RSF%SU-AI@sri-unix.UUCP (11/19/83)
From: Ross Finlayson <RSF@SU-AI>
a033 0132 18 Nov 83
PM-Astronauts,330
Ten Shuttle Flights to Make 1984 NASA's Busiest Year
SPACE CENTER, Houston (AP) - NASA is planning its busiest year ever
in 1984, with astronauts on 10 space shuttle flights to launch
satellites, monitor experiments and test rocket belts that let them
fly in space unattached to the shuttle.
Commander Robert L. Crippen, who has flown the most shuttle missions
so far, is scheduled for two more missions, and six women will be
among the 50 astronauts to go into orbit next year, the space agency
said Thursday.
The first flight - Mission 41B scheduled for Jan. 29 - will include
a spacewalk by Bruce McCandless to test the rocket belt, called the
Manned Manuevering Unit. If that test is successful, the unit will be
used by George D. Nelson on Mission 41C to repair a broken satellite.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration identifies
missions by code, such as 41B. The ''4'' designates the fiscal year of
the flight - 1984. The ''1'' is the launch site - Kennedy Space
Center. And the ''B'' indicates the sequence.
More than a dozen satellites will be launched, while Mission 41E on
July 14 is to carry a secret Defense Department cargo and an
unidentified cargo specialist from the department.
Sally K. Ride, who was America's first woman in space, will be
joined by Kathryn Sullivan, Crippen and two other astronauts for
Mission 41G, set for launch Aug. 30.
Ms. Ride's husband, Steven Hawley, is scheduled for Mission 41D, set
for launch on June 4.
Two other husband-wife teams are also on the 1984 roster. Dr. Rhea
Seddon will fly on Mission 41F on Aug. 9, while her husband, Robert L.
Gibson will fly on 41B. Dr. Anna Fisher will fly on 41H in September
and her husband, Dr. William F. Fisher, will fly on 51C in December.
The launch standby crew will be Karol Bobko, commander; Ronald J.
Grade, pilot; Richard M. Mullane, Robert L. Stewart and David C.
Hilmers, mission specialists. They will fly if a flight not now
scheduled is later planned.
ap-ny-11-18 0430EST
**********kenner@cmcl2.UUCP (11/24/83)
#R:sri-arpa:-1379100:cmcl2:2300001:000:192 cmcl2!kenner Nov 23 18:38:00 1983 Does anybody know the actual schedule of all the missions for 1984? I am mostly interested in the dates but if you have approximate launch times and mission durations, I would appreciate it.