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From: ppm-021@fb3-s7.math.TU-Berlin.DE (christian stelter)
Subject: Re: Mini Energiya(?) & MIR replacement
Organization: FB3, TU-Berlin, Germany.
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 11:06:29 GMT

What you have seen was called Energia-M and is a reduced version of the Energia with only one 2nd stage engine, smaller tanks and only 2 first stage boosters.
The payload shroud was mounted ontop of the 2nd stage and not aside. Main reasons for this smaller version are the need of Energia NPO for a cheaper carrier
with reduced payload capacity. 
I heard about this possible configuration during my visit at the Moskow Aviation Inst. in June. But russians are very secret when they pose something new, and
so no other information were available at this time. 
The core - module of Mir had some breakdowns and is reduced to 80% of its working level. This, and that it is cheaper to replace this core with a new improved 
version than to build a whole new station would result in a decision in this direction
From: higgins@fnalf.fnal.gov (Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockey)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: World Space Congress attendees?
Date: 12 Aug 92 17:17:14 GMT
Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Okay, who's going to the World Space Congress and related festivities
(example: Carl Sagan's party at the Hard Rock Cafe for release of the
Voyager record on CD)?

For the unhip, it's in Washington, DC, USA, from 28 August to 5
September.

"Read my lips, Hal:         Bill Higgins   
Open the Pod Bay doors!"    Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
                            Bitnet:     HIGGINS@FNALB.BITNET
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                            Internet:  HIGGINS@FNAL.FNAL.GOV 
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From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
Subject: Shuttle Status for 08/11/92 (Forwarded)
Apparently-To: sci-space-news@ames.arc.nasa.gov
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 04:36:57 GMT

              KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT - TUESDAY, AUG. 11, 1992  10 AM


                   STS-47/SPACELAB J - ENDEAVOUR (105) - OPF BAY 3

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          - Stowing the Ku-band antenna.
          - Final inspections of the payload bay.
          - Closing the payload bay doors.
          - Installation of sleep stations.
          - Close outs of the vehicle.
          - Preparations to install the doors on the aft compartment.

          WORK SCHEDULED:
          - Structural leak checks of the orbiter this week.
          - Weight and center of gravity determinations.
          - Rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building targeted for Aug.  17
          for mate to the external tank and boosters.

                STS-46/TSS AND EURECA - ATLANTIS (OV 104) - OPF BAY 2

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          - Opening the payload bay doors.
          - Installing protective covers over payload items.
          - Preparations to remove the chin panel for inspections.

          WORK SCHEDULED:
          - Removal of the Imax camera in the morning.
          -  Removal of the Tethered Satellite and EURECA hardware tomorrow
          beginning at 1300.


                    STS-52/LAGEOS - COLUMBIA (OV 102) - OPF BAY 1

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          - Installation of the wheels and tires.
          - Preparations to install the remote manipulator system.
          - Functional tests of the external tank doors.
          - Leak and functional tests of the auxiliary power units.
          - Inspections of the radiators.
          - Replacement of a water spray boiler.
          - Reconfiguring the payload bay.

          WORK COMPLETED:
          - Removed the main engines and transferred them to the VAB engine
          shop.
          - Pressurized the main landing gear struts


                     STS-53/DoD - DISCOVERY (OV 103) - VAB BAY 2

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          - Gaining access to the wings  to  perform  structural  modifica-
          tions.
          - Jacking and leveling the orbiter.

                       STS-52 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - VAB HB 1

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          -  Mating  of  the  left  forward  segment is on hold pending the
          resolution of the overhead crane.

