
PRESS CONFERENCE.
(G. COEN - FLIGHT DIRECTOR/ENTRY)
12:20 17:20 3:03:211 JSC SWITCH NASA SELECT OFF GE DOMSAT. HOUSTON TV
NASA SELECT AVAILABLE TO USERS AT JSC.
12:20 17:20 3:03:212 DFRF SWITCH NASA SELECT ONTO GE DOMSAT. DFRF-TV
(IF REQUIRED)
12:30 17:30 3:03:310 OPPORTUNITY FOR PRE-LANDING DFRF-TV
PRESS CONFERENCE - DFRF.
13:30 18:30 3:04:311 DFRF SWITCH NASA SELECT OFF GE DOMSAT. DFRF-TV
13:30 18:30 3:04:312 JSC SWITCH NASA SELECT ONTO GE DOMSAT. HOUSTON TV
16:59 21:59 3:08:000 BEGIN CREW SLEEP PERIOD.
19:30* 0:30 3:10:310 BEGIN MULTILOCATION CHANGE OF SHIFT JSC-PAO
PRESS CONFERENCE.
(C. SHAW - FLIGHT DIRECTOR/ORBIT 2)
21:00* 2:00 3:12:010 REPLAY OF STS-26 FLT DAY 4 SHUTTLE TV. JOHNSONTV
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STS-26 TV PLAN VALID SEP 26 1847Z LANDING DAY PAGE 9
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0:59 5:59 3:16:000 CREW WAKE UP.
3:30* 8:30 3:18:310 BEGIN MULTILOCATION CHANGE OF SHIFT JSC-PAO
PRESS CONFERENCE.
(L. BOURGEOIS - FLIGHT DIRECTOR/
PLANNING)
8:00 13:00 3:23:011 JSC SWITCH NASA SELECT OFF GE DOMSAT. HOUSTON TV
NASA SELECT AVAILABLE TO USERS AT JSC.
8:00 13:00 3:23:012 DFRF SWTCH NASA SELECT ONTO GE DOMSAT. DFRF-TV
9:55 14:55 4:00:560 ****************************************
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LANDING AT
EDWARDS AFB
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11:30* 16:30 4:02:310 DFRF POST-LANDING PRESS CONFERENCE. DFRF-TV
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STS-26 TV PLAN VALID SEP 26 1847Z OCTOBER 4 PAGE 10
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1:00 6:00 4:16:010 ORBITER STATUS BRIEFING FROM DFRF DFRF-TV
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*** mike (starship janitor) smithwick ***
"he's braindead Jim. . ."
[disclaimer : nope, I don't work for NASA, I take full blame for my ideas]