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STS-40 Landing at Edwards
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Space Shuttle Columbia nears its touchdown on Runway 22 at Edwards, California, at 8:39 a.m., 14 June 1991, as the STS-40 life sciences mission comes to an end at NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later redesignated Dryden Flight Research Center) after nine days of orbital flight. Aboard Columbia during the extended mission were Bryan D. O'Connor, mission commander, Sidney M. Gutierrez, pilot, mission specialists James P. Bagian, Tamara E. Jernigan, and Margaret Rhea Seddon, and payload specialists Francis Andrew Gaffney and Millie Hughes-Fulford. STS-40 was the first space shuttle mission dedicated to life sciences research to explore how the body reacts to a weightless environment and how it readjusts to gravity on return to earth. Columbia was launched on the STS-40 mission 5 June 1991, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. |
| Project Description |
470,000 pounds. The engines burn a mixture of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen. In orbit, the Space Shuttles circle the earth at a speed of 17,500 miles per hour with each orbit taking about 90 minutes. A Space Shuttle crew sees a sunrise or sunset every 45 minutes. When Space Shuttle flights began in April 1981, Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, was the primary landing site for the Shuttles. Now Kennedy Space Center, Florida, is the primary landing site with Dryden remaining as the principal alternate landing site., Space Shuttles are the main element of America?s Space Transportation System and are used for space research and other space applications. The shuttles are the first vehicles capable of being launched into space and returning to Earth on a routine basis. Space Shuttles are used as orbiting laboratories in which scientists and mission specialists conduct a wide variety of scientific experiments. Crews aboard shuttles place satellites in orbit, rendezvous with satellites to carry out repair missions and return them to space, and retrieve satellites and return them to Earth for refurbishment and reuse. Space Shuttles are true aerospace vehicles. They leave Earth and its atmosphere under rocket power provided by three liquid-propellant main engines with two solid-propellant boosters attached plus an external liquid-fuel tank. After their orbital missions, they streak back through the atmosphere and land like airplanes. The returning shuttles, however, land like gliders, without power and on runways. Other rockets can place heavy payloads into orbit, but, they can only be used once. Space Shuttles are designed to be continually reused. When Space Shuttles are used to transport complete scientific laboratories into space, the laboratories remain inside the payload bay throughout the mission. They are then removed after the Space Shuttle returns to Earth and can be reused on future flights. Some of these orbital laboratories, like the Spacelab, provide facilities for several specialists to conduct experiments in such fields as medicine, astronomy, and materials manufacturing. Some types of satellites deployed by Space Shuttles include those involved in environmental and resources protection, astronomy, weather forecasting, navigation, oceanographic studies, and other scientific fields. The Space Shuttles can also launch spacecraft into orbits higher than the Shuttle?s altitude limit through the use of Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) propulsion units. After release from the Space Shuttle payload bay, the IUS is ignited to carry the spacecraft into deep space. The Space Shuttles are also being used to carry elements of the International Space Station into space where they are assembled in orbit. The Space Shuttles were built by Rockwell International?s Space Transportation Systems Division, Downey, California. Rockwell?s Rocketdyne Division (now part of Boeing) builds the three main engines, and Thiokol, Brigham City, Utah, makes the solid rocket booster motors. Martin Marietta Corporation (now Lockheed Martin), New Orleans, Louisiana, makes the external tanks. Each orbiter (Space Shuttle) is 121 feet long, has a wingspan of 78 feet, and a height of 57 feet. The Space Shuttle is approximately the size of a DC-9 commercial airliner and can carry a payload of 65,000 pounds into orbit. The payload bay is 60 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Each main engine is capable of producing a sea level thrust of 375,000 pounds and a vacuum (orbital) thrust of |
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1991 |
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STS-40 Crew Portrait
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STS-40 Crew Portrait |
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1991-01-28 |
| Full Description |
The STS-40 crew portrait includes 7 astronauts. Pictured on the front row from left to right are F. Drew Gaffney, payload specialist 1, Milli-Hughes Fulford, payload specialist 2, M. Rhea Seddon, mission specialist 3, and James P. Bagian, mission specialist 1. Standing in the rear, left to right, are Bryan D. O?Connor, commander, Tamara E. Jernigan, mission specialist 2, and Sidney M. Gutierrez, pilot. Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on June 5, 1991 at 9:24, am (EDT), the STS-40 mission was the fifth dedicated Spacelab Mission, Spacelab Life Sciences-1 (SLS-1), and the first mission dedicated solely to life sciences. |
