Return-path: X-Andrew-Authenticated-as: 7997;andrew.cmu.edu;Ted Anderson Received: from corsica.andrew.cmu.edu via trymail for +dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr1/ota/space/space.dl@andrew.cmu.edu (->+dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr1/ota/space/space.dl) (->ota+space.digests) ID ; Wed, 21 Jun 89 03:17:05 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Reply-To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU From: space-request+@Andrew.CMU.EDU To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU Date: Wed, 21 Jun 89 03:16:56 -0400 (EDT) Subject: SPACE Digest V9 #499 SPACE Digest Volume 9 : Issue 499 Today's Topics: NASA Mixed Fleet Manifest (Part 6 of 6) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 15 Jun 89 14:09:31 GMT From: trident.arc.nasa.gov!yee@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) Subject: NASA Mixed Fleet Manifest (Part 6 of 6) cameras. MLR Monodisperse Latex Produces monodisperse latex particles in the two to Reactor forty micron range. MO Mars Observer Spacecraft to study the surface, climate, gravitational, and magnetic fields of the planet, Mars. MO II Mars Observer II Spacecraft to study Martian upper atmosphere and ionosphere. Precursor to Mars Rover Sample Return Mission. MORELOS Mexican communication satellite system. MPESS Mission Peculiar Equipment Experiment carrier. Support Structure 6.17 **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION MPSE Mexican Payload Specialist Experiment performed by a Mexican payload specialist on Experiment the Shuttle flight which deployed the MORELOS satellite. MS Mission Specialist A member of Shuttle flight crew primarily responsible for payload activity. MSAT Mobile Satellite Satellite for developing advanced ground technologies and techniques for mobile communications via satellite. MSL Materials Science A payload which remains attached to the Shuttle to Laboratory perform materials processing experiments in low-g. N/A Not Applicable NATO North Atlantic Treaty Communications satellite for NATO. Organization NOAA National Oceanic and Series of operational environmental satellites in polar Atmospheric Administration orbit. NOSL Night/Day Optical Survey Optical survey of lightning. of Lightning NOVA Advanced Navy Navigation Satellite. NTE NASA Technology Experients OASIS OEX Autonomous Supporting Collects environmental data in the Orbiter during Instrumentation System dynamic STS flight phases. OAST Office of Aeronautics and and Space Technology 6.18 **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION OAST-1 Office of Aeronautics A payload which remained attached to the Shuttle to and Space Technology-1 demonstrate a large light-weight solar array capable of being restowed in flight. OEX Orbiter Experiments Series of engineering experiments on the Shuttle. OIM Oxygen Interaction with Tests which obtained quantitative rates of oxygen Materials interaction with materials used on the Orbiter and advanced payloads. OMV Orbital Maneuvering A deployable retrievable vehicle to be flown on the STS Vehicle to retrieve or insert payloads in orbits different from the Orbiter. ORS Orbiter Refueling System An experiment to demonstrate the ability of the STS to perform on-orbit satellite refueling. OSCAR U.S. Navy Navigational Satellite. OSL Orbiting Solar Laboratory Provide detailed data on the sun, to augment our studies of distant stars and cosmic processes. OSS-1 Office of Space Science-1 Contamination monitor,microabrasion foil experiment, vehicle charging and potential experiment,Shuttle- Spacelab induced atmosphere,solar flare x-ray polarimeter, solar ultraviolet spectral irradiance monitor, plant growth unit, thermal canister OSTA-1 Office of Space and Shuttle attached payload using the Shuttle Imaging Radar Terrestial Applications (SIR-A) to obtain high resolution images of earth. 