SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AEROSPACE REPORTS
A Biweekly Publication of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
VOLUME 43, ISSUE 16 - AUGUST 12, 2005
16 SPACE TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY
Includes passenger and cargo space transportation, e.g., shuttle operations; and space rescue techniques.
For related information see also 03 Air Transportation and Safety; 15 Launch Vehicles and Launch Operations; and 18 Spacecraft Design, Testing and Performance.
For space suits see 54 Man/System Technology and Life Support.
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Propulsion Integrated Vehicle Health Management Technology Experiment (PITEX) Conducted
Maul, William A.; Chicatelli, Amy K.; Fulton, Christopher E.; Research and Technology 2003; May 2004; 5 pp.; In English; Original contains color illustrations; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A01, Hardcopy
The Propulsion Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) Technology Experiment (PITEX) is a continuing NASA effort being conducted cooperatively by the NASA Glenn Research Center, the NASAAmes Research Center, and the NASA Kennedy Space Center. It was a key element of a Space Launch Initiative risk-reduction task performed by the Northrop Grumman Corporation in El Segundo, California. PITEX’s main objectives are the continued maturation of diagnostic technologies that are relevant to second generation reusable launch vehicle (RLV) subsystems and the assessment of the real-time performance of the PITEX diagnostic solution. The PITEX effort has considerable legacy in the NASA IVHM Technology Experiment for X-vehicles (NITEX) that was selected to fly on the X-34 subscale RLV that was being developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation. NITEX, funded through the Future-X Program Office, was to advance the technologyreadiness level of selected IVHM technologies within a flight environment and to begin the transition of these technologies from experimental status into RLV baseline designs. The experiment was to perform realtime fault detection and isolation and suggest potential recovery actions for the X-34 main propulsion system (MPS) during all mission phases by using a combination of system-level analysis and detailed diagnostic algorithms. Author
Spacecraft Launching; Fault Detection; Health; Management Systems; Reusable Launch Vehicles
20050196617 NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA
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STS-114 Flight Day 1 Highlights
[2005]; In English; 28 min., 40 sec. playing time, in color, with sound Report No.(s): BRF-1438A; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; V02, Videotape-VHS; B02, Videotape-Beta
Video coverage of NASA’s Return to Flight begins with the pre-flight meal and suit-up of the STS-114 crew (Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly, Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi, Stephen Robinson, Andrew Thomas,Wendy Lawrence, and Charles Camarda), and its departure for the launch pad on the Astrovan. The astronauts board Space Shuttle Discovery and are seated. Arms on the launch pad’s Fixed Service Structure pull away, and Discovery is shown from liftoff through booster separation. Video of the ascent from a new camera onboard the External Tank (ET) is included, which features views of the ET’s bipod and the tank’s separation from the orbiter, with Earth in the background. During a change of shift at Mission Control Center, staff members congratulate the Shuttle crew, and Commander Collins thanks them. CASI
Discovery (Orbiter); Liftoff (Launching); Spacecrews; Crew Procedures (Preflight); Preflight Operations
20050196704 NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA
STS-114 Flight Day 4 Highlights
[2005]; In English Report No.(s): BRF-1438D; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; V03, Videotape-VHS; B03, Videotape-Beta
Video coverage of Day 4 continues the Return to Flight mission of STS-114. The crew of Space Shuttle Discovery (Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly, Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi, Stephen Robinson, Andrew Thomas, Wendy Lawrence, and Charles Camarda) and the Expedition 11 crew (Commander Sergei Krikalev and NASA ISS Science Officer and Flight Engineer John Phillips) of the International Space Station (ISS) cooperated on several activities. These were the installation of the Raffaello Multipurpose Logistics Module onto the Common Bearthing Mechanism of the Unity module of the ISS by the Space Station Remote Manipulator System, an interview of Collins and Thomas, primarily focusing on foam shedding and shuttle safety, and use of the Orbiter Boom Sensor System by the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System to follow up on ground-based inspection of the thermal protection beneath Discovery. CASI
Discovery (Orbiter); International Space Station; Spacecrews; Installing; Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules
20050196708 NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA
STS-114 Flight Day 5 Highlights