          CONCERNS:
          - Evaluation of the 250-ton overhead crane which was lowering the
          left forward segment to be mated to the left booster. The segment
          was being lowered shortly after  midnight  last  night  when  the
          motor  on  the  crane  went  into a higher speed causing a faster
          movement of the booster. Crane operators stopped the movement mo-
          ments after it began.  There was no damage  to  flight  hardware;
          however, the crane is being examined prior to using it again.
From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Newsgroups: sci.space.news
Subject: Mars Observer Science Briefing
Keywords: Mars Observer, JPL
Date: 15 Aug 92 02:21:40 GMT
Reply-To: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4


Donald L. Savage
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.                   Aug. 14, 1992
(Phone:  202/453-8400)


NOTE TO EDITORS:  N92-74

MARS OBSERVER SCIENCE BRIEFING SCHEDULED AUG. 19

     A media briefing focusing on the scientific aspects of
NASA's upcoming Mars Observer mission is scheduled for 1 p.m.
EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 1992.  The briefing will be held in
the 6th floor auditorium (rm. 6004), 400 Maryland Ave., S.W.,
Washington, D.C.

     Mars Observer is set for launch Sept. 16 from Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.  The spacecraft will be
launched aboard a Titan III rocket with a Transfer Orbit Stage
upper stage.  Following an 11-month cruise, the spacecraft
will enter orbit around Mars.  The spacecraft will use its 7
instruments to make a comprehensive and detailed study of the
planet's atmosphere, surface and interior over the course of 1
full Martian year (687 Earth days).  Mars Observer is the
first U.S. mission to Mars since Viking in 1977.

     Participants will be:
        %  Dr. Wesley Huntress, Director, Solar System sExploration Division,
           NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
        %  Dave Evans, Project Manager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
           Pasadena, Calif.
        %  Arden Albee, Project Scientist, California Institute of Technology,
           Pasadena, Calif.
        %  Michael Malin, Principal Investigator, Mars Observer Camera,
           Malin Space Science Systems, San Diego, Calif.
        %  Michael Carr, Interdisciplinary Scientist, Geosciences,
           U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, Calif.
        %  Andrew Ingersoll, Interdisciplinary Scientist,
           Polar Atmospheric Science, California Institute of Technology,
           Pasadena, Calif.

     The briefing will be carried live on NASA Select
television (Satcon F2R, transponder 13, 72 degrees west
longitude) with remote Q. and A. capability.

- end -
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    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | You can't hide broccoli in
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From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
Subject: Board appointed to investigate Vehicle Assembly Building crane incident [Release 109-92/KSC] (Forwarded)
Apparently-To: sci-space-news@ames.arc.nasa.gov
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 19:29:37 GMT

          Lisa Malone                                       August 17, 1992
          (407) 867-2468


          KSC Release No. 109-92


          BOARD APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE VEHICLE  ASSEMBLY  BUILDING  CRANE
          INCIDENT 

               Center  Director  Robert L.  Crippen has appointed an inves-
          tigation board to examine an incident involving a  250-ton  crane
          that  apparently  experienced  erratic  movement  while lifting a
          solid rocket booster segment in High Bay 1  of  the  Vehicle  As-
          sembly Building (VAB).

               On Aug. 11, crane operators were preparing to stack the left
          forward  segment  for  the  STS-52 mission using the crane's slow
          speed operating mode.  There was a sudden increase in the lateral
          speed of the crane during the operation. The operator stopped the
          crane  immediately  and there was no damage to personnel,  flight
          hardware or ground equipment.

               Columbia is scheduled to fly the  STS-52  mission,  targeted
          for  launch  in  October,  with  the Laser Geodynamic Satellite-2
          (LAGEOS II) payload.

               A team is troubleshooting the crane and will make  necessary
          repairs prior to using it again.  Booster stacking operations and
          all crane operations have been suspended pending  the  resolution
          of the issue.  The 30-foot-long,  12-foot-diameter,  left forward
          booster segment has been transferred to a storage facility  while
          the investigation is continuing.

               Jackie E.  Smith,  Director, Safety and Reliability has been
          named to chair the board.  Assisting Smith on  the  investigation
          are board members: David Kelley, chief, Structural System Branch,
          Ground  Engineering Directorate;  Howard Meeks of the Systems En-
          gineering Section, Payload Operations Directorate; Ronald Eatman
          of the Project Engineering Staff,  Facilities Engineering  Direc-
          torate;  James Myers, Systems Assurance Office, Mission Assurance
          Directorate;  Arthur Clark of the Cables and Special  Power  Sec-
          tion,  Facilities Engineering Directorate; and Todd Steinrock  of
          the Mechanical Section, Facilities Directorate.

