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NASA MIXED FLEET MANIFEST 8/91 (UNEDITED)
Spacelink Note: The individual sections of this manifest (menu options 2-8)
have been edited for the convenience of Spacelink callers to fit on an
80-column screen. This version of the manifest appears exactly as it was
released by NASA Headquarters on 8/20/91.
PAYLOAD FLIGHT ASSIGNMENTS NASA MIXED FLEET MANIFEST AUGUST 1991
i
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGES
1 MIXED FLEET MANIFEST NOTES AND SUMMARY 1.1
2 SHUTTLE PAYLOAD FLIGHT ASSIGNMENTS 2.1-2.11
3 ELV PAYLOAD FLIGHT ASSIGNMENTS 3.1-3.4
4 PREVIOUS FLIGHTS 4.1-4.14
5 PAYLOAD REQUESTS 5.1-5.12
6 PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST 6.1-6.41
SECTION 1
1
MIXED FLEET MANIFEST NOTES AND SUMMARY
MIXED FLEET MANIFEST NOTES
O THIS MANIFEST INCLUDES PAYLOAD FLIGHT ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE SPACE SHUTTLE AND NASA
EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE (ELV) MISSIONS THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 1997.
O THE MANIFEST SERVES AS A BASELINE FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. PRIMARY AND COMPLEX SECOND-
ARY SPACE SHUTTLE PAYLOAD FLIGHT ASSIGNMENT CONFIRMATION IS MADE APPROXIMATELY 19
MONTHS PRIOR TO LAUNCH. NON-COMPLEX SECONDARY PAYLOAD ASSIGNMENTS ARE MADE 12 TO 8
MONTHS PRIOR TO LAUNCH.
O FOR SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHTS, PRIMARY AND COMPLEX SECONDARY PAYLOAD ASSIGNMENTS ARE SHOWN
THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 1997. NON-COMPLEX SECONDARY PAYLOADS ARE SHOWN ONLY ON FLIGHTS
WHICH ARE 12 MONTHS OR LESS FROM LAUNCH.
O THROUGHOUT THIS DOCUMENT, PENDING REQUIREMENTS ARE NOTED "FOR NASA PLANNING PURPOSES
(NOT CURRENTLY BUDGETED)"
O SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH DATES ARE BEING SHOWN BY MONTH AND YEAR FROM NOW THROUGH FISCAL
YEAR 1994 (SEPTEMBER 1994). THE MONTH SHOWN REPRESENTS A REASONABLE EXPECTATION AS TO
WHEN THE LAUNCH WILL OCCUR; HOWEVER, IN MOST CASES, NASA'S PLANNING WILL BE AGAINST
EARLIER LAUNCH DATE TARGETS. FROM FISCAL YEAR 1995 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 1997 LAUNCHES
ARE SHOWN BY QUARTER. AS ABOVE, NASA'S PLANNING MAY BE AGAINST LAUNCH DATE TARGETS IN
THE QUARTER PRIOR TO THE ONES SHOWN.
O FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DIVISION
MAIL CODE MC
NASA HEADQUARTERS
WASHINGTON, DC 20546 -- USA
TELEPHONE: (202) 453-2347 FAX:(202)426-628
1.1
SECTION 2
SHUTTLE PAYLOAD FLIGHT ASSIGNMENTS
2
**** SHUTTLE PAYLOAD FLIGHT ASSIGNMENTS ****
AUGUST 1991
FLT DATE INCL CRW CARGO BAY CARRIER MIDDECK CREW ASSIGNMENT
ORBITER ALT DUR PAYLOADS PAYLOADS
48 SEP 91 57.0 5 UARS UNIQUE AMOS-11 CDR:JOHN O. CREIGHTON
DISCOVERY 292 5 APM-03 UNIQUE PCG-II-02 PLT:KENNETH S. REIGHTLER, JR.
RME III-05 MS:MARK N. BROWN
PARE-01 MS:JAMES F. BUCHLI
MODE-B MS:CHARLES D. "SAM" GEMAR
CREAM-A
IPMP-04
SAM-02
44 DEC 91 28.5 6 DSP IUS DOD M88-01 CDR:FREDERICK D. GREGORY
ATLANTIS 195 10 IOCM UNIQUE CREAM-B1 PLT:TERENCE T. HENRICKS
SAM-01 MS:F. STORY MUSGRAVE
RME III-06 MS:MARIO RUNCO, JR.
VFT-1-01 MS:JAMES S. VOSS
TERRA SCOUT PS:THOMAS J. HENNEN
AMOS-12
UVPI-04
42 FEB 92 57.0 7 IML-01 LM GOSAMR-01 CDR:RONALD J. GRABE
DISCOVERY 163 7 IMAX-05 N/A SE-83-02 PLT:STEPHEN S. OSWALD
GAS BRIDGE SE-81-09 MS (PLC):NORMAN E. THAGARD
IPMP-05 MS:DAVID C. HILMER
RME III-07 MS:WILLIAM F. READDY
PS:ROBERTA L. BONDAR
PS:ULF D. MERBOLD
NOTE: IN THE MISSION INTEGRATION PROCESS, EFFICIENCY AND INTEGRITY ARE ENHANCED IF FLIGHT NUMBERS ARE
MAINTAINED AFTER ASSIGNMENT AT 19 MONTHS BEFORE LAUNCH. WITH MANIFEST CHANGES, THE NUMERICAL
SEQUENCE OF EARLY FLIGHTS IS NOT MAINTAINED.
2.1
**** SHUTTLE PAYLOAD FLIGHT ASSIGNMENTS ****
AUGUST 1991
FLT DATE INCL CRW CARGO BAY CARRIER MIDDECK CREW ASSIGNMENT
ORBITER ALT DUR PAYLOADS PAYLOADS
45 MAY 92 57.0 7 ATLAS-01 IG+2 PALLETS STL-01 CDR:CHARLES F. BOLDEN
ATLANTIS 160 8 SSBUV-A-01 UNIQUE RME III-08 PLT:BRIAN DUFFY
VFT-1-02 MS (PLC):KATHRYN D. SULLIVAN
CLOUDS-1A-2 MS:C. MICHAEL FOALE
MS:DAVID C. LEESTMA
PS:MICHAEL L. LAMPTON
PS:BYRON K. LICHTENBERG
49 MAY 92 28.5 7 INTELSAT-VI-R UNIQUE CVTE-01 CDR:DANIEL C. BRANDENSTEIN
ENDEAVOUR 183 7 ASEM MPESS+UNIQUE PCG-III-06 PLT:KEVIN P. CHILTON
AMOS-13 MS:THOMAS D. AKERS
MS:RICHARD J. HIEB
MS:BRUCE E. MELNICK
MS:KATHRYN C. THORNTON
MS:PIERRE J. THUOT
50 JUN 92 28.5 7 USML-01 LM+EDO CDR:RICHARD N. RICHARDS
COLUMBIA 160 13* PLT:JOHN H. CASPER
MS (PLC):BONNIE J. DUNBAR
MS:KENNETH D. BOWERSOX
MS:CARL J. MEADE
PS:LAWRENCE J. DELUCAS
PS:EUGENE H. TRINH
NOTE: IN THE MISSION INTEGRATION PROCESS, EFFICIENCY AND INTEGRITY ARE ENHANCED IF FLIGHT NUMBERS ARE
MAINTAINED AFTER ASSIGNMENT AT 19 MONTHS BEFORE LAUNCH. WITH MANIFEST CHANGES, THE NUMERICAL
SEQUENCE OF EARLY FLIGHTS IS NOT MAINTAINED.
*DEPENDENT ON PRIOR LONG DURATION FLIGHT EXPERIENCE
2.2
**** SHUTTLE PAYLOAD FLIGHT ASSIGNMENTS ****
AUGUST 1991
FLT DATE INCL CRW CARGO BAY CARRIER MIDDECK CREW ASSIGNMENT
ORBITER ALT DUR PAYLOADS PAYLOADS
46 SEP 92 28.5 7 TSS-01 SL-MPESS+PALL CDR:LOREN J. SHRIVER
ATLANTIS 230 7 EURECA-1L EURECA-A PLT:JAMES D. WETHERBEE
IMAX-06 ICBC MS (PLC):JEFFREY A. HOFFMAN
EOIM-III/TEMP2A-03SL-MPESS MS:ANDREW M. ALLEN
CONCAP2-01 GAS CAN MS:FRANKLIN R. CHANG-DIAZ
CONCAP3-01 GAS CAN MS:CLAUDE NICOLLIER
LDCE-01 GAS CAN PS:TBD (ITALY)
47 SEP 92 57.0 7 SL-J LM CDR:TBD
ENDEAVOUR 160 7 GAS BRIDGE PLT:TBD
MS (PLC):MARK C. LEE
MS:N. JAN DAVIS
MS:MAE C. JEMISON
MS:TBD
PS:MAMORU MOHRI
52 NOV 92 28.5 6 LAGEOS II IRIS
COLUMBIA 160 9 USMP-01 MSL+SL-MPESS
CANEX-02 UNIQUE
ASP HH-G
53 DEC 92 57.0 5 DOD UNIQUE
DISCOVERY 200 4
54 JAN 93 28.5 5 TDRS-06 IUS
ENDEAVOUR 160 6 DXS HH-G
55 MAR 93 28.5 7 SL-D2 LM+USS+2 GAS MS (PLC):JERRY L. ROSS
COLUMBIA 160 9
NOTE: IN THE MISSION INTEGRATION PROCESS, EFFICIENCY AND INTEGRITY ARE ENHANCED IF FLIGHT NUMBERS ARE
MAINTAINED AFTER ASSIGNMENT AT 19 MONTHS BEFORE LAUNCH. WITH MANIFEST CHANGES, THE NUMERICAL
SEQUENCE OF EARLY FLIGHTS IS NOT MAINTAINED.
2.3
**** SHUTTLE PAYLOAD FLIGHT ASSIGNMENTS ****
AUGUST 1991
FLT DATE INCL CRW CARGO BAY CARRIER MIDDECK CREW ASSIGNMENT
ORBITER ALT DUR PAYLOADS PAYLOADS
51 APR 93 28.5 5 ACTS TOS
DISCOVERY 160 8 ORFEUS-SPAS ASTRO-SPAS
56 MAY 93 57.0 5 ATLAS-02 IG+1 PALLET
ENDEAVOUR 160 9 SPTN-201-01 MPESS
SSBUV-A-02 UNIQUE
57 JUL 93 28.5 6 EURECA-1R EURECA-A
ATLANTIS 160 8 SPACEHAB-01 SPACEHAB
GAS BRIDGE
SHOOT MPESS
58 JUL 93 28.5 7 SLS-02 LM+EDO
COLUMBIA 160 13*
59 AUG 93 TBD TBD FLT OPPTY
DISCOVERY TBD TBD
60 OCT 93 57.0 6 SRL-01 SL-MPESS+PALL
ENDEAVOUR 130 9
61 DEC 93 28.5 6 WSF-01 UNIQUE
ATLANTIS 160 7 SPACEHAB-02 SPACEHAB
GAS BRIDGE
CAPL-01 HH-G
OAET-01 MPESS
NOTE: IN THE MISSION INTEGRATION PROCESS, EFFICIENCY AND INTEGRITY ARE ENHANCED IF FLIGHT NUMBERS ARE
MAINTAINED AFTER ASSIGNMENT AT 19 MONTHS BEFORE LAUNCH. WITH MANIFEST CHANGES, THE NUMERICAL
SEQUENCE OF EARLY FLIGHTS IS NOT MAINTAINED.
