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#Space shuttle endeavour kennedy space center series#

UVCS measured characteristics of light emitted by neutral hydrogen atoms in the solar corona, the outermost portion of the sun’s atmosphere from which the solar wind evolves. Spartan 201-03 configuration featured two scientific instruments, the Ultraviolet Coronal Spectrometer (UVCS) and the White Light Coronagraph (WLC). Timing of Spartan 201-03 flight intended to coincide with passage of the Ulysses spacecraft over the sun’s north polar region to expand range of data being collected about origins of solar wind. Primary objective was to study outer atmosphere of sun and its transition into solar wind that constantly flows past Earth.

#Space shuttle endeavour kennedy space center series#

This was the third Spartan 201 mission in planned series of four. Also featured an extravehicular activity to practice for International Space Station activities and to evaluate space suit design modifications.įirst of two primary payloads, Spartan 201-03, deployed on flight day two. STS-69 marked first time two different payloads were retrieved and deployed during the same mission.

2 indicated higher than allowable temperatures during activation as countdown proceeded. 31 launch try was scrubbed about five and a half hours before liftoff due to failure of one of orbiter’s three fuel cells. Nozzle joint insulation of boosters assigned to Missions STS-73 and STS-74 also repaired at KSC, but work did not impact schedule. Attention then focused on developing procedures to allow Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) inspection of insulation at the pad and new launch date of Aug. Small air pockets were forming in thermal insulation that could later become pathways for hot gas during motor operation. Team concluded nozzle joint design was sound and that gas paths were being created when insulation material, known as RTV or Room Temperature Vulcanizing, was applied. Inspection team formed to assess significance of gas path in nozzle internal joint number 3, extending from insulation in the motor chamber to, but not past, primary O-ring seal.

5 postponed indefinitely to allow further review of solid rocket motor nozzle joint hardware from two previous missions, STS-70 and STS-71. Gernhardt, Mission Specialist Launch Highlights Mission Duration: 10 days, 20 hours, 28 minutes, 56 seconds Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Florida