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STS-40 Launch
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STS-40 Launch |
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1991-06-05 |
| Full Description |
Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on June 5, 1991 at 9:24, am (EDT), the STS-40 mission was the fifth dedicated Spacelab Mission, Spacelab Life Sciences-1 (SLS-1), and the first mission dedicated solely to life sciences. The STS-40 crew included 7 astronauts: Bryan D. O?Connor, commander, Sidney M. Gutierrez, pilot, F. Drew Gaffney, payload specialist 1, Milli-Hughes Fulford, payload specialist 2, James P. Bagian, mission specialist 1, Tamara E. Jernigan, mission specialist 2, and M. Rhea Seddon, mission specialist 3. |
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STS-40 Launch
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STS-40 Launch |
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1991-06-05 |
| Full Description |
Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on June 5, 1991 at 9:24, am (EDT), the STS-40 mission was the fifth dedicated Spacelab Mission, Spacelab Life Sciences-1 (SLS-1), and the first mission dedicated solely to life sciences. The STS-40 crew included 7 astronauts: Bryan D. O?Connor, commander, Sidney M. Gutierrez, pilot, F. Drew Gaffney, payload specialist 1, Milli-Hughes Fulford, payload specialist 2, James P. Bagian, mission specialist 1, Tamara E. Jernigan, mission specialist 2, and M. Rhea Seddon, mission specialist 3. |
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STS-40 Launch
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STS-40 Launch |
| Date of Image |
1991-06-05 |
| Full Description |
Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia on June 5, 1991 at 9:24, am (EDT), the STS-40 mission was the fifth dedicated Spacelab Mission, Spacelab Life Sciences-1 (SLS-1), and the first mission dedicated solely to life sciences. The STS-40 crew included 7 astronauts: Bryan D. O?Connor, commander, Sidney M. Gutierrez, pilot, F. Drew Gaffney, payload specialist 1, Milli-Hughes Fulford, payload specialist 2, James P. Bagian, mission specialist 1, Tamara E. Jernigan, mission specialist 2, and M. Rhea Seddon, mission specialist 3. |
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STS-40 Landing at Edwards
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STS-40 Landing at Edwards |
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International Space Station into space where they are assembled in orbit. The Space Shuttles were built by Rockwell International's Space Transportation Systems Division, Downey, California. Rockwell's Rocketdyne Division (now part of Boeing) builds the three main engines, and Thiokol, Brigham City, Utah, makes the solid rocket booster motors. Martin Marietta Corporation (now Lockheed Martin), New Orleans, Louisiana, makes the external tanks. Each orbiter (Space Shuttle) is 121 feet long, has a wingspan of 78 feet, and a height of 57 feet. The Space Shuttle is approximately the size of a DC-9 commercial airliner and can carry a payload of 65,000 pounds into orbit. The payload bay is 60 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Each main engine is capable of producing a sea level thrust of 375,000 pounds and a vacuum (orbital) thrust of 470,000 pounds. The engines burn a mixture of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen. In orbit, the Space Shuttles circle the earth at a speed of 17,500 miles per hour with each orbit taking about 90 minutes. A Space Shuttle crew sees a sunrise or sunset every 45 minutes. When Space Shuttle flights began in April 1981, Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, was the primary landing site for the Shuttles. Now Kennedy Space Center, Florida, is the primary landing site with Dryden remaining as the principal alternate landing site., Space Shuttle Columbia nears its touchdown on Runway 22 at Edwards, California, at 8:39 a.m., 14 June 1991, as the STS-40 life sciences mission comes to an end at NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later redesignated Dryden Flight Research Center) after nine days of orbital flight. Aboard Columbia during the extended mission were Bryan D. O'Connor, mission commander, Sidney M. Gutierrez, pilot, mission specialists James P. Bagian, Tamara E. Jernigan, and Margaret Rhea Seddon, and payload specialists Francis Andrew Gaffney and Millie Hughes-Fulford. STS-40 was the first space shuttle mission dedicated to life sciences research to explore how the body reacts to a weightless environment and how it readjusts to gravity on return to earth. Columbia was launched on the STS-40 mission 5 June 1991, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Space Shuttles are the main element of America's Space Transportation System and are used for space research and other space applications. The shuttles are the first vehicles capable of being launched into space and returning to Earth on a routine basis. Space Shuttles are used as orbiting laboratories in which scientists and mission specialists conduct a wide variety of scientific experiments. Crews