*DEPENDENT ON PRIOR LONG DURATION FLIGHT EXPERIENCE
2.4
**** SHUTTLE PAYLOAD FLIGHT ASSIGNMENTS ****
AUGUST 1991
FLT DATE INCL CRW CARGO BAY CARRIER MIDDECK CREW ASSIGNMENT
ORBITER ALT DUR PAYLOADS PAYLOADS
62 JAN 94 28.5 5 USMP-02 MSL+SL-MPESS
COLUMBIA 160 9 SPTN-204 MPESS
FTS-DTF-01 MPESS
CMSE-01 HH-G+UNIQUE
63 FEB 94 28.5 7 HST REV-01 FSS+UNIQUE
DISCOVERY 330 8
64 APR 94 57.0 7 CRISTA-SPAS ASTRO-SPAS
ENDEAVOUR 160 9 ATLAS-03 IG+1 PALLET
SSBUV-A-03 UNIQUE
65 MAY 94 28.5 5 LITE I PALLET
ATLANTIS 160 7 SPAS-III SPAS
DEE GAS BEAM
66 MAY 94 28.5 7 IML-02 LM+EDO
COLUMBIA 160 13*
67 JUN 94 28.5 6 SPACEHAB-03 SPACEHAB
DISCOVERY 160 7 IEH-01 MPESS
SPTN-201-02 MPESS
DSCT SL-MPESS
ROMPS-01 HH-G
68 AUG 94 TBD TBD FLT OPPTY
ATLANTIS TBD TBD
*DEPENDENT ON PRIOR LONG DURATION FLIGHT EXPERIENCE
2.5
**** SHUTTLE PAYLOAD FLIGHT ASSIGNMENTS ****
AUGUST 1991
FLT DATE INCL CRW CARGO BAY CARRIER MIDDECK CREW ASSIGNMENT
ORBITER ALT DUR PAYLOADS PAYLOADS
69 SEP 94 28.5 7 ASTRO-02 IG+2 PALLETS
COLUMBIA 190 9 OAET-FLYER MPESS
2.6
**** SHUTTLE PAYLOAD FLIGHT ASSIGNMENTS ****
AUGUST 1991
YEAR CARGO BAY PAYLOADS CARRIER MIDDECK
FY95 1QTR SFU-RETR N/A
TPITS PALLET
CAPL-02 HH-G
SRL-02 SL-MPESS+PALL
FY95 2QTR SPACEHAB-04 SPACEHAB
WSF-02 UNIQUE
ISEM-01 MPESS
CMSE-02 HH-G+UNIQUE
PL OPPTY
FLT OPPTY
FY95 3QTR USMP-03 MSL+SL-MPESS
EP HH-G
PL OPPTY
SPACEHAB-05 SPACEHAB
EURECA-2L EURECA-A
SPTN-201-03 MPESS
FLOATZONE-01 SL-MPESS
IEH-02 MPESS
USML-02 LM+EDO
2.7
**** SHUTTLE PAYLOAD FLIGHT ASSIGNMENTS ****
AUGUST 1991
YEAR CARGO BAY PAYLOADS CARRIER MIDDECK
FY95 4QTR SL-D3 LM + USS
LITE II-01 PALLET
SSBUV-A-04 UNIQUE
ISEM-02 MPESS
CMSE-03 HH-G+UNIQUE
SPACEHAB-06 SPACEHAB
WSF-03 UNIQUE
EURECA-2R EURECA-A
CXM-04 SL-MPESS
FY96 1QTR ATLAS-04 IG+1 PALLET
WISP MPESS+PALL
SSBUV-A-05 UNIQUE
FY96 2QTR SSF/MB-01(FEL) UNIQUE
SLS-03 LM+EDO
SSF/MB-02 UNIQUE
2.8
**** SHUTTLE PAYLOAD FLIGHT ASSIGNMENTS ****
AUGUST 1991
YEAR CARGO BAY PAYLOADS CARRIER MIDDECK
FY96 3QTR XTE FSS
EUVE RETR FSS
FROZEPIPE MPESS
MICROWAVE-01 MPESS
SSF/MB-03 UNIQUE
SPACEHAB-07 SPACEHAB
WSF-04 UNIQUE
CXM-03 SL-MPESS
IEH-03 MPESS
FY96 4QTR SRL-03 SL-MPESS+PALL
SSF/MB-04 UNIQUE
USMP-04 MSL+SL-MPESS
OAET-02 MPESS
PL OPPTY
FY97 1QTR AAFE UNIQUE
DCWS PALLET
CONE HH-M
PL OPPTY
2.9
**** SHUTTLE PAYLOAD FLIGHT ASSIGNMENTS ****
AUGUST 1991
YEAR CARGO BAY PAYLOADS CARRIER MIDDECK
FY97 2QTR SSF/MB-05 UNIQUE
HST REV-02 FSS+UNIQUE
FY97 3QTR SSF/MB-06(MTC) UNIQUE
SPACEHAB-08 SPACEHAB
USMP-05 MSL+SL-MPESS
IEH-04 MPESS
SSF/MB-07 UNIQUE
ATLAS-05 IG+1 PALLET
FY97 4QTR SSF/UF-01 UNIQUE
SL-E2 LM
SSF/MB-08 UNIQUE
2.10
SECTION 3
ELV PAYLOAD FLIGHT ASSIGNMENTS
3
**** ELV PAYLOAD FLIGHT ASSIGNMENTS ****
AUGUST 1991
DATE CLASS L A U N C H V E H I C L E PAYLOAD LAUNCH PAYLOAD
MO YR TYPE INCL ORBIT SITE
DEC 91 MEDIUM ATLAS E 98.7 SS WSMC NOAA-I
DEC 91 MEDIUM DELTA II 28.5 LEO ESMC EUVE
JUN 92 SMALL SCOUT TBD TBD WSMC SAMPEX
JUL 92 MEDIUM DELTA II 28.7 HE ESMC GEOTAIL
SEP 92 INTERMEDIATE TITAN III 28.5 EO ESMC MARS OBSERVER
DEC 92 INTERMEDIATE ATLAS I 28.5 GSO ESMC GOES-I
DEC 92 MEDIUM DELTA II 28.7 HE ESMC WIND
JUN 93 MEDIUM DELTA II 90.0 HE WSMC POLAR
AUG 93 INTERMEDIATE ATLAS I 28.5 GSO ESMC GOES-J
SEP 93 SMALL PEGASUS TBD LEO WFF TOMS-01
DEC 93 MEDIUM ATLAS E 98.7 SS WSMC NOAA-J
DEC 93 UNDER REVIEW TBD** TBD HEEO ESMC EQUATOR-S**
MAY 94 MEDIUM DELTA II** TBD LEO WSMC LAGEOS III**
JUL 94 SMALL PEGASUS** TBD LEO WFF SAC-B/HETE**
JUL 94 MEDIUM TITAN II 98.7 SS WSMC NOAA-K
** FOR NASA PLANNING PURPOSES
3.1
**** ELV PAYLOAD FLIGHT ASSIGNMENTS ****
AUGUST 1991
DATE CLASS L A U N C H V E H I C L E PAYLOAD LAUNCH PAYLOAD
MO YR TYPE INCL ORBIT SITE
SEP 94 SMALL PEGASUS TBD LEO WFF FAST
DEC 94 MEDIUM DELTA II 98.6 LEO WSMC RADARSAT
APR 95 INTERMEDIATE TBD 28.5 GSO ESMC TDRS-07
JUN 95 SMALL PEGASUS TBD LEO WFF SWAS
JUL 95 INTERMEDIATE ATLAS I 28.5 GSO ESMC GOES-K
JUL 95 INTERMEDIATE ATLAS IIAS 28.5 HE ESMC SOHO
DEC 95 LARGE TITAN IV /CENTAUR TBD PLAN ESMC CASSINI
JAN 96 SMALL PEGASUS TBD TBD WFF SMEX-04
FEB 96 LARGE UNDER REVIEW TBD PLAN ESMC CRAF
JUN 96 MEDIUM DELTA II TBD TBD WSMC LIFESAT-01
JUL 96 MEDIUM TITAN II 98.7 SS WSMC NOAA-L
FEB 97 MEDIUM TITAN II 98.7 SS WSMC NOAA-M
FEB 97 INTERMEDIATE ATLAS I TBD GSO ESMC GOES-L
APR 97 INTERMEDIATE TBD TBD GSO ESMC ATDRS-01
JUN 97 SMALL PEGASUS TBD TBD WFF SMEX-05
3.2
**** ELV PAYLOAD FLIGHT ASSIGNMENTS ****
AUGUST 1991
DATE CLASS L A U N C H V E H I C L E PAYLOAD LAUNCH PAYLOAD
MO YR TYPE INCL ORBIT SITE
JUN 97 MEDIUM DELTA II TBD TBD WSMC LIFESAT-02
JUN 97 SMALL PEGASUS** TBD LEO WFF TOMS-02**
AUG 97 MEDIUM DELTA II TBD HE ESMC ACE
** FOR NASA PLANNING PURPOSES
3.3
SECTION 4
PREVIOUS FLIGHTS
4
**** PREVIOUS SHUTTLE FLIGHTS ****
FLT DATE INCL CRW CARGO BAY CARRIER MIDDECK CREW ASSIGNMENT
ORBITER ALT DUR PAYLOADS PAYLOADS
1 12-APR-81 40.3 2 DFI DFI PAL OEX CDR:JOHN W. YOUNG
COLUMBIA 145 2 PLT:ROBERT L. CRIPPEN
2 12-NOV-81 38.0 2 OSTA-1 PALLET OEX CDR:JOE H. ENGLE
COLUMBIA 137 2 DFI DFI PAL PLT:RICHARD H. TRULY
IECM UNIQUE
3 22-MAR-82 38.0 2 OSS-1 PALLET OEX CDR:JACK R. LOUSMA
COLUMBIA 128 8 DFI DFI PAL MLR PLT:C. GORDON FULLERTON
IECM UNIQUE EEVT
GAS TEST GAS CAN SE-81-08
4 27-JUN-82 28.5 2 DOD 82-1 OEX CDR:THOMAS K. MATTINGLY
COLUMBIA 130 7 DFI DFI PAL MLR PLT:HENRY W. HARTSFIELD
IECM UNIQUE CFES
GAS(1) GAS CAN NOSL
SE-81-04
SE-81-06
5 11-NOV-82 28.5 4 SBS-C PAM-D GLOW CDR:VANCE D. BRAND
COLUMBIA 160 5 TELESAT-E PAM-D SE-81-02 PLT:ROBERT F. OVERMYER
GAS(1) GAS CAN SE-81-05 MS:JOSEPH P. ALLEN
SE-81-09 MS:WILLIAM B. LENOIR
6 4-APR-83 28.5 4 TDRS-A IUS CFES CDR:PAUL J. WEITZ
CHALLENGER155 5 GAS(3) GAS CAN MLR PLT:KAROL J. BOBKO
NOSL MS:F. STORY MUSGRAVE
MS:DONALD H. PETERSON
4.1
**** PREVIOUS SHUTTLE FLIGHTS ****
FLT DATE INCL CRW CARGO BAY CARRIER MIDDECK CREW ASSIGNMENT
ORBITER ALT DUR PAYLOADS PAYLOADS
7 18-JUN-83 28.5 5 SPAS-01 CFES CDR:ROBERT L. CRIPPEN
CHALLENGER160 6 OSTA-2 MPESS MLR PLT:FREDERICK H. HAUCK
TELESAT-F PAM-D MS:JOHN M. FABIAN
PALAPA-B1 PAM-D MS:SALLY K. RIDE
GAS(7) GAS CAN MS:NORMAN E. THAGARD
8 30-AUG-83 28.5 5 PDRS/PFTA CFES CDR:RICHARD H. TRULY
CHALLENGER161 6 OIM RME PLT:DANIEL C. BRANDENSTEIN
INSAT 1-B PAM-D SE-81-01 MS:GUION S. BLUFORD, JR.
GAS(4) GAS CAN MS:DALE A. GARDNER
MS:WILLIAM E. THORNTON
9 28-NOV-83 57.0 6 SPACELAB 1 LM+1P CDR:JOHN W. YOUNG
COLUMBIA 135 1 0 PLT:BREWSTER H. SHAW, JR.
MS:OWEN K. GARRIOTT
MS:ROBERT A. R. PARKER
PS:BYRON K. LICHTENBERG
PS:ULF MERBOLD
10 3-FEB-84 28.5 5 SPAS-01A ACES CDR:VANCE D. BRAND
41-BCHALLENGER165 8 PALAPA B-2 PAM-D C-360c PLT:ROBERT L. GIBSON
WESTAR-6 PAM-D RME MS:BRUCE MCCANDLESS II
C-360b GAS CAN IEF MS:RONALD E. MCNAIR
GAS(5) GAS CAN MLR MS:ROBERT L. STEWART
IRT UNIQUE SE-81-10
4.2
**** PREVIOUS SHUTTLE FLIGHTS ****
FLT DATE INCL CRW CARGO BAY CARRIER MIDDECK CREW ASSIGNMENT
ORBITER ALT DUR PAYLOADS PAYLOADS
11 6-APR-84 28.5 5 LDEF-1 RME CDR:ROBERT L. CRIPPEN
41-CCHALLENGER252 7 SMM REPAIR FSS SE-82-17 PLT:FRANCIS R. SCOBEE
C-360b GAS CAN IMAX MS:TERRY J. HART
MS:JAMES D. VAN HOFTEN
MS:GEORGE D. NELSON
12 30-AUG-84 28.5 6 OAST-1 MPESS CFES CDR:HENRY W. HARTSFIELD
41-DDISCOVERY 161 6 SBS-D PAM-D IMAX PLT:MICHAEL L. COATS
TELSTAR 3-C PAM-D RME MS:STEVEN A. HAWLEY
SYNCOM IV-2 CLOUDS MS:RICHARD M. MULLANE
SE-82-14 MS:JUDITH A. RESNIK
PS:CHARLES WALKER
13 5-OCT-84 57.0 7 OSTA-3 PALLET IMAX CDR:ROBERT L. CRIPPEN
41-GCHALLENGER190 8 ERBS RME PLT:JON A. MCBRIDE
LFC/ORS MPESS TLD MS:DAVID C. LEESTMA
GAS(8) GAS CAN APE MS:SALLY K. RIDE
CANEX MS:KATHRYN D. SULLIVAN
PS:MARC GARNEAU
PS:PAUL D. SCULLY-POWER
14 8-NOV-84 28.5 5 HS-376 RETV(2) 2 PALLET DMOS CDR:FREDERICK H. HAUCK
51-ADISCOVERY 160 8 TELESAT-H PAM-D RME PLT:DAVID M. WALKER
SYNCOM IV-1 MS:JOSEPH P. ALLEN
MS:ANNA L. FISHER
MS:DALE A. GARDNER
4.3
**** PREVIOUS SHUTTLE FLIGHTS ****
FLT DATE INCL CRW CARGO BAY CARRIER MIDDECK CREW ASSIGNMENT
ORBITER ALT DUR PAYLOADS PAYLOADS
15 24-JAN-85 XX 5 DOD CDR:THOMAS K. MATTINGLY
51-CDISCOVERY X 3 PLT:LOREN J. SHRIVER
MS:JAMES F. BUCHLI
MS:ELLISON S. ONIZUKA
PS:GARY E. PAYTON
16 12-APR-85 28.5 7 TELESAT-I PAM-D CFES CDR:KAROL J. BOBKO
51-DDISCOVERY 249 7 SYNCOM IV-3 AFE PLT:DONALD E. WILLIAMS
GAS(2) GAS CAN PPE/SAS MS:S. DAVID GRIGGS
SE-82-03 MS:JEFFREY A. HOFFMAN
SE-83-03 MS:M. RHEA SEDDON
PS:E. JAKE GARN
PS:CHARLES WALKER
17 29-APR-85 57.0 7 SPACELAB 3 LM+MPESS CDR:ROBERT F. OVERMYER
51-BCHALLENGER191 7 GAS(2) GAS CAN PLT:FREDERICK D. GREGORY
MS:DON L. LIND
MS:NORMAN E. THAGARD
MS:WILLIAM E. THORNTON
PS:LODWIJK VAN DEN BERG
PS:TAYLOR G. WANG
18 17-JUN-85 28.5 7 SPTN-1 MPESS FEE CDR:DANIEL C. BRANDENSTEIN
51-GDISCOVERY 192 7 MORELOS-A PAM-D FPE PLT:JOHN O. CREIGHTON
ARABSAT-1B PAM-D ADSF MS:JOHN M. FABIAN
TELSTAR 3-D PAM-D HPTE MS:SHANNON W. LUCID
GAS(6) GAS CAN MS:STEVEN R. NAGEL
PS:SULTAN S. AL-SAUD
PS:PATRICK BAUDRY
4.4
**** PREVIOUS SHUTTLE FLIGHTS ****
FLT DATE INCL CRW CARGO BAY CARRIER MIDDECK CREW ASSIGNMENT
ORBITER ALT DUR PAYLOADS PAYLOADS
19 29-JUL-85 50.0 7 SPACELAB 2 IG+3P SAREX CDR:C. GORDON FULLERTON
51-FCHALLENGER173 8 STTP PLT:ROY D. BRIDGES
CBDE MS:ANTHONY W. ENGLAND
MS:KARL G. HENIZE
MS:F. STORY MUSGRAVE
PS:LOREN W. ACTON
PS:JOHN-DAVID F. BARTOE
20 27-AUG-85 28.5 5 AUSSAT-1 PAM-D PVTOS CDR:JOE H. ENGLE
51-IDISCOVERY 242 7 ASC-1 PAM-D PLT:RICHARD O. COVEY
SYNCOM IV-4 MS:WILLIAM F. FISHER
SYNCOM-SALVAGE MS:JOHN M. LOUNGE
MS:JAMES D. VAN HOFTEN
21 3-OCT-85 XX 5 DOD CDR:KAROL J. BOBKO
51-JATLANTIS X 4 PLT:RONALD J. GRABE
MS:DAVID C. HILMERS
MS:ROBERT L. STEWART
PS:WILLIAM A. PAILES
22 30-OCT-85 57.0 8 SPACELAB D-1 LM CDR:HENRY W. HARTSFIELD
61-ACHALLENGER178 7 GLOMR GAS CAN PLT:STEVEN R. NAGEL
MS:GUION S. BLUFORD, JR.