               Malcolm  Glenn  will  serve  as  the  safety  advisor,  John
          Biedenharn  will  provide legal assistance and Lisa Malone is the
          public affairs representative.

               Board functions include investigating the facts  surrounding
          the  mishap,  determining the probable cause,  assessing the pos-
          sibility of a recurrence  or  similar  mishap,  and  recommending
          corrective  action.  A final report is due during the second week
          of October.
From: klaes@verga.enet.dec.com (Larry Klaes)
Subject: EJASA Back Issues Now Available via Anonymous FTP
Apparently-To: sci-space-news@Pa.dec.com
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 15:15:16 GMT

        Back issues of the Electronic Journal of the Astronomical Society 
    of the Atlantic (EJASA), which is posted each month on the sci.astro, 
    sci.space, sci.space.news, and sci.misc USENET newsgroups, are now
    available via anonymous FTP at:

        chara.gsu.edu

        The Electronic Journal of the Astronomical Society of the Atlantic
    (EJASA) is published monthly by the Astronomical Society of the
    Atlantic, Incorporated.  The ASA is a non-profit organization dedicated
    to the advancement of amateur and professional astronomy and space
    exploration, as well as the social and educational needs of its members.

        ASA membership application is open to all with an interest in
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        For information on membership, you may contact the Society at any
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From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Newsgroups: sci.space.news
Subject: Mars Observer Mated to Titan III Rocket
Keywords: Mars Observer, JPL, KSC
Date: 22 Aug 92 05:21:49 GMT
Reply-To: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4


          George Diller                                     August 21, 1992
          Kennedy Space Center
          407/867-2468

          Bob MacMillin
          Jet Propulsion Laboratory
          818/354-5011

          KSC Release No. 111-92

          MARS OBSERVER MOVED TO LAUNCH COMPLEX 40 AND MATED TO TITAN III

               The Mars Observer spacecraft passed another milestone toward
          launch when it was moved from the Payload Hazardous Servicing
          Facility on Kennedy Space Center to Launch Complex 40 on Cape
          Canaveral Air Force Station and mated to the Martin Marietta
          Titan III rocket.  With the payload atop the launch vehicle,
          checks of the Mars Observer spacecraft and the attached Transfer
          Orbit Stage (TOS) will begin this weekend.

               Two major exercises to prepare for launch are on tap for
          next week.  An Operational Readiness Test on Aug. 26 will test
          all facilities that send and receive data during flight
          activities.  These include NASA, JPL, and Air Force tracking and
          data systems around the world.

               A countdown dress rehearsal on Aug. 28 will simulate launch
          day activities and all countdown events as closely as possible.
          The mobile service tower will be retracted from around the launch
          vehicle, and the full NASA, Martin Marietta and Orbital Sciences
          launch team will participate in this exercise.

               All activities currently are on schedule to support a launch
          at the opening of the Mars planetary opportunity on September 16.
          The launch window extends from 1:02 to 3:05 p.m. EDT.

               Mars Observer will be the first U.S. mission to Mars since
          the Viking program in 1975.  From a circular Martian polar orbit
          of 250 miles, it will create a detailed global portrait of the
          planet.  The spacecraft will map the surface and study Mars
          geology while profiling its atmosphere and weather.  The mission
          is designed to span one Martian year, or 687 earth days.

                                          # # #
     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | Optimists live longer
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | than pessimists.
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     | 
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From: kd2bd@ka2qhd.de.com (John Magliacane)
Newsgroups: sci.space.news
Subject: N5QWL Reports On STS-47/SAREX
Keywords: Ham Radio On Shuttle Mission STS-47 Next Month
Date: 16 Aug 92 21:47:07 GMT
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: ka2qhd - Ocean NJ
To: sci-space-news@rutgers.edu





SB SAREX @ AMSAT < KD2BD $KD2BD0816
N5QWL Reports On STS-47


It still looks good for a September 11 launch of STS-47.  The folks
at Kennedy Space Center have overcome a number of problems, and
the orbiter Endeavour is set to roll out of the hanger in the next
day or so to be mated with the external tank and boosters.