aboard shuttles place satellites in orbit, rendezvous with satellites to carry out repair missions and return them to space, and retrieve satellites and return them to Earth for refurbishment and reuse. Space Shuttles are true aerospace vehicles. They leave Earth and its atmosphere under rocket power provided by three liquid-propellant main engines with two solid-propellant boosters attached plus an external liquid-fuel tank. After their orbital missions, they streak back through the atmosphere and land like airplanes. The returning shuttles, however, land like gliders, without power and on runways. Other rockets can place heavy payloads into orbit, but, they can only be used once. Space Shuttles are designed to be continually reused. When Space Shuttles are used to transport complete scientific laboratories into space, the laboratories remain inside the payload bay throughout the mission. They are then removed after the Space Shuttle returns to Earth and can be reused on future flights. Some of these orbital laboratories, like the Spacelab, provide facilities for several specialists to conduct experiments in such fields as medicine, astronomy, and materials manufacturing. Some types of satellites deployed by Space Shuttles include those involved in environmental and resources protection, astronomy, weather forecasting, navigation, oceanographic studies, and other scientific fields. The Space Shuttles can also launch spacecraft into orbits higher than the Shuttle's altitude limit through the use of Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) propulsion units. After release from the Space Shuttle payload bay, the IUS is ignited to carry the spacecraft into deep space. The Space Shuttles are also being used to carry elements of the |
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01.01.1991 |
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STS-52 Mission Specialist (MS) Jernigan during food planning session at JSC |
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STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Mission Specialist (MS) Tamara E. Jernigan sips a beverage from a plastic container using a straw. She appears to be pondering what beverages she would like to have on her 10-day flight this coming autumn. Other crewmembers joined Jernigan for this food planning session conducted by JSC's Man-Systems Division. |
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05.08.1992 |
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STS-52 MS Jemison, in LES/LEH, during JSC WETF bailout exercise |
| Description |
STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Mission Specialist (MS) Tamara E. Jernigan, wearing launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), listens to a briefing about water landings during an emergency egress (bailout) training exercise in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Jernigan waits her turn to be dropped into the WETF's 25-ft deep pool which will simulate the ocean during of her water landing. |
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06.26.1992 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Vividly framed by a tranquil Florida landscape, the Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off from Launch Pad 39B at 2:55:47 p.m. EST, Nov. 19, 1996. Leading the veteran crew of Mission STS-80 is Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell, Kent V. Rominger is the pilot and the three mission specialists are Tamara E. Jernigan, Story Musgrave and Thomas D. Jones. At age 61, Musgrave becomes the oldest person ever to fly in space, he also ties astronaut John Young?s record for most number of spaceflights by a human being, and in embarking on his sixth Shuttle flight Musgrave has logged the most flights ever aboard NASA?s reusable space vehicle. The two primary payloads for STS-80 are the Wake Shield Facility-3 (WSF-3) and the Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer-Shuttle Pallet Satellite II (ORFEUS-SPAS II). Two spacewalks also will be performed during the nearly 16-day mission. Mission STS-80 closes out the Shuttle flight schedule for 1996, it marks the 21st flight for Columbia and the 80th in Shuttle program history. |
| Release Date |
11/19/1996 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A diversified mission of astronomy, commercial space research and International Space Station preparation gets under way as the Space Shuttle Columbia climbs into orbit from Launch Pad 39B at 2:55:47 p.m. EST, Nov. 19, 1996. During Mission STS- 80, Columbia?s five-person crew will deploy and retrieve two free-flying spacecraft, conduct two spacewalks and perform a variety of microgravity research experiments in the Shuttle?s middeck area. The veteran crew is led by Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell, Kent V. Rominger is the pilot and the three mission specialists are Tamara E. Jernigan, Story Musgrave and Thomas D. Jones. At age 61, Musgrave becomes the oldest person ever to fly in space, he also ties astronaut John Young?s record for most number of spaceflights by a human being, and in embarking on his sixth Shuttle flight Musgrave has logged the most flights ever aboard NASA?s reusable space vehicle. The two primary payloads for STS-80 are the Wake Shield Facility-3 (WSF-3) and the Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer-Shuttle Pallet Satellite II (ORFEUS-SPAS II). |