MS:JAMES F. BUCHLI
MS:BONNIE J. DUNBAR
PS:REINHARD FURRER
PS:ERNST W. MESSERSCHMID
PS:WUBBO J. OCKELS
4.5
**** PREVIOUS SHUTTLE FLIGHTS ****
FLT DATE INCL CRW CARGO BAY CARRIER MIDDECK CREW ASSIGNMENT
ORBITER ALT DUR PAYLOADS PAYLOADS
23 26-NOV-85 28.5 7 EASE/ACCESS MPESS CFES CDR:BREWSTER H. SHAW, JR.
61-BATLANTIS 191 7 MORELOS-B PAM-D DMOS PLT:BRYAN D. O'CONNOR
SATCOM KU-2 PAM-D2 MPSE MS:MARY L. CLEAVE
AUSSAT-2 PAM-D MS:JERRY L. ROSS
IMAX ICBC MS:SHERWOOD C. SPRING
GAS(1) GAS CAN PS:RUDOLFO NERI VELA
PS:CHARLES WALKER
24 12-JAN-86 28.5 7 MSL-2 MPESS IR-IE CDR:ROBERT L. GIBSON
61-CCOLUMBIA 177 6 SATCOM KU-1 PAM-D2 HPCG PLT:CHARLES F. BOLDEN
GAS BRIDGE IBSE MS:FRANKLIN R. CHANG-DIAZ
HH-G1 HH-G CHAMP MS:STEVEN A. HAWLEY
GAS(13) GAS CAN SE-82-19 MS:GEORGE D. NELSON
SE-83-04 PS:ROBERT CENKER
SE-83-06 PS:BILL NELSON
25 28-JAN-86 - 7 SPTN-HALLEY MPESS TIS-01 CDR:FRANCIS R. SCOBEE
51-LCHALLENGER - - TDRS-B IUS FDE PLT:MICHAEL J. SMITH
CHAMP MS:RONALD E. MCNAIR
RME MS:ELLISON S. ONIZUKA
SE-82-14 MS:JUDITH A. RESNIK
SE-82-17 PS:GREGORY JARVIS
SE-82-19 SFP:CHRISTA MCAULIFFE
4.6
**** PREVIOUS SHUTTLE FLIGHTS ****
FLT DATE INCL CRW CARGO BAY CARRIER MIDDECK CREW ASSIGNMENT
ORBITER ALT DUR PAYLOADS PAYLOADS
26 29-SEP-88 28.5 5 TDRS-C IUS ADSF-02 CDR:FREDERICK H. HAUCK
DISCOVERY 178 4 PVTOS-02 PLT:RICHARD O. COVEY
IRCFE MS:DAVID C. HILMERS
SE-82-04 MS:JOHN M. LOUNGE
PCG-II-01 MS:GEORGE D. NELSON
IEF-02
HME-01
ARC-02
MLE-01
ELRAD
SE-82-05
27 2-DEC-88 XX 5 DOD UNIQUE CDR:ROBERT L. GIBSON
ATLANTIS X 4 PLT:GUY S. GARDNER
MS:RICHARD M. MULLANE
MS:JERRY L. ROSS
MS:WILLIAM M. SHEPHERD
29 13-MAR-89 28.5 5 TDRS-D IUS IMAX-01 CDR:MICHAEL L. COATS
DISCOVERY 163 5 SHARE UNIQUE SE-83-09 PLT:JOHN E. BLAHA
PCG-III-01 MS:JAMES P. BAGIAN
CHROMEX MS:JAMES F. BUCHLI
SE-82-08 MS:ROBERT C. SPRINGER
AMOS-01
4.7
**** PREVIOUS SHUTTLE FLIGHTS ****
FLT DATE INCL CRW CARGO BAY CARRIER MIDDECK CREW ASSIGNMENT
ORBITER ALT DUR PAYLOADS PAYLOADS
30 4-MAY-89 28.9 5 MAGELLAN IUS FEA-01 CDR:DAVID M. WALKER
ATLANTIS 161 4 MLE-02 PLT:RONALD J. GRABE
AMOS-02 MS:MARY L. CLEAVE
MS:MARK C. LEE
MS:NORMAN E. THAGARD
28 8-AUG-89 XX 5 DOD UNIQUE CDR:BREWSTER H. SHAW, JR.
COLUMBIA X 5 PLT:RICHARD N. RICHARDS
MS:JAMES C. ADAMSON
MS:MARK N. BROWN
MS:DAVID C. LEESTMA
34 18-OCT-89 34.3 5 GALILEO IUS IMAX-02 CDR:DONALD E. WILLIAMS
ATLANTIS 168 5 SSBUV-01 UNIQUE SE-82-15 PLT:MICHAEL J. MCCULLEY
GHCD MS:ELLEN S. BAKER
PM-01 MS:FRANKLIN R. CHANG-DIAZ
MLE-03 MS:SHANNON W. LUCID
STEX
AMOS-03
33 22-NOV-89 XX 5 DOD UNIQUE CDR:FREDERICK D. GREGORY
DISCOVERY X 5 PLT:JOHN E. BLAHA
MS:MANLEY L. CARTER, JR.
MS:F. STORY MUSGRAVE
MS:KATHRYN C. THORNTON
4.8
**** PREVIOUS SHUTTLE FLIGHTS ****
FLT DATE INCL CRW CARGO BAY CARRIER MIDDECK CREW ASSIGNMENT
ORBITER ALT DUR PAYLOADS PAYLOADS
32 9-JAN-90 28.5 5 SYNCOM IV-05 UNIQUE IMAX-03 CDR:DANIEL C. BRANDENSTEIN
COLUMBIA 178 11 LDEF-RETR N/A CNCR PLT:JAMES D. WETHERBEE
PCG-III-02 MS:BONNIE J. DUNBAR
FEA-02 MS:MARSHA S. IVINS
AFE-02 MS:G. DAVID LOW
MLE-04
L3
AMOS-04
36 28-FEB-90 XX 5 DOD UNIQUE CDR:JOHN O. CREIGHTON
ATLANTIS X 5 PLT:JOHN H. CASPER
MS:DAVID C. HILMERS
MS:RICHARD M. MULLANE
MS:PIERRE J. THUOT
31 24-APR-90 28.5 5 HST N/A SE-82-16 CDR:LOREN J. SHRIVER
DISCOVERY 330 5 IMAX-04 ICBC+MD RME III-01 PLT:CHARLES F. BOLDEN
APM-01 UNIQUE AMOS-05 MS:STEVEN A. HAWLEY
IPMP-01 MS:BRUCE MCCANDLESS II
PCG-III-03 MS:KATHRYN D. SULLIVAN
41 6-OCT-90 28.5 5 ULYSSES IUS/PAM SSCE-01 CDR:RICHARD N. RICHARDS
DISCOVERY 160 4 SSBUV-02 UNIQUE CHROMEX-02 PLT:ROBERT D. CABANA
ISAC UNIQUE VCS MS:THOMAS D. AKERS
IPMP-02 MS:BRUCE E. MELNICK
PSE-01 MS:WILLIAM M. SHEPHERD
RME III-02
AMOS-06
4.9
**** PREVIOUS SHUTTLE FLIGHTS ****
FLT DATE INCL CRW CARGO BAY CARRIER MIDDECK CREW ASSIGNMENT
ORBITER ALT DUR PAYLOADS PAYLOADS
38 15-NOV-90 XX 5 DOD UNIQUE CDR:RICHARD O. COVEY
ATLANTIS X 5 PLT:FRANK L. CULBERTSON
MS:CHARLES D. GEMAR
MS:CARL J. MEADE
MS:ROBERT C. SPRINGER
35 2-DEC-90 28.5 7 ASTRO-01 IG+2 PALLETS SAREX II-01 CDR:VANCE D. BRAND
COLUMBIA 190 9 BBXRT-01 TAPS AMOS-07 PLT:GUY S. GARDNER
UVPI-01 MS:JEFFREY A. HOFFMAN
MS:JOHN M. LOUNGE
MS:ROBERT A. R. PARKER
PS:SAMUEL T. DURRANCE
PS:RONALD A. PARISE
37 5-APR-91 28.5 5 GRO N/A AMOS-09 CDR:STEVEN R. NAGEL
ATLANTIS 243 6 CETA UNIQUE BIMDA-01 PLT:KENNETH D. CAMERON
APM-02 UNIQUE PCG-III-04 MS:JAY APT
RME III-03 MS:LINDA M. GODWIN
SAREX II-02 MS:JERRY L. ROSS
39 28-APR-91 57.0 7 AFP-675 PALLET CLOUDS-1A-1 CDR:MICHAEL L. COATS
DISCOVERY 140 8 IBSS SPAS RME III-04 PLT:L. BLAINE HAMMOND, JR.
STP-01 HH-M UVPI-02 MS:GUION S. BLUFORD, JR.
MPEC HH-G MS:GREGORY J. HARBAUGH
MS:RICHARD J. HIEB
MS:DONALD R. MCMONAGLE
MS:CHARLES LACY VEACH
4.10
**** PREVIOUS SHUTTLE FLIGHTS ****
FLT DATE INCL CRW CARGO BAY CARRIER MIDDECK CREW ASSIGNMENT
ORBITER ALT DUR PAYLOADS PAYLOADS
40 5-JUN-91 39.0 7 SLS-01 LM MODE-A CDR:BRYAN D. O'CONNOR
COLUMBIA 160 9 GAS BRIDGE PLT:SIDNEY M. GUTIERREZ
MS:JAMES P. BAGIAN
MS:TAMARA E. JERNIGAN
MS:M. RHEA SEDDON
PS:F. DREW GAFFNEY
PS:MILLIE HUGHES-FULFORD
43 2-AUG-91 28.5 5 TDRS-05 IUS SSCE-02 CDR:JOHN E. BLAHA
ATLANTIS 160 9 SSBUV-03 UNIQUE BIMDA-02 PLT:MICHAEL A. BAKER
SHARE II UNIQUE SAMS-01 MS:JAMES C. ADAMSON
OCTW-01 UNIQUE PCG-III-05 MS:G. DAVID LOW
TPCE GAS CAN IPMP-03 MS:SHANNON W. LUCID
AMOS-10
APE-B-02
UVPI-03
4.11
**** PREVIOUS SCOUT VEHICLE FLIGHTS ****
PROGRAM INITIATION DATE: 1959 LAUNCHES TO DATE: 95
FIRST FLIGHT: 1960 LAUNCH VEHICLE SUCCESSES: 83
LAST 20 FLIGHTS
FINAL PAYLOAD
LAUNCH DATE LAUNCH VEHICLE SPACECRAFT ORBIT ACHIEVED NOTES
18-JUN-76 S-193 GP-A PROBE SUCCESS
1-SEP-76 S-197 NAVY LEO SUCCESS
27-OCT-77 S-200 NAVY LEO SUCCESS
26-APR-78 S-201 HCMM LEO SUCCESS
18-FEB-79 S-202 SAGE LEO SUCCESS
2-JUN-79 S-198 UK-6 LEO SUCCESS
30-OCT-79 S-203 MAGSAT LEO SUCCESS
14-MAY-81 S-192 NOVA I LEO SUCCESS
27-JUN-83 S-205 HILAT LEO SUCCESS
11-OCT-84 S-208 NOVA-III LEO SUCCESS
2-AUG-85 S-209 SOOS-I LEO SUCCESS
12-DEC-85 S-207 AFITV LEO SUCCESS
13-NOV-86 S-199 AF POLAR BEAR LEO SUCCESS
16-SEP-87 S-204 SOOS-2 LEO SUCCESS
25-MAR-88 S-206 SAN MARCO-DL LEO SUCCESS
25-APR-88 S-211 SOOS-III LEO SUCCESS
15-JUN-88 S-213 NOVA-II LEO SUCCESS
25-AUG-88 S-214 SOOS-IV LEO SUCCESS
9-MAY-90 S-212 MACSAT LEO SUCCESS
29-JUN-91 S-216 REX LEO SUCCESS
4.12
**** PREVIOUS DELTA VEHICLE FLIGHTS ****
PROGRAM INITIATION DATE: 1959 LAUNCHES TO DATE: 205
FIRST FLIGHT: 1960 LAUNCH VEHICLE SUCCESSES: 193
LAST 20 FLIGHTS
FINAL PAYLOAD
LAUNCH DATE LAUNCH VEHICLE SPACECRAFT ORBIT ACHIEVED NOTES
18-AUG-89 186 NAVSTAR-3 GSO SUCCESS
27-AUG-89 187 BSB-R1 GSO SUCCESS
21-OCT-89 188 NAVSTAR-4 GSO SUCCESS
18-NOV-89 189 COBE LEO SUCCESS
12-DEC-89 190 NAVSTAR-5 GSO SUCCESS
24-JAN-90 191 NAVSTAR-6 GSO SUCCESS
14-FEB-90 192 LACE/RME LEO SUCCESS
25-MAR-90 193 NAVSTAR-7 GSO SUCCESS
13-APR-90 194 PALAPA B2-R GSO SUCCESS
1-JUN-90 195 ROSAT LEO SUCCESS
12-JUN-90 196 INSAT 1-D GSO SUCCESS
2-AUG-90 197 NAVSTAR-8 GSO SUCCESS
17-AUG-90 198 BSB-R2 GSO SUCCESS
1-OCT-90 199 NAVSTAR-9 GSO SUCCESS
30-OCT-90 200 INMARSAT-2 GSO SUCCESS
26-NOV-90 201 NAVSTAR-10 GSO SUCCESS
7-JAN-91 202 NATO-IVA GSO SUCCESS
8-MAR-91 203 INMARSAT-2/F2 GSO SUCCESS
12-APR-91 204 ASC-2/CONTEL GSO SUCCESS
29-MAY-91 205 AURORA II GSO SUCCESS
4.13
**** PREVIOUS ATLAS CENTAUR VEHICLE FLIGHTS ****
PROGRAM INITIATION DATE: 1958 LAUNCHES TO DATE: 69
FIRST FLIGHT: 1962 LAUNCH VEHICLE SUCCESSES: 58
LAST 20 FLIGHTS
FINAL PAYLOAD
LAUNCH DATE LAUNCH VEHICLE SPACECRAFT ORBIT ACHIEVED NOTES
20-SEP-79 AC-53 HEAO 3 LEO SUCCESS
17-JAN-80 AC-49 FLTSATCOM-3 GSO SUCCESS
30-OCT-80 AC-57 FLTSATCOM-4 GSO SUCCESS
6-DEC-80 AC-54 INTELSAT V GSO SUCCESS
21-FEB-81 AC-42 COMSTAR D-4 GSO SUCCESS
23-MAY-81 AC-56 INTELSAT V GSO SUCCESS
6-AUG-81 AC-59 FLTSATCOM-5 GSO SUCCESS
15-DEC-81 AC-55 INTELSAT V GSO SUCCESS
4-MAR-82 AC-58 INTELSAT V GSO SUCCESS
28-SEP-82 AC-60 INTELSAT V GSO SUCCESS
19-MAY-83 AC-61 INTELSAT V GSO SUCCESS
9-JUN-84 AC-62 INTELSAT V FAILURE
22-MAR-85 AC-63 INTELSAT VA GSO SUCCESS
29-JUN-85 AC-64 INTELSAT VA GSO SUCCESS
28-SEP-85 AC-65 INTELSAT VA GSO SUCCESS
4-DEC-86 AC-66 FLTSATCOM-7 GSO SUCCESS
26-MAR-87 AC-67 FLTSATCOM-6 FAILURE
25-SEP-89 AC-68 FLTSATCOM-8 GSO SUCCESS
25-JUL-90 AC-69 CRRES GTO SUCCESS
18-APR-91 AC-70 BS-3H GSO FAILURE
4.14
SECTION 5
PAYLOAD REQUESTS
NOTES:
