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Topic: Canceled space shuttle missions documents
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Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 2041
From: Toms River, NJ,USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 05-15-2013 07:19 PM
   
Came across some documentation for STS-61-K and STS-61-I, and I have one more (STS-61-L) whose cover I have to scan. I know there's documentation on 61J and 61M (the document lists it as 61M(T) and the seller claims that morphed into the STS-26R Return to Flight; I had never seen the 61M(T) designation before.)Anyway, who else has similar documents? I've seen them for 61F and G, I would like to see one for 61H and 62A. They must exist somewhere - according to one of the distribution lists on the back of one of the FDFs, 600 copies were printed, so it's hard to believe they all got thrown out. |
heng44
Member Posts: 2539
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 05-16-2013 09:26 AM
STS-61M(T) was a 56-hour simulation of a Shuttle flight involving a TDRS-deployment by astronauts Coats, Blaha, Buchli, Fisher and Springer. It was held 27-30 April 1987, as part of the return to flight activities leading to STS-26. During the sim the crew faced more computer-simulated malfunctions than would occur in 10 actual Shuttle flights. |
cspg
Member Posts: 3961
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 05-16-2013 09:37 AM
What about the carrots? |
heng44
Member Posts: 2539
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 05-16-2013 10:22 AM
An ongoing joke that crew trainers played on this crew involved carrots and their symbolic role as culinary rewards. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 2041
From: Toms River, NJ,USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 05-22-2013 08:43 PM
Yeah, I found the NASA release that the simulation was to deploy a TDRS similar to the one for the Return to Flight, but not use the RTF crew. The next mission to deploy the TDRS after 51L was 61M, and I guess since it was a training exercise, that's why the nomenclature 61M(T).Part of my confusion is that, apparently, NASA was still using the alphanumeric mission designation at least until September 1986, because there was a Flight Requirement Document issued with STS 61-M, and an earlier version, dated July, has 61M with a targeted launch date of July 15, 1987 and Discovery as the orbiter. While I don't have these on hand, these clearly pertain to the Return to Flight and not the original 61M mission. Anyway, I put up a write up of the 61L document. I've been debating as to whether or not to scan all pages, but I don't want someone to just be able to grab them if they're doing research, or make facsimile copies. I put in a bid for the 61J documents. |
Greggy_D
Member Posts: 584
From: Michigan
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 05-23-2013 12:03 PM
I asked Bob Springer where the crew slept during the 61M(T) test. I was thinking maybe upright in their seats on flat on the floor in sleep restraints, since they would want the test to reflect actual in-flight conditions. He replied, "Nah, they brought in Army cots for us." |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 2041
From: Toms River, NJ,USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 05-23-2013 01:52 PM
From JSC release 87-020: "Flight controllers will support the simulation around-the-clock in MCC, but the flight crew will not remain in the SMS during sleep periods."Apparently they did the same thing when it came time for the 26R crew to do the same type of simulation. | |
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