| Release Date |
11/19/1996 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -
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| Description |
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A diversified mission of astronomy, commercial space research and International Space Station preparation gets under way as the Space Shuttle Columbia climbs into orbit from Launch Pad 39B at 2:55:47 p.m. EST, Nov. 19, 1996. During Mission STS- 80, Columbia?s five-person crew will deploy and retrieve two free-flying spacecraft, conduct two spacewalks and perform a variety of microgravity research experiments in the Shuttle?s middeck area. The veteran crew is led by Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell, Kent V. Rominger is the pilot and the three mission specialists are Tamara E. Jernigan, Story Musgrave and Thomas D. Jones. At age 61, Musgrave becomes the oldest person ever to fly in space, he also ties astronaut John Young?s record for most number of spaceflights by a human being, and in embarking on his sixth Shuttle flight Musgrave has logged the most flights ever aboard NASA?s reusable space vehicle. The two primary payloads for STS-80 are the Wake Shield Facility-3 (WSF-3) and the Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer-Shuttle Pallet Satellite II (ORFEUS-SPAS II). |
| Release Date |
11/19/1996 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -
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| Description |
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A diversified mission of astronomy, commercial space research and International Space Station preparation gets under way as the Space Shuttle Columbia climbs into orbit from Launch Pad 39B at 2:55:47 p.m. EST, November 19, 1996. During Mission STS-80, Columbia's five-person crew will deploy and retrieve two free-flying spacecraft, conduct two spacewalks and perform a variety of microgravity research experiments in the Shuttleþs middeck area. The veteran crew is led by Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell, Kent V. Rominger is the pilot and the three mission specialists are Tamara E. Jernigan, Story Musgrave and Thomas D. Jones. At age 61, Musgrave becomes the oldest person ever to fly in space, he also ties astronaut John Young's record for most number of spaceflights by a human being, and in embarking on his sixth Shuttle flight Musgrave has logged the most flights ever aboard NASA's reusable space vehicle. The two primary payloads for STS-80 are the Wake Shield Facility-3 (WSF-3) and the Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer-Shuttle Pallet Satellite II (ORFEUS-SPAS II). |
| Release Date |
11/19/1996 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -
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| Description |
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A diversified mission of astronomy, commercial space research and International Space Station preparation gets under way as the Space Shuttle Columbia climbs skyward from Launch Pad 39B at 2:55:47 p.m. EST, Nov. 19, 1996. Leading the veteran crew of Mission STS-80 is Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell, Kent V. Rominger is the pilot and the three mission specialists are Tamara E. Jernigan, Story Musgrave and Thomas D. Jones. At age 61, Musgrave becomes the oldest person ever to fly in space, he also ties astronaut John Young?s record for most number of spaceflights by a human being, and in embarking on his sixth Shuttle flight Musgrave has logged the most flights ever aboard NASA?s reusable space vehicle. The two primary payloads for STS-80 are the Wake Shield Facility-3 (WSF-3) and the Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer-Shuttle Pallet Satellite II (ORFEUS-SPAS II). Two spacewalks also will be performed during the nearly 16-day mission. Mission STS-80 closes out the Shuttle flight schedule for 1996, it marks the 21st flight for Columbia and the 80th in Shuttle program history. |
| Release Date |
11/19/1996 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -
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| Description |
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A diversified mission of astronomy, commercial space research and International Space Station preparation gets under way as the Space Shuttle Columbia climbs into orbit from Launch Pad 39B at 2:55:47 p.m. EST, Nov. 19, 1996. During Mission STS- 80, Columbia?s five-person crew will deploy and retrieve two free-flying spacecraft, conduct two spacewalks and perform a variety of microgravity research experiments in the Shuttle?s middeck area. The veteran crew is led by Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell, Kent V. Rominger is the pilot and the three mission specialists are Tamara E. Jernigan, Story Musgrave and Thomas D. Jones. At age 61, Musgrave becomes the oldest person ever to fly in space, he also ties astronaut John Young?s record for most number of spaceflights by a human being, and in embarking on his sixth Shuttle flight Musgrave has logged the most flights ever aboard NASA?s reusable space vehicle. The two primary payloads for STS-80 are the Wake Shield Facility-3 (WSF-3) and the Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer-Shuttle Pallet Satellite II (ORFEUS-SPAS II). |