1. INCLUDES PRIMARY, COMPLEX SECONDARY, AND MANIFESTED NON-COMPLEX SECONDARY PAYLOADS.
2. REQUEST DATE: LAUNCH DATE REQUESTED BY THE PAYLOAD ORGANIZATION
3. FLIGHT DATE: LAUNCH DATE SHOWN IN THE MANIFEST.
IF NOT MANIFESTED, NO DATE IS GIVEN.
5
**** PAYLOAD REQUESTS ****
PAYLOAD CARRIER REQ DATEFLIGHT DATE FLIGHT/VEHICLE TYPE SPONSOR
2 PHASE FLOW HH-G FEB 95 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OAET
AAFE UNIQUE AUG 94 FY97 1Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OAET
ACE TBD AUG 97 DELTA II PRIMARY OSSA
ACTS TOS MAY 92 APR 93 STS-51 PRIMARY OSSA
AMOS-11 N/A JUN 90 SEP 91 STS-48 SECONDARY* DOD
AMOS-12 N/A JUL 91 DEC 91 STS-44 SECONDARY* DOD
AMOS-13 N/A DEC 90 MAY 92 STS-49 SECONDARY* DOD
APM-03 UNIQUE JUL 89 SEP 91 STS-48 SECONDARY* DOD
ASEM MPESS+UNIQUE MAR 92 MAY 92 STS-49 SECONDARY OSF
ASP HH-G OCT 92 NOV 92 STS-52 SECONDARY ESA
ASTRO-02 IG+2 PALLETS OCT 93 SEP 94 STS-69 PRIMARY OSSA
ATDRS-01 TBD APR 97 INTERMEDIATE PRIMARY OSO
ATDRS-02 TBD APR 98 INTERMEDIATE PRIMARY OSO
ATDRS-03 TBD OCT 99 INTERMEDIATE PRIMARY OSO
ATDRS-04** TBD APR 02 INTERMEDIATE PRIMARY OSO
ATDRS-05** TBD DEC 03 INTERMEDIATE PRIMARY OSO
ATDRS-06** TBD JUN 05 INTERMEDIATE PRIMARY OSO
ATDRS-07** TBD JUN 07 INTERMEDIATE PRIMARY OSO
ATDRS-08** TBD JUN 09 INTERMEDIATE PRIMARY OSO
ATDRS-09** TBD JUN 11 INTERMEDIATE PRIMARY OSO
ATLAS-01 IG+2 PALLETS APR 92 MAY 92 STS-45 PRIMARY OSSA
ATLAS-02 IG+1 PALLET APR 93 MAY 93 STS-56 PRIMARY OSSA
ATLAS-03 IG+1 PALLET JAN 94 APR 94 STS-64 PRIMARY OSSA
ATLAS-04 IG+1 PALLET JAN 95 FY96 1Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
ATLAS-05** IG+1 PALLET JAN 96 FY97 3Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
* NON-COMPLEX SECONDARY PAYLOAD
** FOR NASA PLANNING PURPOSES
5.1
**** PAYLOAD REQUESTS ****
PAYLOAD CARRIER REQ DATEFLIGHT DATE FLIGHT/VEHICLE TYPE SPONSOR
ATLAS-06** IG+1 PALLET JAN 97 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
AXAF N/A MAR 98 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
AXAF-R1 FSS APR 02 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
AXAF-R2 FSS APR 07 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
AXAF-R3 FSS APR 12 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
BATTERY HH-M OCT 95 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OAET
CANEX-02 UNIQUE AUG 92 NOV 92 STS-52 SECONDARY CANADA
CAPL-01 HH-G JAN 93 DEC 93 STS-61 SECONDARY OSSA
CAPL-02 HH-G JAN 94 FY95 1Q SHUTTLE SECONDARY OSSA
CASSINI CENTAUR DEC 95 TITAN IV PRIMARY OSSA
CLOUDS-1A-02 MIDDECK LOCKER APR 89 MAY 92 STS-45 SECONDARY* DOD
CMSE-01 HH-G+UNIQUE JUL 93 JAN 94 STS-62 SECONDARY OCP
CMSE-02 HH-G+UNIQUE JUL 94 FY95 2Q SHUTTLE SECONDARY OCP
CMSE-03 HH-G+UNIQUE JUL 95 FY95 4Q SHUTTLE SECONDARY OCP
CONCAP2-01 GAS CAN APR 92 SEP 92 STS-46 SECONDARY* OCP
CONCAP3-01 GAS CAN APR 92 SEP 92 STS-46 SECONDARY* OCP
CONE HH-M JUL 96 FY97 1Q SHUTTLE SECONDARY OAET
CRAF *** FEB 96 LARGE*** PRIMARY OSSA
CREAM-A N/A FEB 89 SEP 91 STS-48 SECONDARY* DOD
CREAM-B1 MIDDECK LOCKER JUL 91 DEC 91 STS-44 SECONDARY* DOD
CRISTA-SPAS ASTRO-SPAS JAN 94 APR 94 STS-64 PRIMARY OSSA
CVTE-01 MAR APR 92 MAY 92 STS-49 SECONDARY OCP
CXM-03** SL-MPESS JAN 96 FY96 3Q SHUTTLE SECONDARY OCP
CXM-04** SL-MPESS APR 95 FY95 4Q SHUTTLE SECONDARY OCP
CXM-05** SL-MPESS OCT 94 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OCP
* NON-COMPLEX SECONDARY PAYLOAD
** FOR NASA PLANNING PURPOSES
*** UNDER REVIEW
5.2
**** PAYLOAD REQUESTS ****
PAYLOAD CARRIER REQ DATEFLIGHT DATE FLIGHT/VEHICLE TYPE SPONSOR
CXM-06** SL-MPESS APR 95 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OCP
CXM-07** SL-MPESS OCT 95 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OCP
CXM-08** SL-MPESS APR 96 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OCP
CXM-09** SL-MPESS OCT 96 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OCP
CXM-10** SL-MPESS APR 97 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OCP
CXM-11** SL-MPESS OCT 97 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OCP
CXM-12** SL-MPESS APR 98 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OCP
DCWS** PALLET OCT 96 FY97 1Q SHUTTLE SECONDARY OAET
DEE GAS BEAM NOV 92 MAY 94 STS-65 SECONDARY OSF
DOD M88-01 N/A JUL 91 DEC 91 STS-44 SECONDARY* DOD
DOD UNIQUE OCT 92 DEC 92 STS-53 PRIMARY DOD
DSCT SL-MPESS APR 94 JUN 94 STS-67 SECONDARY OCP
DSP IUS JUL 91 DEC 91 STS-44 PRIMARY DOD
DXS HH-G DEC 91 JAN 93 STS-54 SECONDARY OSSA
EOIM-III/TEMP2A-03 SL-MPESS MAY 91 SEP 92 STS-46 SECONDARY OSF
EOS-A1 N/A DEC 98 TITAN IV PRIMARY OSSA
EOS-A2** N/A DEC 03 TITAN IV** PRIMARY OSSA
EOS-A3** N/A DEC 08 TITAN IV** PRIMARY OSSA
EOS-B1 N/A JUN 01 TITAN IV PRIMARY OSSA
EOS-B2** N/A JUN 06 TITAN IV** PRIMARY OSSA
EOS-B3** N/A JUN 11 TITAN IV** PRIMARY OSSA
EP HH-G APR 94 FY95 3Q SHUTTLE SECONDARY* OCP
EQUATOR-S** N/A DEC 93 TBD** PRIMARY OSSA
ESA-01 HH-G MAR 93 SHUTTLE SECONDARY ESA
ESA-02 HH-G FEB 94 SHUTTLE SECONDARY ESA
* NON-COMPLEX SECONDARY PAYLOAD
** FOR NASA PLANNING PURPOSES
5.3
**** PAYLOAD REQUESTS ****
PAYLOAD CARRIER REQ DATEFLIGHT DATE FLIGHT/VEHICLE TYPE SPONSOR
EURECA-1L EURECA-A SEP 90 SEP 92 STS-46 PRIMARY ESA
EURECA-1R EURECA-A MAR 91 JUL 93 STS-57 PRIMARY ESA
EURECA-2L EURECA-A DEC 94 FY95 3Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA/OAET
EURECA-2R EURECA-A JUL 95 FY95 4Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA/OAET
EURECA-3L EURECA-A JUL 97 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA/OAET
EURECA-3R EURECA-A FEB 98 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA/OAET
EUVE N/A DEC 91 DELTA II PRIMARY OSSA
EUVE RETR FSS FEB 95 FY96 3Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
FAST N/A SEP 94 PEGASUS PRIMARY OSSA
FLOATZONE-01 SL-MPESS JAN 95 FY95 3Q SHUTTLE SECONDARY OCP
FROZEPIPE MPESS JUL 95 FY96 3Q SHUTTLE SECONDARY OCP
FTS-DTF-01 MPESS OCT 93 JAN 94 STS-62 SECONDARY OAET
FUSE FSS JAN 98 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
GEOTAIL N/A JUL 92 DELTA II PRIMARY OSSA
GOES-I N/A DEC 92 ATLAS I PRIMARY OSSA
GOES-J N/A AUG 93 ATLAS I PRIMARY OSSA
GOES-K N/A JUL 95 ATLAS I PRIMARY OSSA
GOES-L N/A FEB 97 ATLAS I PRIMARY OSSA
GOES-M N/A JUL 00 ATLAS I PRIMARY OSSA
GOSAMR-01 MIDDECK LOCKER JAN 92 FEB 92 STS-42 SECONDARY* OCP
GP-B** N/A JUN 00 DELTA II** PRIMARY OSSA
HETE** N/A JUL 94 PEGASUS** PRIMARY OSSA
HST REV-01 FSS+UNIQUE NOV 93 FEB 94 STS-63 PRIMARY OSSA
HST REV-02 FSS+UNIQUE NOV 96 FY97 2Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
HST REV-03 FSS+UNIQUE NOV 99 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
* NON-COMPLEX SECONDARY PAYLOAD
** FOR NASA PLANNING PURPOSES
5.4
**** PAYLOAD REQUESTS ****
PAYLOAD CARRIER REQ DATEFLIGHT DATE FLIGHT/VEHICLE TYPE SPONSOR
HST REV-04 FSS+UNIQUE NOV 02 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
HST REV-05 FSS+UNIQUE NOV 05 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
HST REV-06 FSS+UNIQUE NOV 08 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
IEH-01 MPESS JAN 93 JUN 94 STS-67 SECONDARY OSSA
IEH-02 MPESS FEB 94 FY95 3Q SHUTTLE SECONDARY OSSA
IEH-03 MPESS MAR 95 FY96 3Q SHUTTLE SECONDARY OSSA
IEH-04 MPESS APR 96 FY97 3Q SHUTTLE SECONDARY OSSA
IEH-05 MPESS MAY 97 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OSSA
IMAX-05 N/A *** FEB 92 STS-42 *** OPA
IMAX-06 ICBC *** SEP 92 STS-46 *** OPA
IMAX-ATLAS-02** MD *** SHUTTLE *** OPA
IMAX-EURECA-R** ICBC *** SHUTTLE *** OPA
IMAX-FTS** ICBC *** SHUTTLE *** OPA
IMAX-HST REV** ICBC+MD *** SHUTTLE *** OPA
IMAX-SFU** ICBC *** SHUTTLE *** OPA
IMAX-XTE** ICBC+MD *** SHUTTLE *** OPA
IML-01 LM DEC 90 FEB 92 STS-42 PRIMARY OSSA
IML-02 LM+EDO JAN 93 MAY 94 STS-66 PRIMARY OSSA
INTELSAT-VI-R UNIQUE FEB 92 MAY 92 STS-49 PRIMARY INTELSAT
IOCM UNIQUE JUL 91 DEC 91 STS-44 SECONDARY* DOD
IPMP-04 MIDDECK LOCKER JUL 91 SEP 91 STS-48 SECONDARY* OCP
IPMP-05 MIDDECK LOCKER JAN 92 FEB 92 STS-42 SECONDARY* OCP
ISEM-01 MPESS JUL 94 FY95 2Q SHUTTLE SECONDARY OCP
ISEM-02 MPESS JUL 95 FY95 4Q SHUTTLE SECONDARY OCP
ISF-01 FM+DS JUL 97 SHUTTLE PRIMARY SII
* NON-COMPLEX SECONDARY PAYLOAD
** FOR NASA PLANNING PURPOSES
*** IMAX request to fly with designated payload
5.5
**** PAYLOAD REQUESTS ****
PAYLOAD CARRIER REQ DATEFLIGHT DATE FLIGHT/VEHICLE TYPE SPONSOR
ISF-02 AM+DS JAN 98 SHUTTLE PRIMARY SII
ISF-03 FM+DS JAN 99 SHUTTLE PRIMARY SII
JOINT DAMPING GAS CAN FEB 95 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OAET
LAGEOS II IRIS JUN 91 NOV 92 STS-52 PRIMARY OSSA
LAGEOS III** N/A MAY 94 DELTA II** PRIMARY OSSA
LDCE-01 GAS CAN APR 92 SEP 92 STS-46 SECONDARY* OCP
LIFESAT-01 TBD JUN 96 DELTA II PRIMARY OSSA
LIFESAT-02 TBD JUN 97 DELTA II PRIMARY OSSA
LIFESAT-03 TBD MAR 98 DELTA II PRIMARY OSSA
LIFESAT-04 TBD DEC 98 DELTA II PRIMARY OSSA
LIFESAT-05** TBD JUN 99 DELTA II** PRIMARY OSSA
LIFESAT-06** TBD DEC 99 DELTA II** PRIMARY OSSA
LITE I PALLET OCT 93 MAY 94 STS-65 PRIMARY OAET
LITE II-01 PALLET JAN 95 FY95 4Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
LITE II-02 PALLET APR 96 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
LUNAR OBSERVER** TBD OCT 00 INTERMEDIATE** PRIMARY OSSA
MARS OBSERVER TOS SEP 92 TITAN III PRIMARY OSSA
MEMBRANE GAS CAN JAN 94 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OAET
MICROWAVE-01 MPESS JUL 95 FY96 3Q SHUTTLE SECONDARY OCP
MICROWAVE-02 MPESS JUL 97 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OCP
MODE-B MIDDECK LOCKER AUG 91 SEP 91 STS-48 SECONDARY* OAET
NOAA-I N/A DEC 91 ATLAS E PRIMARY OSSA
NOAA-J N/A DEC 93 ATLAS E PRIMARY OSSA
NOAA-K N/A JUL 94 TITAN II PRIMARY OSSA
NOAA-L N/A JUL 96 TITAN II PRIMARY OSSA
* NON-COMPLEX SECONDARY PAYLOAD
** FOR NASA PLANNING PURPOSES
5.6
**** PAYLOAD REQUESTS ****
PAYLOAD CARRIER REQ DATEFLIGHT DATE FLIGHT/VEHICLE TYPE SPONSOR
NOAA-M N/A FEB 97 TITAN II PRIMARY OSSA
OAET-01 MPESS JUL 93 DEC 93 STS-61 SECONDARY OAET
OAET-02 MPESS JUN 95 FY96 4Q SHUTTLE SECONDARY OAET
OAET-03** MPESS JUN 96 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OAET
OAET-04** MPESS JUN 96 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OAET
OAET-FLYER MPESS JUL 94 SEP 94 STS-69 SECONDARY OAET
OPM EURECA MAY 95 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OAET
