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This is NASA's press kit for Space Shuttle mission STS-75, dated February 1996 and later edited by Richard W. Orloff. It covers Columbia's planned 13-day flight carrying the Italian Tethered Satellite System reflight (TSS-1R) and the third United States Microgravity Payload. The kit sets out launch and landing plans, abort modes, the timeline, payload weights, crew duties, the tether's science objectives and investigators, and crew biographies. It does not mention any unidentified objects.
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Edited by Richard W. Orloff, 01/2001/Page 25 Measuring the Microgravity Environment of the Orbiting Shuttle Space Acceleration Measurement Systems (SAMS) Project Scientist: Richard DeLombard, NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH Objective. When the Space Shuttle is in orbit, the effects of gravity are reduced by close to one million times. However, disturbances happen when crew members move about and equipment is operated, as well as when the Shuttle maneuvers by firing thrusters and even when it experiences subtle atmospheric drag. USMP-3 scientists will depend on measurements of minute changes in the orbital environment to tweak their experiments and improve scientific data collection, as well as to determine how such vibrations or accelerations influence experiment results. Future mission designs also will benefit from Space Acceleration Measurement System data. Procedure. The system accurately measures the orbital environment via five sensors, called "accelerometers," placed throughout the Shuttle. Microgravity profiles are transmitted to the ground through the Shuttle's communications system. These data also are recorded on optical disks for post-flight analysis. Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment (OARE) Project Scientist: Richard DeLombard, NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH Objective. In the past, the Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment has helped scientists obtain data to make the best possible use of the low-gravity environment. While the orbiting Shuttle offers a remarkably stable ride for space-based experiments, it does experience some low-level disturbances from the Shuttle's orientation, atmospheric drag and venting of liquids or gases, among others. USMP-3 experiments will use this acceleration data to complement the data provided by the Space Acceleration Measurement System and improve research results. Procedure. The heart of the OARE instrument is a miniature electrostatic accelerometer that accurately measures low-frequency on-orbit acceleration disturbances. The Shuttle's flight attitude can be changed to satisfy the needs of any particular experiment based on information measured, processed, stored and downlinked in near real-time. Middeck Glovebox Facility (MGBX) Combustion Investigations MGBX Project Scientist: Dr. Donald Reiss, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL Three combustion investigations will be conducted in the Middeck Glovebox Facility. The glovebox facility is a contained space where potentially hazardous materials can be handled and crew members can perform operations that are impractical in the open cabin environment. This glovebox was developed to provide such capabilities in the Shuttle middeck and for future use on the international Space Station. The facility provides power, air and particle filtration, light, data collection, real-time monitoring, and sensors for gas, temperature, air pressure and humidity. For each experiment, a crew member will remove the experiment kit from stowage and place it through the glovebox door, then tightly seal the opening. Using gloves that project into the facility, a crew member will set up the experiment and conduct it in this safe enclosure.
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