| Release Date |
11/19/1996 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -
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| Description |
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A diversified mission of astronomy, commercial space research and International Space Station preparation gets under way as the Space Shuttle Columbia climbs into orbit from Launch Pad 39B at 2:55:47 p.m. EST, November 19, 1996. During Mission STS-80, Columbia's five-person crew will deploy and retrieve two free-flying spacecraft, conduct two spacewalks and perform a variety of microgravity research experiments in the Shuttle's middeck area. The veteran crew is led by Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell, Kent V. Rominger is the pilot and the three mission specialists are Tamara E. Jernigan, Story Musgrave and Thomas D. Jones. At age 61, Musgrave becomes the oldest person ever to fly in space, he also ties astronaut John Young's record for most number of spaceflights by a human being, and in embarking on his sixth Shuttle flight Musgrave has logged the most flights ever aboard NASA's reusable space vehicle. The two primary payloads for STS-80 are the Wake Shield Facility-3 (WSF-3) and the Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer-Shuttle Pallet Satellite II (ORFEUS-SPAS II). |
| Release Date |
11/19/1996 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -
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| Description |
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A diversified mission of astronomy, commercial space research and International Space Station preparation gets under way as the Space Shuttle Columbia climbs into orbit from Launch Pad 39B at 2:55:47 p.m. EST, Nov. 19, 1996. During Mission STS- 80, Columbia?s five-person crew will deploy and retrieve two free-flying spacecraft, conduct two spacewalks and perform a variety of microgravity research experiments in the Shuttle?s middeck area. The veteran crew is led by Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell, Kent V. Rominger is the pilot and the three mission specialists are Tamara E. Jernigan, Story Musgrave and Thomas D. Jones. At age 61, Musgrave becomes the oldest person ever to fly in space, he also ties astronaut John Young?s record for most number of spaceflights by a human being, and in embarking on his sixth Shuttle flight Musgrave has logged the most flights ever aboard NASA?s reusable space vehicle. The two primary payloads for STS-80 are the Wake Shield Facility-3 (WSF-3) and the Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer-Shuttle Pallet Satellite II (ORFEUS-SPAS II). |
| Release Date |
11/19/1996 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -
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| Description |
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A diversified mission of astronomy, commercial space research and International Space Station preparation gets under way as the Space Shuttle Columbia climbs into orbit from Launch Pad 39B at 2:55:47 p.m. EST, Nov. 19, 1996. During Mission STS- 80, Columbia?s five-person crew will deploy and retrieve two free-flying spacecraft, conduct two spacewalks and perform a variety of microgravity research experiments in the Shuttle?s middeck area. The veteran crew is led by Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell, Kent V. Rominger is the pilot and the three mission specialists are Tamara E. Jernigan, Story Musgrave and Thomas D. Jones. At age 61, Musgrave becomes the oldest person ever to fly in space, he also ties astronaut John Young?s record for most number of spaceflights by a human being, and in embarking on his sixth Shuttle flight Musgrave has logged the most flights ever aboard NASA?s reusable space vehicle. The two primary payloads for STS-80 are the Wake Shield Facility-3 (WSF-3) and the Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer-Shuttle Pallet Satellite II (ORFEUS-SPAS II). |
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11/19/1996 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A diversified mission of astronomy, commercial space research and International Space Station preparation gets under way as the Space Shuttle Columbia climbs skyward from Launch Pad 39B at 2:55:47 p.m. EST, Nov. 19, 1996. Leading the veteran crew of Mission STS-80 is Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell, Kent V. Rominger is the pilot and the three mission specialists are Tamara E. Jernigan, Story Musgrave and Thomas D. Jones. At age 61, Musgrave becomes the oldest person ever to fly in space, he also ties astronaut John Young?s record for most number of spaceflights by a human being, and in embarking on his sixth Shuttle flight Musgrave has logged the most flights ever aboard NASA?s reusable space vehicle. The two primary payloads for STS-80 are the Wake Shield Facility-3 (WSF-3) and the Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer-Shuttle Pallet Satellite II (ORFEUS-SPAS II). Two spacewalks also will be performed during the nearly 16-day mission. Mission STS-80 closes out the Shuttle flight schedule for 1996, it marks the 21st flight for Columbia and the 80th in Shuttle program history. |
| Release Date |
11/19/1996 |
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STS-40 MS Jernigan dons LES parachute pack prior to egress training at JSC |