ORFEUS-SPAS ASTRO-SPAS JAN 93 APR 93 STS-51 PRIMARY OSSA
OSL** TBD MAY 98 DELTA** PRIMARY OSSA
PARE-01 MIDDECK LOCKER OCT 91 SEP 91 STS-48 SECONDARY* OSSA
PCG-II-02 MIDDECK LOCKER OCT 91 SEP 91 STS-48 SECONDARY* OSSA
PCG-III-06 MIDDECK LOCKER JUL 92 MAY 92 STS-49 SECONDARY* OCP
PMG** N/A APR 92 DELTA II** SECONDARY OSSA
POLAR N/A JUN 93 DELTA II PRIMARY OSSA
RADARSAT N/A DEC 94 DELTA II PRIMARY OSSA
RME III-05 MIDDECK LOCKER APR 89 SEP 91 STS-48 SECONDARY* DOD
RME III-06 MIDDECK LOCKER JUL 91 DEC 91 STS-44 SECONDARY* DOD
RME III-07 MIDDECK LOCKER JUL 89 FEB 92 STS-42 SECONDARY* DOD
RME III-08 MIDDECK LOCKER AUG 89 MAY 92 STS-45 SECONDARY* DOD
ROMPS-01 HH-G JUL 93 JUN 94 STS-67 SECONDARY* OCP
SAC-B** N/A JUL 94 PEGASUS** PRIMARY OSSA
SAM-01 MIDDECK LOCKER JUL 91 DEC 91 STS-44 SECONDARY* DOD
SAM-02 MIDDECK LOCKER OCT 88 SEP 91 STS-48 SECONDARY* DOD
SAMPEX N/A JUN 92 SCOUT PRIMARY OSSA
SE-81-09 MIDDECK LOCKER JAN 89 FEB 92 STS-42 SECONDARY* OA
* NON-COMPLEX SECONDARY PAYLOAD
** FOR NASA PLANNING PURPOSES
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PAYLOAD CARRIER REQ DATEFLIGHT DATE FLIGHT/VEHICLE TYPE SPONSOR
SE-83-02 MIDDECK LOCKER DEC 91 FEB 92 STS-42 SECONDARY* OA
SEDS I N/A DEC 92 DELTA II SECONDARY OSSA
SEDS II** N/A JAN 93 DELTA II** SECONDARY OSSA
SFU-RETR N/A JUL 94 FY95 1Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY ISAS
SHOOT MPESS SEP 92 JUL 93 STS-57 SECONDARY OSF
SIRTF** CENTAUR** JUN 00 TITAN IV** PRIMARY OSSA
SL-D2 LM+USS+2 GAS SEP 92 MAR 93 STS-55 PRIMARY DLR
SL-D3 LM + USS SEP 94 FY95 4Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY DLR
SL-E2 LM SEP 96 FY97 4Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY ESA
SL-J LM AUG 92 SEP 92 STS-47 PRIMARY OSSA/NASD
SLS-02 LM+EDO MAY 93 JUL 93 STS-58 PRIMARY OSSA
SLS-03 LM+EDO OCT 95 FY96 2Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
SLS-04 LM+EDO OCT 97 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
SLS-05** LM+EDO JUL 99 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
SMEX-04 N/A JAN 96 PEGASUS PRIMARY OSSA
SMEX-05 N/A JUN 97 PEGASUS PRIMARY OSSA
SMEX-06 N/A DEC 97 PEGASUS PRIMARY OSSA
SMEX-07 N/A JUN 98 PEGASUS PRIMARY OSSA
SMEX-08 N/A DEC 98 PEGASUS PRIMARY OSSA
SMEX-09** N/A JUN 99 SMALL** PRIMARY OSSA
SMEX-10** N/A DEC 99 SMALL** PRIMARY OSSA
SMEX-11** N/A JUN 00 SMALL** PRIMARY OSSA
SMEX-12** N/A DEC 00 SMALL** PRIMARY OSSA
SMEX-13** N/A JUN 01 SMALL** PRIMARY OSSA
SMEX-14** N/A DEC 01 SMALL** PRIMARY OSSA
* NON-COMPLEX SECONDARY PAYLOAD
** FOR NASA PLANNING PURPOSES
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PAYLOAD CARRIER REQ DATEFLIGHT DATE FLIGHT/VEHICLE TYPE SPONSOR
SMEX-15** N/A JUN 02 SMALL** PRIMARY OSSA
SMEX-16** N/A DEC 02 SMALL** PRIMARY OSSA
SOHO CENTAUR JUL 95 ATLAS IIAS PRIMARY OSSA
SOLAR PROBE** CENTAUR MAY 02 TITAN IV** PRIMARY OSSA
SPACEHAB-01 SPACEHAB JAN 93 JUL 93 STS-57 PRIMARY SPACEHAB
SPACEHAB-02 SPACEHAB JUL 93 DEC 93 STS-61 PRIMARY SPACEHAB
SPACEHAB-03 SPACEHAB FEB 94 JUN 94 STS-67 PRIMARY SPACEHAB
SPACEHAB-04 SPACEHAB AUG 94 FY95 2Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY SPACEHAB
SPACEHAB-05 SPACEHAB MAR 95 FY95 3Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY SPACEHAB
SPACEHAB-06 SPACEHAB OCT 95 FY95 4Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY SPACEHAB
SPACEHAB-07 SPACEHAB APR 96 FY96 3Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY SPACEHAB
SPACEHAB-08 SPACEHAB NOV 96 FY97 3Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY SPACEHAB
SPAS-III SPAS FEB 93 MAY 94 STS-65 PRIMARY DOD
SPTN-201-01 MPESS JUN 89 MAY 93 STS-56 SECONDARY OSSA
SPTN-201-02 MPESS MAY 94 JUN 94 STS-67 SECONDARY OSSA
SPTN-201-03 MPESS MAY 95 FY95 3Q SHUTTLE SECONDARY OSSA
SPTN-204 MPESS MAY 93 JAN 94 STS-62 SECONDARY OSSA
SRL-01 SL-MPESS+PALL SEP 93 OCT 93 STS-60 PRIMARY OSSA
SRL-02 SL-MPESS+PALL SEP 94 FY95 1Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
SRL-03 SL-MPESS+PALL JAN 96 FY96 4Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
SSBUV-A-01 UNIQUE APR 92 MAY 92 STS-45 SECONDARY OSSA
SSBUV-A-02 UNIQUE JAN 93 MAY 93 STS-56 SECONDARY OSSA
SSBUV-A-03 UNIQUE JAN 94 APR 94 STS-64 SECONDARY OSSA
SSBUV-A-04 UNIQUE JAN 95 FY95 4Q SHUTTLE SECONDARY OSSA
SSBUV-A-05 UNIQUE JAN 96 FY96 1Q SHUTTLE SECONDARY OSSA
* NON-COMPLEX SECONDARY PAYLOAD
** FOR NASA PLANNING PURPOSES
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PAYLOAD CARRIER REQ DATEFLIGHT DATE FLIGHT/VEHICLE TYPE SPONSOR
SSBUV-A-06 UNIQUE JAN 97 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OSSA
SSBUV-A-07 UNIQUE JAN 98 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OSSA
SSBUV-A-08 UNIQUE JAN 99 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OSSA
SSBUV-A-09 UNIQUE JAN 00 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OSSA
SSBUV-A-10 UNIQUE JAN 01 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OSSA
SSF/MB-01(FEL) UNIQUE NOV 95 FY96 2Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/MB-02 UNIQUE DEC 95 FY96 2Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/MB-03 UNIQUE MAR 96 FY96 3Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/MB-04 UNIQUE JUN 96 FY96 4Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/MB-05 UNIQUE SEP 96 FY97 2Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/MB-06(MTC) UNIQUE DEC 96 FY97 3Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/MB-07 UNIQUE MAR 97 FY97 3Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/MB-08 UNIQUE JUN 97 FY97 4Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/MB-09 UNIQUE SEP 97 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/MB-10 UNIQUE DEC 97 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/MB-11 UNIQUE MAR 98 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/MB-12 UNIQUE JUN 98 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/MB-13 UNIQUE SEP 98 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/MB-14 UNIQUE DEC 98 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/MB-15 UNIQUE MAR 99 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/MB-16 UNIQUE JUN 99 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/MB-17 UNIQUE SEP 99 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/MB-18 UNIQUE DEC 99 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/UF-01 UNIQUE MAY 97 FY97 4Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/UF-02 UNIQUE AUG 97 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
* NON-COMPLEX SECONDARY PAYLOAD
** FOR NASA PLANNING PURPOSES
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PAYLOAD CARRIER REQ DATEFLIGHT DATE FLIGHT/VEHICLE TYPE SPONSOR
SSF/UF-03 UNIQUE NOV 97 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/UF-04 UNIQUE MAY 98 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/UF-05 UNIQUE AUG 98 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/UF-06 UNIQUE NOV 98 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/UF-07 UNIQUE MAY 99 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
SSF/UF-08 UNIQUE AUG 99 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
STL-01 MIDDECK LOCKER DEC 91 MAY 92 STS-45 SECONDARY* OSSA
SWAS N/A JUN 95 PEGASUS PRIMARY OSSA
TANK VENT MPESS JAN 95 SHUTTLE SECONDARY OAET
TDRS-06 IUS MAR 93 JAN 93 STS-54 PRIMARY OSO
TDRS-07 TBD APR 95 TBD PRIMARY OSO
TERRA SCOUT MIDDECK LOCKER JUL 91 DEC 91 STS-44 SECONDARY* DOD
TOMS-01 N/A SEP 93 PEGASUS PRIMARY OSSA
TOMS-02** N/A JUN 97 PEGASUS** PRIMARY OSSA
TPITS PALLET SEP 92 FY95 1Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSF
TSS-01 SL-MPESS+PALL OCT 90 SEP 92 STS-46 PRIMARY OSF
TSS-02** SL-MPESS+PALL OCT 94 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
TSS-03** SL-MPESS+PALL OCT 96 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
UARS UNIQUE AUG 91 SEP 91 STS-48 PRIMARY OSSA
USML-01 LM+EDO MAR 92 JUN 92 STS-50 PRIMARY OSSA
USML-02 LM+EDO SEP 94 FY95 3Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
USML-03 LM+EDO SEP 97 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
USML-04 LM+EDO SEP 00 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
USMP-01 MSL+SL-MPESS SEP 92 NOV 92 STS-52 PRIMARY OSSA
USMP-02 MSL+SL-MPESS AUG 93 JAN 94 STS-62 PRIMARY OSSA
* NON-COMPLEX SECONDARY PAYLOAD
** FOR NASA PLANNING PURPOSES
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PAYLOAD CARRIER REQ DATEFLIGHT DATE FLIGHT/VEHICLE TYPE SPONSOR
USMP-03 MSL+SL-MPESS AUG 94 FY95 3Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
USMP-04 MSL+SL-MPESS AUG 95 FY96 4Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
USMP-05 MSL+SL-MPESS AUG 96 FY97 3Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
USMP-06** MSL+SL-MPESS AUG 97 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
USMP-07** MSL+SL-MPESS AUG 98 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
USMP-08** MSL+SL-MPESS AUG 99 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
USMP-09** MSL+SL-MPESS AUG 00 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
USMP-10** MSL+SL-MPESS AUG 01 SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
UVPI-04 N/A JUL 91 DEC 91 STS-44 SECONDARY* DOD
VFT-1-01 MIDDECK LOCKER JUL 91 DEC 91 STS-44 SECONDARY* DOD
VFT-1-02 MIDDECK LOCKER JUN 88 MAY 92 STS-45 SECONDARY* DOD
WIND TBD DEC 92 DELTA II PRIMARY OSSA
WISP MPESS+PALL JAN 95 FY96 1Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
WSF-01 UNIQUE SEP 92 DEC 93 STS-61 PRIMARY OCP
WSF-02 UNIQUE SEP 93 FY95 2Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OCP
WSF-03 UNIQUE SEP 94 FY95 4Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OCP
WSF-04 UNIQUE SEP 95 FY96 3Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OCP
XTE FSS MAR 94 FY96 3Q SHUTTLE PRIMARY OSSA
* NON-COMPLEX SECONDARY PAYLOAD
** FOR NASA PLANNING PURPOSES
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SECTION 6
PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST
6
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PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION
2 PHASE FLOW Demonstration of a High Efficiency Thermal
Interface (HETI) in an Integrated Thermal Control
System.