July 30, 2005; In English; 33 min., 3 sec. playing time, in color, with sound Report No.(s): BRF-1438E; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; V03, Videotape-VHS; B03, Videotape-Beta
Highlights of Day 5 of the STS-114 Return to Flight mission (Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly, Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi, Stephen Robinson, Andrew Thomas, Wendy Lawrence, and Charles Camarda) include video coverage of an extravehiclular activity (EVA) by Noguchi and Robinson. The other crew members of Discovery are seen on the flight deck and mid-deck helping the astronauts to suit-up. The objectives of the EVA are to test repair techniques on sample tiles in the shuttle’s payload bay, to repair electrical equipment for a gyroscope on the International Space Station (ISS), and to install a replacement GPS antenna on the ISS. Noguchi and Robinson use a caulk gun and a putty knife to repair the sample tiles. The video contains several Earth views, including one of Baja California. CASI
Discovery (Orbiter); International Space Station; Spacecrews; Extravehicular Activity; Space Maintenance; Orbital Workers
20050196709 NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA
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STS-114 Flight Day 3 Highlights
[2005]; In English; 37 min., 35 sec. playing time, in color, with sound Report No.(s): BRF-1438C; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; V03, Videotape-VHS; B03, Videotape-Beta
Video coverage of Day 3 includes highlights of STS-114 during the approach and docking of Discovery with the International Space Station (ISS). The Return to Flight continues with space shuttle crew members (Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly, Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi, Stephen Robinson, Andrew Thomas, Wendy Lawrence, and Charles Camarda) seen in onboard activities on the fore and aft portions of the flight deck during the orbiter’s approach. Camarda sends a greeting to his family, and Collins maneuvers Discovery as the ISS appears steadily closer in sequential still video from the centerline camera of the Orbiter Docking System. The approach includes video of Discovery from the ISS during the orbiter’s Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver, giving the ISS a clear view of the thermal protection systems underneath the orbiter. Discovery docks with the Destiny Laboratory of the ISS, and the shuttle crew greets the Expedition 11 crew (Commander Sergei Krikalev and NASAISS Science Officer and Flight Engineer John Phillips) of the ISS onboard the station. Finally, the Space Station Remote Manipulator System hands the Orbiter Boom Sensor System to its counterpart, the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System. CASI
Spacecrews; Discovery (Orbiter); International Space Station; Spacecraft Docking; Space Rendezvous; Crew Procedures (Inflight); Spacecraft Maneuvers
20050196712 NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA
STS-114 Flight Day 6 Highlights
August 2005; In English; 38 min., 11 sec. playing time, in color, with sound Report No.(s): BRF-1438F; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; V03, Videotape-VHS; B03, Videotape-Beta
Day 6 is a relatively quiet day for the STS-114 crew. The main responsibility for crew members of Space Shuttle Discovery (Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly, Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi, Stephen Robinson, Andrew Thomas, Wendy Lawrence, and Charles Camarda) and the Expedition 11 crew of the International Space Station (ISS) (Commander Sergei Krikalev and NASA ISS Science Officer and Flight Engineer John Phillips) is to unload supplies from the shuttle payload bay and from the Raffaello Multipurpose Logistics Module onto the ISS. Several of the astronauts answer interview questions from the news media, with an emphasis on the significance of their mission for the Return to Flight, shuttle damage and repair, and the future of the shuttle program. Thomas announces the winners of an essay contest for Australian students about the importance of science and mathematics education. The video includes the installation of a stowage rack for the Human Research Facility onboard the ISS, a brief description of the ISS modules, and an inverted view of the Nile Delta. CASI
Discovery (Orbiter); International Space Station; Spacecrews; Crew Procedures (Inflight); Payload Transfer
20050196714 NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA
STS-114 Flight Day 2 Highlights
[2005]; In English; 25 min., playing time, in color, with sound Report No.(s): BRF-1438B; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; V02, Videotape-VHS; B02, Videotape-Beta