6.19 **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION OSTA-2 Office of Space and Microgravity experiments. Terrestial Applications OSTA-3 Office of Space and Acquire photographic and radar images of the Earth's Terrestial Applications surface. P Pilot A member of the Shuttle crew whose primary responsibility is to pilot the Orbiter. PAL or PALL Pallet Spacelab Pallet structure PALAPA Synchronous satellite communication system for the Republic of Indonesia. PAM Payload Assist Module An upper stage system used on the Shuttle and the Delta ELV. PCG Protein Crystal Growth PCG activity in controlled temperature module. PDRS/PFTA Payload Deployment and First object to be deployed and retrieved by the remote Retrieval System/Payload manipulator system and is used to test reaction of RMS Flight Test Article joints. PIONEER VENUS Remote sensing and direct measurements of Venus and its surrounding environment. PLAN Planetary Trajectory High Energy Trajectory to Outer Planets. PM Polymer Microstructure and Determines effects of weightlessness on morphological Morphology in Microgravity formation of polymers as they undergo physical transition. 6.20 **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION POLAR Polar Auroral Plasma Physics. POP Polar Orbiting Platform U.S. platforms will orbit Space Station Freedom and perform remote sensing experiments. PPE Phase Partitioning Study separation behavior of two phase system generated Experiment by the mixture in water of polyglucose and polyethylene glycol. PS Payload Specialist A member of the Shuttle crew with primary responsibility for a particular payload or experiment. PUR Payload Under Review PVTOS Physical Vapor Transport Commercial joint endeavor activity with the 3M of Organic Solids Corporation. RADARSAT Radar Satellite Remote free flyer sensing satellite that will monitor land, sea and ice for five years over the poles (U.S./ Canadian). RCA RCA American Communications Series of communications satellites. Inc., (now GE American Communications, Inc.) RDE Radiation Detection Demonstrates new radiation detection technology. Experiment REFLUX Return Flux Experiment Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology experiment carried on a Hitchhiker-G. 6.21 **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION RME Radiation Monitoring Measures gamma radiation levels in the Shuttle Equipment environment. RMS Remote Manipulator System A Canadian developed, remotely controlled (from the Orbiter crew cabin) arm for deployment and/or retrieval of payloads from the Orbiter payload bay. ROSAT Roentgen Satellite NASA/West German cooperative satellite for studying X-rays. S Scout Small Class Expendble Launch Vehicle. S/C GLOW Spacecraft Glow An experiment to study and evaluate the effects of temperature on the glow characteristics of materials exposed to high velocity atomic elements. S/R-A Shuttle Imaging Radar-A SAGE Strategic Aerosol and Map vertical profiles of the ozone, aerosol, nitrogen Gas Experiment Rayleigh molecular extinction around the globe. SALT Special (Purpose Inexpen- DOD payload. sive Satellite) Altimeter SAM Shuttle Activation Monitor Collects gamma and x-ray data as a function of geomagnetic location from spacecraft materials. SAMPE Solar, Anomalous, and A study for solar energetic particles, anomalous cosmic Magnetospheric Particle rays, galactic cosmic rays, and magnetospheric Explorer electrons. 6.22 **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION SAMPIE/ESA Solar Array Module Plasma An experiment to study the plasma interaction effects Interaction Experiment/ on solar arrays mounted on the ESA MAST which is European Space Agency extended from the Shuttle Bay. SAREX Shuttle Amateur Radio Space to ground voice and slow scan TV. Experiment SAS Space Adaptation Syndrome Study x-ray sources within and beyond the Milky Way galaxy. SATCOM RCA communications satellite. SBS Satellite Business Systems All digital domestic communication system servicing large industry, the government, etc. SDS Solar Disk Sextant Studies solar pulsations, oblateness, and size. SE Student Experiment Experiments for the Shuttle Student Involvement Program (SSIP). SFMD Storable Fluid Management Demonstrates transfer of room-temperature fluids in Demonstration zero-g using various transfer techniques. SFP Space Flight Participant SFU-RET Space Flyer Unit- A reusable, retrievable unmanned free flyer to be launched Retrieval on the Japanese H-II rocket and retrieved by Shuttle. SHARE Space Station Heat Pipe Demonstrates and quantifies the thermal performance of a Advanced Radiator Element high capacity, 50 foot, space constructible, heat pipe radiator element. 