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STS-40 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Mission Specialist (MS) Tamara E. Jernigan, wearing a launch and entry suit (LES), is assisted by technicians in donning the LES parachute pack. Jernigan and the technicians are preparing for side hatch emergency egress exercises outside the full fuselage trainer (FFT) located in JSC's Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9A. |
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1990-06-25 |
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STS-40 crewmembers prepare for emergency egress training in JSC's MAIL |
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STS-40 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Payload Specialist F. Drew Gaffney (left) discusses emergency egress procedures with Mission Specialist (MS) M. Rhea Seddon during training in JSC's Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9A Full Fuselage Trainer (FFT). In the background, technicians assist MS Tamara E. Jernigan before she enters the FFT via the side hatch. The crewmembers are outfitted in launch and entry suits (LESs) for the exercise. |
| Date Taken |
1990-06-25 |
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STS-40 MS Jernigan in EMU listens as Pilot Gutierrez looks on in JSC's WETF |
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STS-40 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Mission Specialist (MS) Tamara E. Jernigan (right), wearing extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) and communi- cations carrier assembly (CCA), listens to technician's instructions during communications equipment test. STS-40 Pilot Sidney M. Gutierrez (left) looks on. Jernigan is preparing for an contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) simulation in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility Bldg 29. |
| Date Taken |
1990-08-13 |
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STS-40 MS Jernigan wearing EMU prepares for a simulation in JSC's WETF pool |
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STS-40 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Mission Specialist (MS) Tamara E. Jernigan, wearing an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) and helmet, prepares for a simulation of contingency extravehicular activity (EVA) procedures in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29. Shortly, Jernigan will be lowered into the WETF's 25 ft deep pool for the underwater training session. |
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1990-08-22 |
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STS-52 Mission Specialist (MS) Jernigan during food planning session at JSC |
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STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Mission Specialist (MS) Tamara E. Jernigan sips a beverage from a plastic container using a straw. She appears to be pondering what beverages she would like to have on her 10-day flight this coming autumn. Other crewmembers joined Jernigan for this food planning session conducted by JSC's Man-Systems Division. |
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1992-05-08 |
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STS-52 MS Jemison, in LES/LE
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STS-52 MS Jemison, in LES/LEH, during JSC WETF bailout exercise |
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STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Mission Specialist (MS) Tamara E. Jernigan, wearing launch and entry suit (LES) and launch and entry helmet (LEH), listens to a briefing about water landings during an emergency egress (bailout) training exercise in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF) Bldg 29 pool. Jernigan waits her turn to be dropped into the WETF's 25-ft deep pool which will simulate the ocean during of her water landing. |
| Date Taken |
1992-06-26 |
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STS-52 Columbia, OV-102, crewmembers during T-30 briefing in JSC's Bldg 2 |
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STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, crewmembers participate in thirty days before launch (T-30) press briefing held in JSC's Auditorium and Public Affairs Facility Bldg 2. Crewmembers sitting at conference table (left to right) include Payload Specialist Steven MacLean, Mission Specialist (MS) Tamara E. Jernigan, MS William M. Shepherd, MS Charles Lacy Veach, Pilot Michael A. Baker, and Commander James D. Wetherbee. MacLean represents the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). |
| Date Taken |
1992-09-29 |
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Astronaut Jernigan monitors
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Astronaut Jernigan monitors STS-32 crew activity in JSC's MCC Bldg 30 FCR |
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From spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) console, Astronaut Tamara E. Jernigan monitors STS-32 crew onboard activity in JSC's Mission Control Center (MCC) Bldg 30 flight control room (FCR). Displayed on the front screens are the world ground tracking map, the crew on Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, flight deck, and mission statistical data. Other JSC flight controllers work at various consoles in front of Jernigan. |