AAFE Aeroassist Flight Experimental vehicle that simulates the atmospheric
Experiment flight phase of an Aeroassisted Orbital Transfer
Vehicle (OATV) returning from geosynchronous orbit.
Provides environmental and design data for an AOTV.
AC Atlas Centaur Intermediate Class Expendable Launch Vehicle.
ACE Advanced Composition Free flying scientific spacecraft that may be
Explorer solar, celestial or earth pointing.
ACES Acoustic Containerless Technical demonstration to obtain early
Experiment System microgravity tests of gas transport phenomena in a
3-axis levitation furnace.
ACTS Advanced Communications Flight verification of high risk communications
Technology Satellite technology to support future satellite
communications systems.
AD Animal Development-Genetics Series of experiments to determine effects of
weightlessness on animal genetics.
ADSF Automatic Directional Technology demonstration of directional
Solidification Furnace solidification of magnetic materials, immiscibles,
and IR detection materials.
AF Polar Bear Air Force Polar Bear Study atmospheric effects on electromagnetic
propagation.
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PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION
AFE American Flight Collects quantitative in-flight data on
Echocardiograph cardiovascular changes in the crew.
AFITV Air Force Instrumented Test Anti-satellite target vehicle.
Vehicle
AFP-675 Air Force Program-675 Collects infrared data to support Strategic Defense
Initiative program. Formerly, Cryogenic Infrared
Radiance Instrument for Shuttle (CIRRIS).
ALT Altitude Orbit altitude in nautical miles.
AM Auxiliary Module Provides consumables resupply, payload changeout
and additional on-orbit volume for the ISF Facility
Module (FM).
AMOS Air Force Maui Optical Technology development/geophysical environment
Station study. Calibrate AMOS ground-based electro-optical
sensors and study on-orbit plume phenomenology
using the Shuttle as a test object.
AMPTE Active Magnetosphere Satellite to study transfer of mass from the solar
Particle Tracer Experiment wind to the magnetosphere.
ANS Astronomical Netherlands Study the sky in ultraviolet and x-ray from above
Satellite the atmosphere.
APCG Advanced Protein Crystal Second generation flight system for protein crystal
Growth growth in a microgravity environment.
APE Aurora Photography Enhance understanding of the geographic extent and
Experiment dynamics of the aurora.
6.2
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PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION
APM Ascent Particle Monitor Collects particulate materials from the Orbiter
during ascent, using an automated
mechanical/electrical assembly.
ARABSAT Arab Satellite Communications satellite of the Arab Satellite
Communications Organization.
ARC Aggregation of Red Cells Studies aggregation of red cells and blood
viscosity under low-g conditions.
ARF Aquatic Research Facility Houses a variety of small aquatic specimens for
research on microgravity adaptation.
ASC American Satellite Company Satellite to provide commercial communication
service to continental United States, Hawaii,
Alaska, and Puerto Rico.
ASEM Assembly of Station by One of a series of experiments designed to support
Extravehicular Activity SSF development by demonstrating strut handling and
Methods EVA translation techniques.
ASP Attitude Sensor Package Foreign Reimbursable Hitchhiker-G payload.
ASTRO Astronomy Program designed to obtain ultraviolet (UV) data on
astronomical objects using a UV telescope.
ASTRO-SPAS European cross-bay carrier.
ATDRS Advanced Tracking and Data Next generation of NASA tracking, data and
Relay Satellite communications satellites.
6.3
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PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION
ATLAS Atmospheric Laboratory for Measures long term variability in the total energy
Applications and Science radiated by the sun and determines the variability
in the solar spectrum.
ATLAS I/II Commercial and DOD intermediate class expendable
launch vehicles.
ATLAS-E DOD medium class expendable launch vehicle.
AUSSAT Australian Communication Direct broadcast communication satellite which
Satellite provides services to continental Australia and
offshore territories.
AXAF Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics A major free flying X-Ray observatory using a high
Facility resolution telescope. Designed to operate in orbit
for 15 years.
AXAF-R Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Retrieval of AXAF observatory.
Facility-Retrieval
B/U Back-up
BATTERY Sodium Sulfur Battery Characterization of Sodium Sulfur battery
Flight Experiment performance in microgravity.
BBXRT Broad Band X-Ray Telescope Provides high resolution x-ray spectra for both
point and extended sources, including stellar
coronae, x-ray, binaries, active agalactic nuclei,
and clusters of galaxies.
6.4
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PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION
BIMDA Bioprocessing With the A wide range of tests focused on the assembly of
Materials Dispersion macromolecules. Uses a middeck thermal enclosure.
Apparatus
C360 Cinema 360 35mm motion picture camera for the purpose of
photographing crew and mission activities.
CANEX Canadian Experiments Group of Canadian experiments conducted aboard
STS-13 (41-G) by a Canadian Payload Specialist.
CANEX-2 Canadian Experiments-2 Tests of Canadian developed real-time machine
vision system (SVS) using an RMS deployed target
(CTA), experiments in material exposure, spacecraft
glow, phase partitioning, metal diffusion and space
adaptation tests.
CAPL Capillary Pump Loop Experiment to quantify behavior of a full-scale
Experiment capillary pumped loop heat transfer system in
microgravity.
CASSINI Saturn Orbiter/Titan Probe complements CRAF
mission. Primary objective is comprehensive study
of Saturn, its rings and moons.
CBDE Carbonated Beverage Pepsico, Inc. experiment to evaluate packaging and
Dispenser Evaluation dispensing techniques for space flight consumption
of carbonated beverages.
CCAP Commercial Complex Commercial secondary payload utilizing small
Autonomous Payload self-contained payload hardware.
6.5
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PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION
CDR Commander Member of the Shuttle flight crew in command of the
flight.
CENTAUR Upper stage system for Atlas and Titan ELVs.
CETA Crew and Equipment Multi-purpose crew system that provides rapid
Translation Aid return to the Shuttle airlock in case of emergency,
allows efficient translation, and carries
equipment.
CFES Continuous Flow Demonstrates the technology of pharmaceutical
Electrophoresis System processing in space.
CGBA Commercial Generic Develops advanced systems for and investigations in
Bioprocessing Apparatus bioprocessing of materials.
CHAMP Comet Halley Active Observes Comet Halley on STS flights.
Monitoring Program
CHROMEX Chromosomes Experiment Investigation of the effects of space flight on
plant tissue growth.
CLOUDS Cloud Logic to Optimize Use Hand-held 35 mm photography for observations of
of Defense Systems cloud formation, dissipation, and opaqueness.
CM-X Commercial Middeck Payload Commercial development middeck payload (X denotes
approximate number of lockers).
CMSE Extended Duration Space Evaluation of candidate composite materials for
Environment Candidate space structures for degradation due to exposure in
Materials Exposure low earth orbit (passive/active systems).
6.6
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PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION
CMSE/E Candidate Materials Space Evaluation of candidate composite materials for
Exposure (CMSE) Evaluation space structures for degradation due to exposure in
of Oxygen Interaction With low earth orbit with EOIM-III for baseline data
Materials-III (EOIM-03) correlation.
CNCR Characterization of Microgravity effects on circadian rhythms of
Neurospora Circadian neurospora.
Rhythms in Space
COBE Cosmic Background Explorer Determines the spectrum anistropy of cosmic
microwave background.
COMSTAR Communications satellite for COMSAT.
CONCAP Consortium for Materials Investigates reactions occurring on the surface of
Development in Space materials when exposed to the atomic oxygen flow in
(Complex Autonomous earth orbit on high temperature super-conducting
Payload) films and on materials degredation/reaction
samples.
CONE Cryogenic Orbital Nitrogen A collection of cryogenic fluid technology
Experiment experiments using nitrogen as the cryogen.
CRAF Comet Rendevous Asteroid Explores an asteroid and a comet to gather new
Fly-by information on the origin and evolution of the
solar system, prebiotic chemical evolution and the
origin of life, and astrophysical plasma dynamics
and processes.
CREAM Cosmic Radiation Effects Uses an active cosmic ray monitor and seven passive
and Activation Monitor packages to record on-orbit cosmic ray
environments.
6.7
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PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION
CRISTA-SPAS Cryogenic Infrared A U.S./German Joint Aeronomy Payload intended to
Spectrometer Telescope for explore the variability of the atmosphere and to
Atmosphere provide measurements that will complement those
provided by UARS.
CRUX Cosmic Rays Upset Studies on-orbit cosmic ray environments and
Experiment monitors upsets on microcircuit devices.
CRW Crew The Shuttle flight crew for a particular mission.
CRYO-HP Cryogenic Heat Pipe GAS canister payload using liquid oxygen as the
heat pipe working fluid and may be flown as a
Hitchhiker.
CRYSP Crystal Sample Package A series of experiments to determine the effects of
the complex radiation environment of space on the
performance characteristics of advanced materials.
CSA Canadian Space Agency
CTA Canadian Target Assembly Deployable Target used for test of Canadian
experimental space vision system (SVS) in CANEX-2.
CVTE Crystals By Vapor Transport Investigate application of chemical vapor transport
Experiment crystal growth process to materials of practical
value in semiconductor and electro-optical device
CXM Commercial Cross-bay Commercial development cross-cargo bay payload
Carrier (MSL) using Materials Science Laboratory (MSL) class
systems or equivalents.
6.8
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PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION
DAD Dual Air Density Measures global density of upper atmosphere and
lower exosphere.
DCWS Debris Collision Warning Provides the capability for sensing space debris in
System the 1 to 10 mm size and determines albedo and
spectral characteristics of a large sample of low
earth orbit debris.
DEE Dexterous End Effector Demonstrates a sensor for the Shuttle RMS which
will allow for more precise control.
DELTA Medium class expendable launch vehicle.
DFI PLT Development Flight A pallet used to accommodate the DFI used on the
Instrumentation Pallet first four Shuttle flights.
DLR Deutsche Forschungsanstalt Federal German aerospace research establishment.
fur Luft-und Raumfahrt
DMOS Diffusive Mixing of Organic Grow crystals of organic compounds for research
Solutions programs for the 3M Corporation's Science Research
Laboratory.
DOD Department of Defense
DOD M88-01 Department of Defense Evaluates the capability of man in space to enhance
M88-01 air, naval, and ground force operations and
assesses the feasibility of observations of space
debris while in orbit.
DS Docking System Docking system for use in assembly and servicing of
the ISF.
6.9
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PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION
DSCT Directional Solidification Cadmium telluride will be grown using the
of Cadmium Telluride directional solidification technique.
DSP Defense Support Program Geosynchronous DOD satellite.
DUR Duration Mission duration of each Shuttle flight.
DXS Diffuse X-ray Spectrometer Shuttle experiment to conduct spectral observations
of the diffuse galactic soft x-ray background to
determine the ionic, elemental abundances and the
plasma temperature of the hot phase of the
interstellar medium.
EASE/ACCESS Experimental Assembly of Obtains human factors data during assembly of
Structures in EVA/Assembly structures in space during Extra Vehicular
Concept for Construction of Activity.
Erectable Space Structures
EDO Extended Duration Orbiter Kit added to Orbiter to extend energy resources to
support mission duration up to sixteen days.
EEVT Electrophoresis Equipment Technology demonstration of apparatus to evaluate
Verification Test the effects of electrophoresis on biological cells
in zero-g.
ELECTROLYSIS Electrolysis Performance Investigation of techniques for improving
Improvement Experiment electrolysis technology in microgravity.
ELRAD Earth-Limb Radiance Obtain measurements of earth-limb radiance for
Equipment various positions of the sun from near limb up to 9
degrees below earth horizon.
6.10
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PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION
ELV Expendable Launch Vehicle
EO Escape Orbit
EOIM Evaluation of Oxygen Determines effects of atomic oxygen degradation on
Interaction with Materials 1100 candidate materials.
EOS Earth Observing System A complement of polar orbiting satellites
conducting Earth science observations.
EP Electric Propulsion Evaluates performance of an arc jet electric
thruster.
EQUATOR-S German cooperative, part of the International Solar
Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) program, will study the
ring current and Near Earth Plasma Sheet in the
equational region.
ERBS Earth Radiation Budget Collects global earth radiation budget data.
Satellite
ESA European Space Agency
ESA-x European Space Agency-x Foreign Reimbursable Hitchhiker-G payload sponsored
by the ESA.
ESMC Eastern Space and Missile USAF organization headquartered at Patrick AFB,
Center Florida.
EURECA European Retrievable Platform placed in orbit for six months offering
Carrier conventional services to experimenters.
6.11
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PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION
EUVE Extreme Ultraviolet Produces definitive sky map and catalog of extreme
Explorer ultraviolet portion of electromagnetic spectrum
(100-1000 angstroms).
EUVE RETR Extreme Ultraviolet Mission to perform on-orbit retrieval of the EUVE
Explorer-Retrieval payload from the Explorer platform.
EXOSAT ESA X-Ray Satellite Provides continuous observations of x-ray sources.
FARE Fluid Acquisition and Obtains data to evaluate fluid dynamics associated
Resupply Experiment with capillary liquid acquisition devices.
FAST Fast Auroral Snapshot Spacecraft to investigate the processes operating
Explorer within the auroral region.
