STS-41

STS-41
Uppdrag36
RymdfärjaDiscovery (11)[1]
NSSDC-ID1990-090A[2]
Färdens tid4 dagar, 2 timmar, 10 minuter, 4 sekunder
Uppskjutning
StartplatsStartplatta 39B vid Kennedy Space Center i Florida
Start6 oktober 1990, 7:47:15 a.m. EDT
Landning
LandningsplatsRunway 22, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Landning10 oktober 1990, 6:57:18 a.m. PDT
Omloppsbana
Varv65 st[3]
Apogeum307 km
Perigeum300 km
Banlutning28,45°
Sträcka2,748 miljoner km
Besättning
BefälhavareRichard N. Richards (2)
PilotRobert D. Cabana (1)
UppdragsspecialisterWilliam M. Shepherd (2)
Bruce E. Melnick (1)
Thomas D. Akers (1)
Kronologi
Rymdfärjeprogrammet
Föregående uppdragNästa uppdrag
STS-31 STS-38

STS-41 var den trettiosjätte flygningen i det amerikanska rymdfärjeprogrammet och elfte i ordningen för rymdfärjan Discovery. Den sköts upp från Pad 39B vid Kennedy Space Center i Florida den 6 oktober 1990. Efter drygt fyra dagar i omloppsbana runt jorden återinträdde rymdfärjan i jordens atmosfär och landade vid Edwards Air Force Base i Kalifornien.

Uppdragets mål

Huvudsaklig målet var att placera ut rymdsonden Ulysses som skulle sändas ut i vidare bana i solsystemet där den skulle åka ovan solens båda poler.

Uppdragets besättning

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/KompositörSpelad för
2Rise and Shine, Discovery!anställda hos BoeingUlysses
3Semper ParatusThe Coast Guard BandBruce Melnick
4Fanfare for the Common ManAaron Copland
5The HighwaymanThe Highwaymen

Se även

Referenser

  1. ^ NASA Space Shuttle Launch Archive Arkiverad 28 juli 2012 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=1990-090A. Läst 18 mars 2020. 
  3. ^ Manned Astronautics - Figures & Facts Arkiverad 16 augusti 2016 hämtat från the Wayback Machine., läst 28 juli 2016.

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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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The 5 member crew of the STS-41 mission included (left to right): Bruce E. Melnick, mission specialist 2; Robert D. Cabana, pilot; Thomas D. Akers, mission specialist 3; Richard N. Richards, commander; and William M. Shepherd, mission specialist 1. Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on October 6, 1990 at 7:47:15 am (EDT), the primary payload for the mission was the ESA built Ulysses Space Craft made to explore the polar regions of the Sun. Other main payloads and experiments included the Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (SSBUV) experiment and the INTELSAT Solar Array Coupon (ISAC).
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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-38 Mission Insignia

The STS-38 patch was designed to represent and pay tribute to all the men and woman who contribute to the Space Shuttle program. The top orbiter, with the stylistic Orbital Maneuvering System burn, symbolizes the continuing dynamic nature of the Space Shuttle Program. The bottom orbiter, a black and white mirror image, acknowledges the thousands of unheralded individuals who work behind the scenes in support of America's Space Shuttle program. This mirror image symbolizes the importance of their contributions.
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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.