| Date Taken |
1990-01-20 |
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STS-40 Mission Specialist (M
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STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) Jernigan monitors SLS-1 Rack 7 SSCE |
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STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) Tamara E. Jernigan monitors Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1) Spacelab Middeck Experiment (SMIDEX) Solid Surface Combustion Experiment (SSCE). SSCE studies how flames produced by solid fuels behave in microgravity. SSCE is located in the SLS-1 module Rack 7. |
| Date Taken |
1991-06-14 |
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STS-40 crewmembers remove sp
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STS-40 crewmembers remove specimens from SLS-1 Rack 9 Refrigerator / Freezer |
| Description |
STS-40 crewmembers remove specimens from the Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1) module Rack 9 Refrigerator / Freezer after problems with the refrigerator were discovered. Mission Specialist (MS) Tamara E. Jernigan (foreground) balances a tray of specimens as MS James P. Bagian adjusts controls on the SLS-1 Refrigerator / Freezer unit. The SLS-1 module is located in Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, payload bay (PLB) and is connected to the crew compartment via a spacelab (SL) tunnel. |
| Date Taken |
1991-06-14 |
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STS-40 Official Crew Portrai
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STS-40 Official Crew Portrait |
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Five NASA astronauts and two scientists serving as payload specialists have been named to fly aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, for NASA's STS-40 mission. Astronaut Bryan D. O'Connor (rear left) is the mission commander, and Sidney M. Gutierrez (rear right) is the pilot. Others are (front, left to right) Payload Specialist F. Drew Gaffney, Payload Specialist Millie Hughes-Fulford, Mission Specialist (MS) M. Rhea Seddon, MS James P. Bagian, and MS Tamara E. Jernigan (rear center). The primary payload for this flight is Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1) (note the model of the shuttle with the spacelab module and related hardware depicted). The crewmembers are wearing launch and entry suits (LESs). The crew insignia and the United States flag are displayed in the background. |
| Date Taken |
1991-06-05 |
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STS-40 crewmembers remove sp
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| Title |
STS-40 crewmembers remove specimens from SLS-1 Rack 9 Refrigerator / Freezer |
| Description |
STS-40 crewmembers remove specimens from the Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1) module Rack 9 Refrigerator / Freezer after problems with the refrigerator were discovered. Mission Specialist (MS) Tamara E. Jernigan (right) balances two trays of specimens as MS James P. Bagian investigates the source of the problem in the SLS-1 Refrigerator / Freezer unit. The SLS-1 module is located in Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, payload bay (PLB) and is connected to the crew compartment via a spacelab (SL) tunnel. |
| Date Taken |
1991-06-14 |
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STS-40 crewmembers pose for
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STS-40 crewmembers pose for onboard (in space) portrait on OV-102's middeck |
| Description |
STS-40 crewmembers pose for onboard (in space) portrait on the middeck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, with various university and military decals and insignias displayed on the port side wall behind them. In the front row (left to right) are Payload Specialist F. Drew Gaffney, Pilot Sidney M. Gutierrez, Mission Specialist (MS) M. Rhea Seddon, and MS James P. Bagian. Behind them (left to right) are Commander Bryan D. O'Connor, MS Tamara E. Jernigan, and Payload Specialist Millie Hughes-Fulford. The various decals include the University of California, United States Air Force (USAF) Academy Parachute Team, University of Tennessee, Air Force, Stanford University, Marines, Air Force Reserves (AFRES), and Colorado State University. The open airlock hatch and air revitalization system (ARS) duct appear on the left and the forward middeck lockers and the orbiter refrigerator freezer (ORF) on the right. |
| Date Taken |
1991-06-14 |
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STS-40 Mission Specialist (M
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STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) Jernigan uses the SLS-1 GPWS glovebox |
| Description |
STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) Tamara E. Jernigan uses the Rack 10 General Purpose Workstation (GPWS) glovebox (GBX) while conducting an experiment in the Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1) module. Jernigan is handling materials inside the GBX designed by Ames Research Center (ARC) personnel. |
| Date Taken |
1991-06-14 |
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STS-40 Mission Specialist (M
