STS-95

STS-95
Uppdrag92[1]
RymdfärjaDiscovery (25)[1]
NSSDC-ID1998-064A[2]
Färdens tid8 dagar, 21 timmar, 44 minuter, 56 sekunder
Uppskjutning
StartplatsStartplatta 39B vid Kennedy Space Center i Florida
Start29 oktober 1998 2:20:19 p.m. EST
Landning
LandningsplatsKSC, Runway 33.
Landning7 november 1998 12:04pm EST
Omloppsbana
Varv134 st[3]
Apogeum561 km
Perigeum550 km
Banlutning28,45°
Sträcka5,8 miljoner km
Besättning
BefälhavareCurtis L. Brown (5)
PilotSteven W. Lindsey (2)
UppdragsspecialisterScott E. Parazynski (3)
Pedro Duque (1) (ESA)
NyttolastspecialisterStephen K. Robinson (2)
Chiaki Mukai (2) (NASDA)
John H. Glenn (2)
Kronologi
Rymdfärjeprogrammet
Föregående uppdragNästa uppdrag
STS-91 STS-88

STS-95 var en flygning i det amerikanska rymdfärjeprogrammet med rymdfärjan Discovery. Den sköts upp från Pad 39B vid Kennedy Space Center i Florida den 29 oktober 1998. Efter nästan nio dagar i omloppsbana runt jorden återinträdde rymdfärjan i jordens atmosfär och landade vid Kennedy Space Center.

Genom flygningen blev amerikanen John H. Glenn den äldsta personen i rymden, då han var 77 år vid flygningen.

Väckningar

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

DagLåtArtist/KompositörSpelad förLänk
2"What a Wonderful World"Louis ArmstrongScott Parazynski.WAV
3"Cachito"Nat King ColePedro DuqueWAV
4"This Pretty Planet" och "Halelujahs"Tom Chapin och Chris RiceSteven LindseyWAV
5"Moon River"Andy WilliamsJohn GlennWAV
6"The House is Rockin'"Stevie Ray VaughanSteve RobinsonWAV
7"Wakaki Chi" (Young Spirit)(Keio University)Chiaki MukaiWAV
8"I Know You're Out There Somewhere"The Moody BluesCurtis Brown
9"Voyage Into Space"Peter NeroJohn GlennWAV
10"La Cucaracha"Pedro DuqueWAV

Se även

Referenser

Externa länkar

Media som används på denna webbplats

Sts-95-patch.png
The STS-95 patch, designed by the crew, is intended to reflect the scientific, engineering, and historic elements of the mission. The Space Shuttle Discovery is shown rising over the sunlit Earth limb, representing the global benefits of the mission science and the solar science objectives of the Spartan Satellite. The bold number '7' signifies the seven members of Discovery's crew and also represents a historical link to the original seven Mercury astronauts. The STS-95 crew member John Glenn's first orbital flight is represnted by the Friendship 7 capsule. The rocket plumes symbolize the three major fields of science represented by the mission payloads: microgravity material science, medical research for humans on Earth and in space, and astronomy.
Sts-88-patch.png
Designed by the crew members, this patch commemorates the first assembly flight to carry United States-built hardware for constructing the International Space Station (ISS). This flight's primary task is to assemble the cornerstone of the Space Station: the Node with the Functional Cargo Block (fgb). The rising sun symbolizes the dawning of a new era of international cooperation in space and the beginning of a new program: the International Space Station. The Earth scene outlines the countries of the Station Partners: the United States, Russia, those of the European Space Agency (ESA), Japan, and Canada. Along with the Pressurized Mating Adapters (PMA) and the Functional Cargo Block, the Node is shown in the final mated configuration while berthed to the Space Shuttle during the STS-88/2A mission. The Big Dipper Constellation points the way to the North Star, a guiding light for pioneers and explorers for generations. In the words of the crew, "These stars symbolize the efforts of everyone, including all the countries involved in the design and construction of the International Space Station, guiding us into the future."
STS-95 crew.jpg
Five astronauts based at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) and two payload specialists take a break from their training schedule to pose for the STS-95 pre-flight portrait. Seated are astronauts Curtis L. Brown Jr. (right), mission commander; and Steven W. Lindsey, pilot. Standing, from the left, are Scott F. Parazynski and Stephen K. Robinson, both mission specialists; Chiaki Mukai, payload specialist representing Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA); Pedro Duque, mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA); and U.S. Sen. John H. Glenn Jr., payload specialist. The seven are scheduled to be launched into Earth orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery in late October of this year.
Sts-91-patch.png
STS-91 CREW INSIGNIA (March 1998) --- This is the crew patch for the STS-91 mission -- the ninth flight of the Shuttle-Mir Phase One docking missions. The crew will bring back Andrew S. W. Thomas, the last long-duration American crew member flown on the Russian Space Station Mir. This mission marks the end of the Shuttle-Mir Phase One Program and will open the way for Phase Two: construction of the International Space Station (ISS). The crew patch depicts the rendezvous of the Space Shuttle Discovery with the Space Station Mir. The flags of the United States and Russia are displayed at the top of the patch and both countries are visible on the Earth behind the two spacecraft. The names of the American crew members surround the insignia on the outer areas, with the name of cosmonaut Valery Ryumin in Cyrillic at the lower right. The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) is an international payload planned to fly in the payload bay of Discovery. Two thin golden streams flowing into the AMS represent charged elementary particles. The detection of antimatter in space will help scientists better understand the physics and origins of the universe.
Vostok spacecraft replica.jpg
Författare/Upphovsman: Pascal (Flickr user: pasukaru76), Licens: CC0
Vostok spacecraft replica at the Technik Museum Speyer, Germany.