Please pass the word especially to our friends in the Eastern hemisphere,
since that's when I'll be awake and doing most of the voice QSO's.
Packet should be strong over the US.  As a reminder, we will operate
split.

Packet (Call sign W5RRR-1): 145.55 downlink, 144.70 uplink

Voice (Call signs N5QWL, 7L2NJY): 145.55 downlink,
uplink (except Europe): 144.95, 144.91, 144.97
uplink (Europe only): 144.80, 144.75, 144.70

73!

Jay Apt  N5QWL

/EX
-- 
John A. Magliacane                 FAX  : (908) 747-7107
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Lincroft, NJ  07738  USA           VOICE: (908) 842-1900 ext 3607
From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Joan Zyda
Followup-To: sci.space
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4   
Reply-To: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1992 03:33:05 GMT


     Joan Zyda, public information specialist at JPL, died
unexpectedly on Friday, July 31.
     Zyda joined JPL in June 1990 and assumed responsibility for
press coverage of NASA's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
(SETI) project.  She also covered JPL's All Source Analysis
System (ASAS) project, a computerized battlefield intelligence
system developed by JPL for the Army, and was later named editor
of the Lab's employee newspaper, Universe.
     Zyda was an award-winning journalist and worked on such
papers as the Los Angeles Times, Denver Post and Chicago Tribune. 
Most recently, she had been a wire and local page editor on the
Pasadena Star-News before joining JPL.
     In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that donations be
made to the Joan Zyda Memorial Journalism Fund, UCLA Extension
Journalism Program, 10995 Le Conte Avenue, Room 731, Los Angeles,
Calif., 90024, ATTN: Dr. Barry Bortnick.

                             ##### 
     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | You can't hide brocolli in
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | a glass of milk - 
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     | anonymous 7-year old.

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From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Mars Observer Update - 08/21/92
Followup-To: sci.space
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4   
Keywords:  Mars Observer, JPL, KSC
Reply-To: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 06:40:20 GMT

Forwarded from Glenn Cunningham, Mars Observer Deputy Project Manager

                          MARS OBSERVER
                 DAILY ACTIVITIES STATUS REPORT
                            FROM THE
      KENNEDY SPACE CENTER/CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION

                      Launch Minus 26 Days

Date of report:     8-21-92        Time of report:     4:00 PM EDT


The encapsulated Mars Observer spacecraft and the Transfer Orbit
Stage (the stack) were transported to LC-40 (Launch Complex 40)
starting at 2:30 AM this morning after a weather delay, and a delay
to assure that the doors to the Universal Environmental Shelter on
LC-40 were open.  Arrival at the pad was at 4:40 AM.

After the stack arrived at the pad, a crane operability problem was
encountered.  The lift was begun at 9:35 AM and the stack was hard
down on the Titan at 11:00 AM.  Fortunately, due to a cloud cover,
the stack was not exposed to direct sunlight for more than about an
hour.  The thermograph carried inside the payload fairing has not
been read yet, but it is expected that the stack didn't exceed its
temperature limits.

Battery charging will begin as soon as there is access to Level 11
in the tower.  In addition, trouble shooting will continue at that
time on a cable between the Tower Telemetry and Command Amplifier
(TTCA) and the Titan where the problem with a noisy clock signal
for spacecraft memory loading is suspected.

Following battery charging, we will confirm umbilical mode
operation and perform a GO/NO-GO SEPET to reestablish spacecraft
readiness this weekend.

We have confirmed August 28 as the simulated launch day for the
Launch Date Dress Rehearsal.  The option of trading this date with
a Delta launch on August 31/September 1 was considered undesirable
because, given the spacecraft and launch vehicle events that must
occur after the LDDR, it would cause a slip past the opening of the
launch period.

We are watching the approach of Tropical Storm Andrew which is now
expected to become a hurricane in the next 12 hours.  If it
maintains its present course and speed, it may affect us no earlier
than next Tuesday evening or Wednesday.
     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | Optimists live longer
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | than pessimists.
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     | 

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