Video coverage of NASA’s Return to Flight continues with highlights from Day 2 of STS-114. After a wake-up song from Mission Control Center, the crew of Space Shuttle Discovery (Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly, Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi, Stephen Robinson, Andrew Thomas,Wendy Lawrence, and Charles Camarda) inspects the orbiter for damage using a camera on the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System (SRMS). The SRMS, a robot arm, extends its length by grappling the new Orbiter Boom Sensor System, in order to image Discovery’s wing leading edges and the underside of its nose. After the boom is stowed in the payload bay, the top and sides of the crew cabin are then imaged, including the Reaction Control System jets. The Shuttle’s Ku-band antenna is then deployed. The video includes scenes of the payload bay contents, and crew members on the flight deck. Author
Discovery (Orbiter); Spacecrews; Remote Manipulator System; Inspection; Video Equipment; Booms (Equipment)
20050196715 NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA
STS-114 Flight Day 7 Highlights
August 02, 2005; In English; 24 min., 44 sec. playing time, in color, with sound Report No.(s): BRF-1438G; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; V02, Videotape-VHS; B02, Videotape-Beta
The main event of Day 7 is an extravehicular activity (EVA) to remove a failed Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) from the Z1 Truss of the International Space Station (ISS) (Commander Sergei Krikalev and NASA ISS Science Officer and Flight Engineer John Phillips), and install a replacement stored in the payload of Space Shuttle Discovery (Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly, Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi, Stephen Robinson, Andrew Thomas, Wendy Lawrence, and Charles Camarda). Discovery astronauts Noguchi and Robinson are assisted in suit-up by their fellow crew members, Noguchi is carried by the Space Station Remote Manipulator System between Discovery’s payload bay and the Z1 truss in order to exchange the gyroscopes with help from the pistol grip tool. Mission Control speaks to him during the EVA in order to troubleshoot the power and data connectors for new CMG. When back in the open payload bay, Noguchi and Robinson pose for pictures of each other and the Earth. CASI
Discovery (Orbiter); International Space Station; Extravehicular Activity; Space Maintenance; Orbital Workers; Spacecrews; Control Moment Gyroscopes
20050196716 NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA
STS-114 Flight Day 8 Highlights
August 02, 2005; 3 pp.; In English; 29 min., 08 sec. playing time, in color, with sound Report No.(s): BRF-1438H; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; V02, Videotape-VHS; B02, Videotape-Beta
The major activities of Day 8 for the STS-114 crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery (Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly, Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi, Stephen Robinson, Andrew Thomas, Wendy Lawrence, and Charles Camarda) and the Expedition 11 crew of the International Space Station (ISS) (Commander Sergei Krikalev and NASA ISS Science Officer and Flight Engineer John Phillips) are a press conference and a conversation with President Bush. The two crews are interviewed by American, Japanese, and Russian media. Discovery crew members on the shuttle’s mid-deck review paperwork regarding the impending extravehicular activity (EVA) to remove gap fillers from underneath the orbiter, and the Space Station Remote Manipulator System grapples the External Stowage Platform-2 in the Shuttle’s payload bay. Finally, Mission control grants the shuttle crew some time off. CASI
Spacecrews; News Media; Discovery (Orbiter); International Space Station
20050198892 NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA
STS-114 Flight Day 9 Highlights
August 03, 2005; In English; 25 min., 53 sec. playing time, in color, with sound Report No.(s): BRF-1438I; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; V02, Videotape-VHS; B02, Videotape-Beta
The highlight of Day 9 is the third extravehicular activity (EVA) of the STS-114 mission (Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot James Kelly, Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi, Stephen Robinson, Andrew Thomas, Wendy Lawrence, and Charles Camarda). Astronauts Noguchi and Robinson are seen preparing for the EVA in the closed payload bay of Space Shuttle Discovery; on the EVA they install on the International Space Station (ISS) a Materials on the International Space Station Experiments (MISSE) unit, an External Stowage Platform (ESP-2), and a wireless antenna. The astronauts are seen working on the ISS under different lighting conditions, and use a pistol-grip tool to remove ESP-2 from the shuttle payload bay. The Space Station Remote Manipulator System then carries Robinson to the underside of the Discovery orbiter, where he communicates with Mission Control during the delicate and unprecedented removal of gap fillers from between the shuttle’s tiles. Before and the after the EVA the video includes views of a damaged thermal blanket beneath the shuttle cockpit window. Other views of the shuttle include pans along the underside and topside by the Orbiter Boom Sensor System. The video also includes a view from orbit of Kazakhstan. CASI
Discovery (Orbiter); Spacecrews; Orbital Workers; Extravehicular Activity; International Space Station; Aerospace Safety; Space Maintenance
Source: NASA.
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