FDE Fluid Dynamics Experiment A package of six experiments flown in the middeck
that involve simulating the behavior of liquid
propellants in low gravity.
FEA Fluids Experiment Assembly Investigate floating zone crystal growth processing
investigations on selected semi-conductor
materials.
FEE French Echocardiograph Obtains on-orbit cardiovascular system data.
Equipment
FEL First Element Launch Initial launch of components for the Space Station
Freedom manned base (SSF/MB).
6.12
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PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION
FLOATZONE Float Zone Crystal of Microgravity materials processing experiment to
Cadmium Telluride demonstrate feasibility of producing large, high
quality, single-crystal specimens of cadmium
telluride.
FLT Flight The flight sequence number for Shuttle missions.
FLT OPPTY Flight Opportunity A planned Shuttle flight without assigned payloads.
FLTSATCOM Fleet Communication U.S. Navy communications satellite.
Satellite
FM Facility Module A man-tended module in support of ISF providing
space for middeck locker inserts and common racks
for payload accommodations.
FPE French Postural Experiment Studies sensory-motor adaptations in
weightlessness.
FROZEPIPE Frozen Startup of a Heat Examines the thermal behavior of a high capacity
Pipe in Microgravity heat pipe system in microgravity.
FSA FSS Servicing Aid Electronics module to support on-orbit servicing.
FSS Flight Support System Support system used for revisit missions.
FTS-DTF Flight Telerobotic Servicer Technology development test flight of a telerobotic
Demonstration Test Flight manipulator system that will provide a new
capability and flight qualified hardware to support
NASA's future missions.
6.13
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PAYLOAD/ACRONYM NAME DESCRIPTION
FUSE Far Ultraviolet Astronomy Ultraviolet Satellite
Spectroscopy Explorer
GALAXY Hughes communications satellite.
GALILEO Investigates the chemical composition and physical
state of Jupiter's atmosphere and satellites.
GAS Get Away Special Alternate name for the Small Self-contained Payload
(SSCP) program, providing standard canisters to
accommodate low-cost space experimentation.
GAS BRIDGE Getaway Special Bridge Structure in the payload bay that can hold up to
twelve GAS canisters.
GAS CAN GAS Canister
GAS TEST Test instrumentation to verify ability of the GAS
hardware to function properly in flight.
GE General Electric American
Communications, Inc.
GEOTAIL NASA-Japan cooperative mission to explore Geotail
of the Earth Plasma Physics.
GHCD Growth Hormone Microgravity effects on growth hormone distribution
Concentration & of various plant life.
Distribution in Plants
GLO Shuttle Glow A Hitchhiker payload to measure optical emissions
observed on the surface of spacecraft and Shuttle.
6.14
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GLOMR Global Low Orbit Message Packet data relay satellite.
Relay
GLOW Experimental Investigation Determination of the spectral content of luminosity
of Spacecraft GLOW near Shuttle surfaces, to assess influence on
optical experiments.
GOES Geostationary Operational NOAA weather satellites.
Environmental Satellite
GOSAMR Gelation of Sols: Applied Investigate gelation of multicomponent colloidal
Microgravity Research solutions and suspensions (SOL).
GP Gravity Probe Scientific probe to test Einstein's Theory of
Relativity.
GRO Gamma Ray Observatory Investigates extraterrestrial gamma-ray sources.
GSO Geosynchronous Orbit
GTO Geosynchronous Transfer
Orbit
HCMM Heat Capacity Mapping Produces thermal maps for discriminating of rock
Mission types, mineral resources, plant temperatures, soil
moisture, snow fields, and water runoff.
HE High Eccentricity Orbit
HEAO High Energy Astronomical Satellite to study energetic radiation from space.
Observatory
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HEE Human Energy Expenditure Human experiment to measure energy expenditure in
space.
HEEO Highly Elliptical
Equatorial Orbit
HELIO Heliocentric
HERCULES HERCULES This experiment upgrades/expands the
Latitude/Longitude Locator (L3) experiment using a
charge coupled device with inertial reference
gyros. The objective is to locate earth surface
sites within 1 nautical mile.
HETE High Energy Transient Spacecraft to study gamma ray burst sources and
Experiment source locations, and x-ray burst sources and
source locations.
HH-G Hitchhiker-Goddard Shuttle cargo bay sidewall mounted carrier for
small experiments.
HH-G1 Hitchhiker-Goddard Demonstration flight of Hitchhiker-G hardware.
HH-M Hitchhiker-Marshall Shuttle cargo bay across-bay carrier for small
experiments.
HILAT High Latitude Evaluate propagation effects of disturbed plasmas
on radar and communications systems.
HME Handheld Microgravity Provides for middeck experiments of limited scope
Experiment in order to allow for low-cost, timely testing of
concepts or procedures, or the early acquisition of
data.
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HPCG Handheld Protein Crystal Develops techniques to produce in microgravity
Growth protein crystals of sufficient size and quality to
permit molecular analysis by diffraction
techniques.
HPP Heat Pipe Performance & Environment experiment to study the microgravity
Working Fluid Behavior in effects of working fluids used in heat pipes.
Micro-gravity
HPTE High Precision Tracking Demonstrates ability to propagate a low power laser
Experiment beam through the atmosphere.
HRSGS-A High Resolution Shuttle Obtains high resolution spectra, in the visible and
Glow Spectroscopy-A near visible wavelength range of the Shuttle
surface glow as observed on the vertical tail of
the Orbiter in LEO.
HS-376 RET HS-376 Retrieval Salvage of HS-376 communication satellites launched
on the tenth Shuttle mission.
HST Hubble Space Telescope Observes the universe to gain information about its
origin, evolution and disposition of stars,
galaxies, etc.
HST REV Hubble Space Telescope Revisit mission to the Hubble Space Telescope to
Revisit replace science instruments or other orbital
replacement units (ORU's).
IBIS Instrument for Biological Cell and tissue culture system to investigate
Investigations in Space effects of micro-g on the function of a variety of
cells.
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IBSE Initial Blood Storage Evaluates changes in blood tissue during various
Equipment storage conditions.
IBSS Infrared Background Obtains infrared measurements on rocket plumes,
Signature Survey shortwave infrared Earth-limb, Shuttle environment,
and chemical release from the payload bay while
detached in proximity to the Orbiter.
ICBC IMAX Cargo Bay Camera
IECM Induced Environment A package of ten instruments designed to fly in the
Contamination Monitor Orbiter payload bay on a special pallet to check
for contamination in and around the Orbiter. It
also has the capability to be operated on the end
of the RMS outside of the payload bay.
IEF Isoelectric Focussing Gathers experimental data on the extent of
Experiment electroosmosis in space.
IEH International Extreme-UV Hitchhiker experiment to study ultraviolet
Far-UV Hitchhiker emissions.
IG Igloo Structure which provides a pressurized and
thermally controlled environment for Spacelab
pallet subsystems.
IMAX IMAX Systems Corp., A large screen motion picture format used by the
Toronto, Ontario, Canada NASA/Smithsonian project documenting significant
space activities.
IML International Microgravity Series of microgravity missions devoted to material
Laboratory and life sciences studies.
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INCL Inclination Orbit inclination in degrees.
INSAT Indian Satellite Communication and meteorological satellite for the
government of India.
INTELSAT-VI-R INTELSAT-VI-Reboost The retrieval, repair and deployment of a
communications satellite for the International
Telecommunication Satellite organization.
IOCM Interim Operational Measures molecular and particulate contamination in
Contamination Monitor the cargo bay from prelaunch to post-landing.
IPMP Investigation into Polymer Investigate low-G environment effects on industrial
Membranes Processing processing techniques for developing polymer
membranes.
IR-IE Infrared Imaging Equipment Infrared video camera used to measure temperature
gradients on the Orbiter surface.
IRAS Infrared Astronomical All sky survey for objects that emit infrared
Satellite radiation.
IRCFE Infrared Communications Demonstrates the feasibility of using diffuse
Flight Experiment infrared light as a carrier for Shuttle crew
communications.
IRIS Italian Research Interim Italian upper stage for use on the Shuttle.
Stage
IRT Integrated Rendezvous Radar A target for testing of Shuttle Orbiter rendezvous
Target techniques and capabilities in orbit.
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ISAC INTELSAT Solar Array Studies atomic oxygen effects on materials (silver
Coupons and zinc sulphite).
ISAIAH Israeli Space Agency Gravity perceptions by hornets and their reactions
Investigation About Hornets to changes in gravity.
ISAS Institute of Space and The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of
Astronautical Science Japan.
ISC International Space Commercial joint endeavor activity.
Corporation
ISEM ITA Standardized Experiment Cross-bay structure for accommodating multiple
material processing experiments and other
investigations
ISF Industrial Space Facility Commercially-owned, man-tended orbiting facility
for research and manufacturing activities.
ITV Instrumented Test Vehicle Target for Anti Satellite.
IUS Inertial Upper Stage Upper stage system for Shuttle and Titan.
IUTE Industry University Series of Space Technology experiments for U.S.
Technology Experiment industry and universities to be flown on the
Shuttle or ELV.
JOINT DAMPING Measurement of the damping behavior of liquids in a
variety of rotating tanks.
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L3 Latitude/Longitude Locator Tests the capability of a space sextant/camera
system to locate earth surface targets within 10
nautical miles.
LAGEOS Laser Geodynamics Satellite Spherical passive satellite covered with
retroflectors which are illuminated by ground-based
lasers to determine precise measurements of the
Earth's crustal movements.
LDCE Limited Duration Space Evaluation of candidate space structure composite
Environment Candidate materials for degradation due to exposure in LEO
Materials Exposure (passive systems).
LDEF Long Duration Exposure Free-flying satellite providing accommodations for
Facility experiments requiring long term exposure to the
space environment.
LEO Low Earth Orbit
LFC Large Format Camera Acquire synoptic, high-resolution images of the
Earth's surface.
LIFESAT Life Sciences Satellite Life science missions with micro-gravity
experimentation as the primary objective.
LIQUID MOTION Liquid Motion in a Rotating Investigation of the behavior of liquids in a
Tank variety of rotating tanks.
LITE Lidar In-Space Technology Project to measure the atmospheric parameters from
Experiment a space platform utilizing laser sensors.
LM Long Module Spacelab Crew Module.
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LO Lunar Observer Geological, elemental, gravity, and magnetic field
mapping of moon.
MACE Middeck Active Control Validation of controls/structures interaction
Experiment technologies in zero gravity.
MAGELLAN Spacecraft designed to globally map the surface of
Venus.
MAGSAT Magnetic Field Satellite Map the magnetic field of the earth.
MAR Middeck Accommodations Rack An experiment integration facility installed in the
middeck of the Shuttle with stowage volume
equivalent to five middeck lockers. Power
distribution and active thermal control options are
available.
MARS OBSERVER Spacecraft to study the surface, climate,
gravitational, and magnetic fields of the planet
Mars.
MBB Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm A German industrial aerospace organization.
MD Middeck Lower deck of the Shuttle crew compartment.
MEMBRANE Permeable Membrane for Verification of membrane transport performance in
Plant Nutrient Delivery low gravity.
System
MGM Mechanics of Granular Microgravity experiment to study the effects of
Materials heat and near-zero gravity on the physical
properties associated with various materials.
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MICROWAVE Microwave Power Demonstrates the ability to transmit microwave
Transmission power in space and to evaluate the efficiencies and
performance of key hardware elements in the
environment of space.
MIS I Drug Microencapsulation in Evaluates the effects of microgravity on methods
Microgravity used to encapsulate drugs within biodegradable
polymers. Combines materials science with
biomedical product development and results in the
production of a pharmaceutical product in space.
MLE Mesoscale Lightning Record and observe the visual characteristics of
Experiment large scale lightning as seen from space using
onboard television cameras.
MLR Monodisperse Latex Reactor Produces monodisperse latex particles in the two to
forty micron range.
MODE Middeck 0-g Dynamics To study the dynamics of liquids and skewed space
Experiment structures in the microgravity environment.
MORELOS Mexican communication satellite system.
MPEC Multi-Purpose Experiment An extended Hitchhiker-G. GAS canister capable of
Canister deploying an internally stowed payload.
MPESS Mission Peculiar Equipment A cross-bay Shuttle payload carrier and support
Support Structure system for payloads weighing up to 3000 pounds.
Managed by Goddard Space Flight Center (see SL-MPESS).
MPSE Mexican Payload Specialist Experiment performed by a Mexican payload
Experiment specialist on the Shuttle flight which deployed the
MORELOS satellite.
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MS Mission Specialist A member of Shuttle flight crew primarily
responsible for Orbiter subsystem and payload
activities.
MSACP Microgravity Science and
Applications Cooperative
Program
MSL Materials Science A payload which remains attached to the Shuttle to
Laboratory perform materials processing experiments in low-g.
MTC Man-tended Capability Ability to perform laboratory operations on the SSF
when the Shuttle is present.
N/A Not Applicable
NASDA National Space Development
Agency of Japan
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Communications satellite for NATO.
Organization
NOAA National Oceanic and Series of operational environmental satellites in
Atmospheric Administration polar orbit.
NOSL Night/Day Optical Survey of Optical survey of lightning.
Lightning
NOVA Advanced Navy Navigation Satellite.
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NTE NASA Technology Experiments A series of technology experiments sponsored by the
Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology and
flown on the Shuttle.
OA NASA Office of the
Administrator
OAET NASA Office of Aeronautics,
Exploration and Technology
OAET-1 Office of Aeronautics, Several advanced space technology experiments
Exploration and utilizing a common data system and mounted on a
Technology-1 platform in the Shuttle bay, previously called
OAST-2.
OAET-FLYER Office of Aeronautics, Free flyer deployed from the Shuttle containing
Exploration and several space technology experiments.
Technology-Flyer
OASIS OEX Autonomous Supporting Collects environmental data in the Orbiter during
Instrumentation System dynamic STS flight phases.
OAST NASA Office of Aeronautics
and Space Technology
OAST-1 Office of Aeronautics and A payload which remained attached to the Shuttle to
Space Technology-1 demonstrate a large light-weight solar array
capable of being restowed in flight.
OCP NASA Office of Commercial
Programs
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OCTW Optical Communication Thru Demonstrates system to allow Shuttle crews to
the Shuttle Window Flight interface with payloads without depending on
Demonstration Orbiter communication systems.
OEX Orbiter Experiments Series of engineering experiments on the Orbiter.
