STS-31

STS-31
Uppdrag35
RymdfärjaDiscovery (10)[1]
NSSDC-ID1990-037A[2]
Färdens tid5 dagar, 1 timmar, 16 minuter, 6 sekunder
Uppskjutning
StartplatsStartplatta 39B vid Kennedy Space Center i Florida
Start24 april 1990, 8:33:51 AM EDT
Landning
LandningsplatsEdwards Air Force Base
Landning29 april 1990, 6:49:57 AM PDT
Omloppsbana
Varv80 st.[3]
Apogeum615 km
Perigeum585 km
Banlutning28,45°
Sträcka3 328 466 km
Besättning
BefälhavareLoren J. Shriver (2)
PilotCharles F. Bolden (2)
UppdragsspecialisterSteven A. Hawley (3)
Bruce McCandless (2)
Kathryn D. Sullivan (2)
Kronologi
Rymdfärjeprogrammet
Föregående uppdragNästa uppdrag
STS-36 STS-41

STS-31 är det 35:e uppdraget i NASA:s rymdfärjeprogram. Discovery lyfte från Pad-39B vid Kennedy Space Center 24 april 1990 för sin tionde rymdfärd. I lastutrymmet fanns bland annat rymdteleskopet Hubble och en IMAX-kamera.

Efter drygt fem dagar i omloppsbana runt jorden återinträdde rymdfärjan i jordens atmosfär och landade vid Edwards Air Force Base i Kalifornien.

Besättning

  1. Loren J. Shriver (2), befälhavare.
  2. Charles F. Bolden (2), pilot
  3. Steven A. Hawley (3), uppdragsspecialist 1
  4. Bruce McCandless (2), uppdragsspecialist 2
  5. Kathryn D. Sullivan (2), uppdragsspecialist 3

Väckningar

Under Geminiprogrammet började NASA spela musik för besättningar och sedan Apollo 15 har man varje "morgon" väckt besättningen med ett särskilt musikstycke, särskilt utvalt antingen för en enskild astronaut eller för de förhållanden som råder.

DagLåtArtist/Kompositör
2"Space is Our World"Private Numbers
3"Shout"Otis Day and the Knights
4"Kokomo"Beach Boys
5"Cosmos"Frank Hayes
6"Rise and Shine"Raffi

Se även

Referenser

  1. ^ NASA Space Shuttle Launch Archive Arkiverad 15 augusti 2011 hämtat från the Wayback Machine., läst 28 juli 2016.
  2. ^ ”NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive” (på engelska). NASA. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1990-037A. Läst 18 mars 2020. 
  3. ^ Manned Astronautics - Figures & Facts Arkiverad 25 mars 2016 hämtat från the Wayback Machine., läst 28 juli 2016.

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The Hubble Space Telescope as seen from the departing Space Shuttle Atlantis, flying STS-125, HST Servicing Mission 4.
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Författare/Upphovsman: Pascal (Flickr user: pasukaru76), Licens: CC0
Vostok spacecraft replica at the Technik Museum Speyer, Germany.
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STS-41 Mission Insignia

The STS-41 crew patch, designed by the five astronaut crewmembers, depicts the Space Shuttle orbiting Earth after deployment of its primary payload -- the Ulysses satellite. The orbiter is shown passing over the southeastern United States, representative of its 28-degree inclination orbit. Ulysses, the Solar Exploration Satellite, as the fastest man-made object in the universe, traveling at 30 miles per second (over 100,000 mph) is represented by the streaking silver teardrop passing over the sun. Ulysses' path is depicted by the bright red spiral originating from the Shuttle cargo bay. The three-legged trajectory, extending out the payload bay, is symbolic of the astronaut logo and is in honor of those who have given their lives in the conquest of space. The five stars, four gold and one silver, represent STS-41 and each of its crewmembers.
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STS-36 Mission Insignia

Description: The dominant theme of the STS-36, designed by the five astronaut crewmembers, is, in their words ...the essential role that space plays in preserving the blessings of freedom and liberty for America. The crew used the eagle to symbolize our country's commitment to strength and vigilance; its domain is not bound by the limits of Earth but reaches out to the star. The Shuttle, they express majestically beginning its journey into orbit demonstrates how man and machine work together for the security of our nation. A crew spokesman went on to say the flag represents the patriotism and love for America possessed by each member of the five-man crew and signifies the honor accorded them through participation in national defense.
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STS-31 shuttle mission flight insignia. The mission insignia for NASA's STS-31 mission features the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in its observing configuration against a background of the universe it will study. The cosmos includes a stylistic depiction of galaxies in recognition of the contribution made by Sir Edwin Hubble to our understanding of the nature of galaxies and the expansion of the universe. The STS-31 crew points out that is it in honor of Hubble's work that this great observatory in space bears his name. The depicted Space Shuttle trails a spectrum symbolic of both the red shift observations that were so important to Hubble's work and new information which will be obtained with the HST. Encircling the art work, designed by the crew, are the names of its members.
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The STS-31 crew of five included (left to right) Charles F. Bolden, pilot; Steven A. Hawley, mission specialist; Loren J. Shriver, commander; Bruce McCandless, mission specialist; and Kathryn D. Sullivan, mission specialist. Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990 at 8:33:51am (EDT), the primary payload was the Hubble Space Telescope. This was the first flight to use carbon brakes at landing.
  • The five astronaut crew members for the STS-31 mission chose a busy night sky scene as a background for their portrait. Loren J. Shriver (center front) is mission commander. Other crew members are (left to right), Charles F. Bolden Jr., pilot; Steven A. Hawley, Bruce McCandless II, and Kathryn D. Sullivan, all mission specialists. The Hubble Space Telescope, depicted in the upper left of the background scene, was deployed by Discovery’s crew on April 25, 1990.