6.23 **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION SHEAL Shuttle High Energy Obtains images, spectra and timing data on celestial x-ray Astrophysics Laboratory sources and the spectrum at the 30 ft. x-ray background. SHOOT Super Fluid Helium Demonstrates the feasibility of on-orbit transfer of On Orbit Transfer superfluid helium using thermomechanical techniques. Demonstration SIRTF Space Infrared Telescope Will span the infrared part of the spectrum with a thousand- Facility fold increase in sensitivity. SKIRT Spacecraft Kinetic Infrared Measures the infrared emissions produced from spacecraft Test and optical surfaces in low earth orbit. SKYNET SKYNET United Kingdom military communication satellite. SL-D1 Spacelab D-1 First dedicated German Spacelab mission. SL-D2, -D3 Spacelab D2, D3 Second and third in a series of German Spacelab Missions. Objectives include microgravity research and technology preparation for Space Station use. NASA participation planned on D2 and under discussion for D3. SL-J Spacelab J Combined Japanese/NASA Spacelab mission. Objectives include life sciences, microgravity, and technology research. SLS Space Life Sciences Investigates the effects of weightlessness exposure using Laboratory both man and animal specimens. SLSTP Space Life Sciences Series of payloads to support a broad range of life Training Program science studies. 6.24 **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION SMEX Small Explorer Payloads being designed to fly on Small Class ELV. SMR San Marco Range SMRM Solar Maximum Repair Conducts a technology demonstration of the STS capability Mission to rendezvous, service, checkout and deploy. SOHO Solar Heliospheric Provides optical measurements as well as plasma field and Observatory energetic particle observations of the sun system for studies of the solar interior, atmosphere and solar wind. SOLAR PROBE Study unexplored region of the solar atmosphere, measure electromagnetic fields and study the particle populations close to the sun. SOOS Stacked OSCAR on Scout Two OSCAR satellites. SPACEHAB Commercially-owned pressurized module for conducting experiments in a man-tended environment. SPACELAB 1 Demonstrated Spacelab's capabilities for multidisciplinary research. SPACELAB 2 Demondtrated Spacelab's capabilities for multidisciplinary research and verified system performance. SPACELAB 3 Dedicated materials processing mission emphasizing 0-g research. SPARTAN-HALLEY Search for molecules containing nitrogen, carbon or sulfur and observes the UV spectrum between 2100 and 3400A. 6.25 **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION SPAS Shuttle Pallet Satellite Payload Carrier developed by MBB, W. Germany. SPAS-01/01A German Shuttle Pallet Demonstrates the utilization of the MBB platform and Satellite systems as a carrier for science experiments. SPAS-CRISTA Cryogenic Infrared A U.S./German Joint Aeronomy Payload intended to explore Spectrometer Telescope for the variability of the atmosphere and to provide Atmosphere measurements that will complement those provided by UARS. SPAS-ORFEUS Orbiting and Retrievable A German developed payload to explore the distribution and Far and Extreme character of absorbing material in the solar neighborhood Ultraviolet Spectrometer and to perform direct observations of the direct interstellor component. SPTN Shuttle Pointed X-ray astronomy, medium energy survey mission, using Autonomous Research Tool retrievable free flyer. for Astronomy SPTN-DOD-XX SPARTAN-DOD Payload A series of DOD SPARTAN missions. SPTN-T SPARTAN-Target Target for OMV-1 demonstration flight. SRAD/TPITS Shuttle Radiator Assembly Evaluates on-orbit thermal performance of a Demonstration/Two Phase representative portion of an integrated two-phase Integrated Thermal System thermal bus and on-orbit constructability of Space Station radiator elements using Remote Manipulator System and Extra Vehicular Activity techniques. SRL Space Radar Laboratory Series of flights to acquire radar images of the Earth's surface. The images will be used for making maps, interpreting geological features, and resources studies. 