OIM Oxygen Interaction with Tests which obtained quantitative rates of oxygen
Materials interaction with materials used on the Orbiter and
advanced payloads.
OPA NASA Office of Public
Affairs
OPM Optical Properties Monitor An experiment to determine the effects of the space
environment on critical spacecraft and optical
materials by evaluating optical properties over
time on a deployable carrier.
ORFEUS-SPAS Orbiting and Retrievable A German developed payload to explore the
Far and Extreme Ultraviolet distribution and character of radiation absorbing
Spectrometer material in the solar system and to perform direct
ultraviolet observations of the direct interstellor
component.
ORS Orbiter Refueling System An experiment to demonstrate the ability of the STS
to perform on-orbit satellite refueling.
OSCAR Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur communication satellite.
Amateur Radio
OSF NASA Office of Space Flight
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OSL Orbiting Solar Laboratory Provide detailed data on the sun, to augment our
studies of distant stars and cosmic processes.
OSO NASA Office of Space
Operations
OSS-1 Office of Space Science-1 Single Pallet carrying eight experiments to
demonstrate the use of the Shuttle for
investigations in space plasma physics, solar
physics, astronomy, etc. and to characterize the
Orbiter and payload bay environment.
OSSA NASA Office of Space
Science and Applications
OSTA Office of Space and
Terrestial Applications
(currently OAET)
OSTA-1 Shuttle attached payload using the Shuttle Imaging
Radar (SIR-A) to obtain high resolution images of
earth.
OSTA-2 Microgravity experiments.
OSTA-3 Acquire photographic and radar images of the
Earth's surface.
P-CENT Gravitropic Responses of Quantitative characterization of plant cell growth
Plant Seedlings from gravitropic plant seeds without guidance from
a significant gravity force.
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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.
PARE Physiological & Anatomical Study the physiological and anatomical changes that
Rodent Experiment occur in mammals under weightless space flight
conditions.
PBE Pool Boiling Experiment Study fundamental mechanisms that constitute pool
boiling.
PCG-II Protein Crystal Growth-II PCG activity in controlled temperature module.
PCG-III Protein Crystal Growth-III Obtain high quality protein crystals to facilitate
analysis of structures.
PCGPROTO Protein Crystal Growth Development of rapid response equipment to
Prototype facilitate investigation of new/special PCG
techniques or samples.
PDRS/PFTA Payload Deployment and First object to be unberthed and reberthed by the
Retrieval System/Payload remote manipulator system, used to test the
Flight Test Article performance of the RMS in handling a massive
object.
PHCF Pituitary Growth Hormone Microgravity induced effects on pituitary (active
Cell Function growth) hormones in various types of living cells.
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PIONEER VENUS Remote sensing and direct measurements of Venus and
its surrounding environment.
PL OPPTY Payload Opportunity
PLAN Planetary Trajectory High Energy Trajectory to Outer Planets.
PLC Payload Commander A member of the Shuttle crew having overall crew
responsibility for planning, integration, and
on-orbit coordination of payload mission
activities.
PLT Pilot A member of the Shuttle crew whose primary
responsibility is to pilot the Orbiter.
PLUM Polymerization With Light Perform ultra-violet light induced polymerization
Under Microgravity of organic polymers.
PM Polymer Morphology Determines effects of weightlessness on
morphological formation of polymers as they undergo
physical transition.
PMC Permanently Manned Ability for a four person crew to occupy the Space
Capability Station Freedom Manned Base on a permanent basis
with periodic crew rotation.
PMG Plasma Motor Generator ELV secondary payload experiment to verify ability
of plasma sources to couple electric current along
a wire.
PMZF Programible Multi-Zone Materials processing apparatus located in the
Furnace middeck accommodations rack.
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POLAR Polar Auroral Plasma Physics spacecraft.
PPE Phase Partitioning Study separation behavior of two phase system
Experiment generated by the mixture in water of polyglucose
and polyethylene glycol.
PS Payload Specialist A member of the Shuttle crew, who is not a NASA
astronaut, whose presence is required to perform
specialized functions with respect to one or more
payloads or other mission unique activities.
PSAS Phenytoin for Space Determines the efficacy of Phenytoin for the
Adaptation Syndrome treatment of Space Adaptation Syndrome (SAS) and
explore etiology of SAS as related to partial
seizures.
PSE Physiological Systems Examines effects of hormone therapy on changes in
Experiment organic systems during spaceflight.
PVTOS Physical Vapor Transport of Grow crystalline films on selected substrates of
Organic Solids organic solids
RADARSAT Radar Satellite Remote free flyer sensing satellite that will
monitor land, sea and ice for five years over the
poles (U.S./Canadian).
REQ Request
REX Radiation Experiment Research effects of electron density irregularities
on transionosphere radio signals.
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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.
ROMPS Robotic Materials Investigates zero gravity anealing of semiconductor
Processing System thin film and investigates robot handling of thin
film samples.
S Scout Small Class Expendable Launch Vehicle.
SAC-B Satellite de Aplicaciones Argentine spacecraft carrying Hard X-Ray
Cientificas-B Spectrometer to investigate solar flares and cosmic
transient X-ray emissions.
SAGE Strategic Aerosol and Gas Map vertical profiles of the ozone, aerosol,
Experiment nitrogen Rayleigh molecular extinction around the
globe.
SAM Shuttle Activation Monitor Collects gamma and x-ray data as a function of
geomagnetic location from spacecraft materials.
SAMPEX Solar, Anomalous, and A spacecraft to study solar energetic particles,
Magnetospheric Particle anomalous cosmic rays, galactic cosmic rays, and
Explorer magnetospheric electrons.
SAMS Space Acceleration Provides Orbiter acceleration measurements in
Measurement System support of microgravity experiments.
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SAREX Shuttle Amateur Radio Low cost space to ground voice and slow scan
Experiment television experiment.
SAS Space Adaptation Syndrome Physiological changes which occur when adapting to
microgravity.
SATCOM RCA communications satellite.
SBS Satellite Business Systems All digital domestic communication system servicing
large industry, the government, etc.
SE Student Experiment Experiments sponsored by the Shuttle Student
Involvement Program (SSIP).
SEDS Small Expendable Deployer Experimental tether deployment device.
System
SFMD Storable Fluid Management Demonstrates transfer of room-temperature fluids in
Demonstration zero-g using various transfer techniques.
SFP Space Flight Participant A Shuttle crew member whose presence is not
required for operation of payloads or mission
unique activities, but is determined by the NASA
Administrator to contribute to other approved NASA
objectives or to be in the national interest.
SFU-RETR Space Flyer Unit Retrieval A reusable, retrievable unmanned free flyer to be
launched on the Japanese H-II rocket and retrieved
by Shuttle.
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SHARE Space Station Heat Pipe Demonstrates and quantifies the thermal performance
Advanced Radiator Element of a high capacity, 50 foot, space constructible,
heat pipe radiator element.
SHOOT Super Fluid Helium On Orbit Demonstrates the feasibility of on-orbit transfer
Transfer Demonstration of superfluid helium using thermomechanical
techniques.
SII Space Industries, Inc. U.S. company providing commercially-owned
Industrial Space Facility (ISF).
SIR Shuttle Imaging Radar Series of synthetic aperture radar experiments.
SIRTF Space Infrared Telescope Will span the infrared part of the spectrum with a
Facility thousand-fold increase in sensitivity.
SKYNET United Kingdom military communication satellite.
SL-D1 Spacelab D1 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.
SL-E2 Spacelab E2 ESA sponsored science mission directed toward
multidiscipline research in material science, fluid
science, life science, space science, observation
and technology.
SL-J Spacelab J Combined NASDA/NASA Spacelab mission. Objectives
include life sciences, microgravity, and technology
research.
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SL-MPESS Spacelab MPESS MPESS Carrier managed by Marshall Space Flight
Center
SLS Space Life Sciences Investigates the effects of weightlessness exposure
Laboratory using both man and animal specimens.
SLSTP Space Life Sciences Series of payloads to support a broad range of life
Training Program science studies.
SMEX Small Explorer Payloads being designed to fly on Small Class ELV.
SMR San Marco Range Italian small class ELV launch range off Kenya
coast.
SMRM Solar Maximum Repair Conducted a technology demonstration of the STS
Mission capability to rendezvous, service, checkout and
deploy.
SOHO Solar Heliospheric Provides optical measurements as well as plasma
Observatory field and 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 U.S. company providing commercially-owned
pressurized module for conducting experiments in a
man-tended environment. Also a series of payloads
to be flown on the Space Shuttle.
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SPACELAB 1 Demonstrated Spacelab's capabilities for
multidisciplinary research.
SPACELAB 2 Demonstrated Spacelab's capabilities for
multidisciplinary research and verified system
performance.
SPACELAB 3 Dedicated materials processing mission emphasizing
research in microgravity conditions.
SPADVOS Spaceborne Direct Viewing Evaluates the crew's ability to utilize direct
Optical System viewing system to allow realtime detection of
ground and airborne targets.
SPAS Shuttle Pallet Satellite Payload Carrier developed by MBB of W. Germany.
SPAS-01/01A German Shuttle Pallet Demonstrates the utilization of the MBB platform
Satellite and systems as a carrier for science experiments.
SPAS-III Shuttle Pallet Satellite A reflight of the Infrared Background Survey (IBSS)
III mission.
SPTN Shuttle Pointed Autonomous X-ray astronomy, medium energy survey mission,
Research Tool for Astronomy using retrievable free flyer.
SPTN-HALLEY SPARTAN-HALLEY Search for molecules containing nitrogen, carbon or
sulfur and observes the UV spectrum between 2100
and 3400A.
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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
conducting resource studies.
SS Sun Synchronous Sun-synchronous polar orbit.
SSBUV Shuttle Solar Backscatter Series of flights to measure ozone characteristics
Ultra-Violet Instrument of the atmosphere.
SSCE Solid Surface Combustion Determines the gas-phase flamespread over solid
Experiment fuel surfaces in microgravity.
SSF Space Station Freedom Orbiting Space Station.
SSF/MB Space Station Freedom Assembly launches of modules for the SSF Manned
Manned Base Base.
SSF/UF Space Station
Freedom/Utilization Flight
SSIP Shuttle Student Involvement Competitions held between 1981-1985 in which the
Program winning High School students proposed experiments
which were accepted for Shuttle flights.
STEX Sensor Technology Demonstrates radiation measurement technology.
Experiment
STL Space Tissue Loss An experiment to validate or confirm model of
skeletal and cardiac muscle atrophy, collect data
on catabolic pathway and control mechanisms, and
test candidate pharmaceuticals for efficacy.
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STP-XX Space Test Program-XX A series of payloads which include DOD STP
secondary experiments.
STS Space Transportation System
STTP Life Sciences Space Activity to develop and encourage interest on the
Technology Training Program part of college students in space biology and
medicine.
SWAS Submillimeter Wave Spacecraft to study how molecular clouds collapse
Astronomy Satellite to form stars and planetary systems.
SYNCOM Hughes Geosynchronous Provides communication services from geosynchronous
Communication Satellite orbit principally to the U.S. government.
TANK VENT Tank Venting Experiment Investigation of concepts to provide tank
fill-while-venting to 90 percent full capacity.
TAPS Two Axis Pointing System An instrument support system which allows pitch,
roll, or combinations thereof to precisely point
instruments at different targets.
TBD To Be Determined
TDRS Tracking and Data Relay Series of NASA tracking, data and communications
Satellite satellites to replace the NASA 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.
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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 Plate Operates a mechanically pumped two phase head
Experiment acquisition transport and rejection system in
microgravity.
TERRA SCOUT Evaluates the ability of an expert imagery analyst
to conduct realtime analysis from low earth orbit.
TIP Transit Improvement Program Improved configuration Transit Navigation
Satellite.
TIS Teacher in Space
TITAN II DOD medium class expendable launch vehicle.
TITAN III Commercial intermediate class expendable launch
vehicle.
TITAN IV DOD large class expendable launch vehicle.
TLD Thermoluminescent Dosimeter Obtains gamma ray measurements of the Shuttle
environment.
TOMS Total Ozone Mapping Study of Stratospheric ozone.
Spectrometer
TOS Transfer Orbit Stage Upper stage system for Shuttle and Titan.
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TPCE Tank Pressure Control A study to determine the effects of microgravity on
Experiment the thermal stratification of fluids and to
validate the effects of jet induced mixing.
TPITS Two Phase Integrated Evaluation and demonstration of on-orbit thermal
Thermal System performance of prototypical SSF 2 phase thermal bus
control system.
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 Research Satellite to study chemical processes acting within
Satellite and upon the stratosphere, mesosphere, and lower
thermosphere.
ULYSSES Formerly ISPM Investigates the properties of the heliosphere (sun
(International Solar Polar and its environment).
Mission)
USML United States Microgravity Series of flights of a microgravity materials
Laboratory processing laboratory attached to the Shuttle.
USMP United States Microgravity Conduct materials processing experiments in the
Payload microgravity environment available in the Orbiter
cargo bay while in low earth orbit.
USS Unique Support Structure
UV Ultraviolet
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UVPI Ultraviolet Plume Imager Free-flying satellite observation of Orbiter OMS
burns.
VCS Voice Controlled System Evaluates effectiveness of voice controlled system
on the Shuttle cargo bay closed circuit television.
VFT Visual Function Test in A biomedical study to determine effects of
Space microgravity on human visual performance.
VIPOR Visual Investigation A series of experiments to study elements that can
Program on Orbiter affect and degrade the performance of any optical
Operations (photo, visual, or video) system.
WESTAR Western Union Telegraph A C-band satellite to replenish and expand the
Communication Satellite Westar system (Western Union domestic communication
system).
WFF Wallops Flight Facility
WIND Satellite to measure solar wind input to
magnetosphere.
WINDEX Window Experiment To obtain calibrated measurements of
environmentally induced optical emissions.
WISP Waves in Space Plasma Active experiments using sensors on a free-flyer to
measure space plasma excitation by radio
transmitters in the Shuttle payload bay.
WOSE Weather Officer in Space Assesses the feasibility of expert weather
Experiment observations from space to observe, photograph, and
videotape atmospheric and ionospheric phenomena.
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WSF Wake Shield Facility Molecular and chemical beam epitaxy growth of
compound semiconductors, high temperature
superconductors, and other materials using
techniques requiring ultra-high vacuum, high
pumping speeds, and relatively large working
volumes.
WSMC Western Space and Missle A USAF organization with Headquarters at Vandenberg
Center Air Force Base, California.
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.
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