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STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) Jernigan uses BMMD in SLS-1 module |
| Description |
STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) Tamara E. Jernigan weighs herself in the microgravity of space, or actually measures her mass since weight is a function of gravitational force. Jernigan sits strapped into the body mass measurement device (BMMD) which scientists have developed for determining mass on orbit. Skylab astronauts used the method in the early 1970's. As the chair swings back and forth, a timer records how much the crewmember's mass retards the movement of the chair. BMMD is located in the center aisle of the Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1) module. The module situated in the payload bay (PLB) of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is connected to the crew compartment via the spacelab (SL) tunnel. |
| Date Taken |
1991-06-14 |
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STS-40 crewmembers pose for
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| Title |
STS-40 crewmembers pose for onboard (in space) portrait on OV-102's middeck |
| Description |
STS-40 crewmembers pose for onboard (in space) portrait on the middeck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, with resuscitation dummy nicknamed Resusel Annie, a mannequin used in training and instruction. Clockwise from Annie are Payload Specialist Millie Hughes-Fulford, Mission Specialist (MS) James P. Bagian, MS M. Rhea Seddon, Pilot Sidney M. Gutierrez, MS Tamara E. Jernigan, Payload Specialist F. Drew Gaffney, and Commander Bryan D. O'Connor. The middeck forward lockers appear on the right and the open airlock hatch with the Spacelab air revitalization system (ARS) duct visible at the left. |
| Date Taken |
1991-06-14 |
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STS-40 MS Jernigan works at
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| Title |
STS-40 MS Jernigan works at SLS-1 Rack 1 workstation with intravenous system |
| Description |
STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) Tamara E. Jernigan evaluates the IMED Gemini PC-2 intravenous pump at Rack 1 Workbench inside the Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1) module. The pump is tested for its ability to provide intravenous infusions efficiently in low-gravity. Jernigan is validating that the pump can deliver a prescribed amount of fluid at a specific rate. SLS-1 module is located in the payload bay (PLB) of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. |
| Date Taken |
1991-06-14 |
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STS-40 MS Jernigan, working
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STS-40 MS Jernigan, working at SLS-1 Rack 1, examines Pilot Gutierrez's ear |
| Description |
STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) Tamara E. Jernigan stationed in front of the Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1) module Rack 1 workbench examines Pilot Sidney M. Gutierrez's ear. To silence the cries of her patient, Jernigan has secured tape over Gutierrez's mouth. In the background is the SLS-1 module hatch and spacelab (SL) tunnel that lead to Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, crew compartment. |
| Date Taken |
1991-06-14 |
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STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Veh
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| Title |
STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Official crew portrait |
| Description |
These five NASA astronauts and a Canadian payload specialist are assigned to the STS-52 flight aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, scheduled for later this year. Pictured on the back row are (left to right) Pilot Michael A. Baker, Commander James D. Wetherbee, and Payload Specialist Steven G. MacLean. In the front row are (left to right) Mission Specialist (MS) Charles Lacy Veach, MS Tamara E. Jernigan, and MS William M. Shepherd. Crewmembers are wearing launch and entry suites (LESs) with the flags of the United States (U.S.) and Canada displayed behind them. MacLean represents the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). Portrait made by NASA JSC contract photographer Scott A. Wickes. |
| Date Taken |
1992-11-01 |
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Official STS-67 preflight cr
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Official STS-67 preflight crew portrait |
| Description |
Official STS-67 preflight crew portrait. In front are astronauts (left to right) Stephen S. Oswald, mission commander, Tamara E. Jernigan, payload commander, and William G. Gregory, pilot. In the back are (left to right) Ronald A. Parise, payload specialist, astronauts Wendy B. Lawrence, and John Grunsfeld, both mission specialists, and Samuel T. Durrance, payload specialist. Dr. Durrance is a research scientist in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Parise is a senior scientist in the Space Observatories Department, Computer Sciences Corporation, Silver Spring, Maryland. Both payload specialists flew aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia for STS-35/ASTRO-1 mission in December 1990. |
| Date Taken |
1995-05-11 |
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