6.26 **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION SS Sun Synchronous SSBUV Shuttle Solar Backscatter Series of flights to measure ozone characteristics of Ultra-Violet Instrument the atmosphere. SSF Space Station Freedom Series of flights to assemble and operate a Phase One Space Station. SSIP Shuttle Student Involvement Program SSS Satellite Servicer System Demonstrates capability to perform autonomous fluid resupply within the Shuttle bay. STARLAB DOD Spacelab mission. STEX Sensor Technology Demonstrates radiation measurement technology. Experiment STP-XX Space Test Program-0X A series of payloads which include DOD STP secondary experiments. STTP Life Sciences Space Develop and encourage interest on the part of college Technology Training Program students in space biology and medicine. SWAS Submillimeter Wave Study how molecular clouds collapse to form stars Astronomy Satellite and planetary systems. SYNCOM Hughes Geosynchronous Provides communication services from geosynchronous orbit Communication Satellite principally to the U.S. government. 6.27 **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION TAPS Two Axis Pointing System TBD To Be Determined TDRS Tracking and Data Relay Series of NASA tracking, data and communications Satellite satellites to replace the ground based network. TELESAT Canadian Telecommunication Communication satellite built for Telesat Canada to Satellite provide voice and TV coverage to trans-Canada network of Earth stations. TELSTAR AT&T Communications AT&T COMSTAR replacement -- provides communication Satellite services to the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. TEMP Two Phase Mounting Operates a mechanically pumped two phase head Plate Experiment acquisition transport and rejection system in microgravity. TFS Thermal and Fluid Systems Evaluates operational components in a zero-gravity Test environment features of thermal and fluid systems of the Space Station Freedom. TIP Transit Improvement Program Improved configuration - Transit Navigation Satellite TIS Teacher in Space Middeck locker supporting the Space Flight Participant Program's teacher in space. TLD Thermoluminescent Obtains gamma ray measurements of the Shuttle Dosimeter environment. 6.28 **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION TOMS Total Ozone Mapping Study of Stratospheric ozone. Spectrometer TOS Transfer Orbit Stage TSS Tethered Satellite System System capable of deploying and retrieving satellite attached by a wire tether from distances up to 100 km from the Orbiter. U.S. United States UARS Upper Atmosphere Satellite to study physical processes acting within and Research Satellite upon the stratosphere, mesosphere, and lower thermosphere. UFO Ultra High Frequency U.S. Navy communications satellite. Follow-On ULYSSES Formerly ISPM (Inter- Investigates the properties of the heliosphere (sun and national Solar Polar its environment). Mission) USAF-01 USAF Satellite Small ELV class spacecraft -- specifics TBD. USML United States Series of flights of a microgravity materials processing Microgravity Laboratory laboratory attached to the Shuttle. USMP United States Microgravity Conduct materials processing experiments in the micro- Payload gravity environment available in the Orbiter cargo bay while in low earth orbit. USS Unique Support Structures 6.29 **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION UVLIM Ultraviolet Limb Imaging Establishes the earth and space extreme UV environment Experiment and observes space structure and time variation in segments of the 1100-3000 angstrom range. WAMDII Wide Angle Michelson Set of instruments which study upper atmospheric winds Doppler Imaging from the Shuttle. Interferometer WESTAR Western Union Telegraph A C-band satellite to replenish and expand the Westar Communication Satellite system (Western Union domestic communication system). WFF Wallops Flight Facility WIND Satellite to measure solar wind input to magnetosphere. WISP Waves in Space Plasmas An attached payload to conduct a series of active experiments using radio transmitters to perturb the space plasma environment. WSMC Western Space and Missle A USAF organization with Headquarters at Vandenberg Air Center Force Base. XTE X-Ray Timing Explorer A payload to be used in Earth orbit to investigate the physical nature of compact X-Ray sources by studying fluctuations in X-Ray brightness over time- scales ranging from microseconds to years. 6.30 ------------------------------ End of SPACE Digest V9 #499 *******************