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From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
Subject: Consort 5 commercial rocket launch set for September 10 [NTE 92-79/Updated] (Forwarded)
Apparently-To: sci-space-news@ames.arc.nasa.gov
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Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 21:39:32 GMT

Barbara Selby
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.                            September 4, 1992
(Phone:  202/358-1983)

Rick Mould
UAH CMDS
(Phone:  205/895-6414)

Mike Bryant
EER Systems
(Phone:  703/557-5609)

Debbie Bingham
WSMR
(Phone:  505/678-1134)


EDITORS NOTE:  N92-79 (Updated)

CONSORT 5 COMMERCIAL ROCKET LAUNCH SET FOR SEPTEMBER 10

	The launch of Consort 5 from White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), N.M., 
has been reset for 10:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Sept. 10.  

	Consort 5 is a commercial suborbital rocket flight sponsored by the 
University of Alabama in Huntsville's Consortium for Materials Development in 
Space (UAH CMDS).  EER Systems Corp., Vienna, Va., is providing the launch 
vehicle and recovery services for the payload of nine materials science and 
biotechnology experiments.  McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Division, 
Huntsville, is handling the payload integration.  The UAH CMDS is a NASA 
Center for the Commercial Development of Space.

	A playback of the Consort 5 launch will be broadcast on Thursday, Sept. 
10 beginning at 12:45 p.m. EDT via satellite.  Live interviews can be scheduled 
by calling Joel Lonergan at 205/895-6414 or after Sept. 8 at 505/678-1134.  
Satellite coordinates are SBS 6, Transponder 9 Full, Frequency 11.921.
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From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Magellan Caption Files
Followup-To: sci.space
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4   
Keywords:  Magellan, JPL
Reply-To: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 23:31:54 GMT

                            ==========================
                              MAGELLAN CAPTION FILES
                                September 14, 1992
                            ==========================

     An updated version of the caption files for the Magellan images is now
available.  These files contain descriptions of the public released Venus
images taken by the Magellan spacecraft.  The caption files are provided in
four formats:  ASCII format, IBM Wordperfect 5.1 format, IBM Word
format, and a Macintosh Word format compressed with the Stuffit program
(MacBinary format).  The files are available using anonymous ftp at:

        ftp:      ames.arc.nasa.gov (128.102.18.3)
        user:     anonymous
        cd:       pub/SPACE/MAGELLAN/CAPTIONS
        files:    captions.txt        (ASCII)
                  caps_txt.zip        (ASCII -> PKZIP)
                  caps_wp5.zip        (IBM PC Wordperfect 5.1 -> PKZIP)
                  caps_wrd.zip        (IBM PC Word -> PKZIP)
                  captions.sit        (Macintosh Word -> Stuffit)

     Each caption refers to a P number.  By using this P number you can
obtain the corresponding photograph from one of the following places:

        Newell Color Lab
        221 N. Westmoreland Avenue
        Los Angeles CA 90064
        Telephone: (213) 380-2980
        Fax: (213) 739-6984

               OR

        National Space Science Data Center
	Goddard Space Flight Center
	Greenbelt, Maryland 20771
	Telephone: (301) 286-6695
        Email address:  request@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov

                                   #####
     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | Anything is impossible if
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | you don't attempt it.
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     | 

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From: steven@sal.Levels.UniSA.Edu.Au (Steven Pietrobon)
Subject: Payloads sought for AUSROC III (Forwarded)
Apparently-To: sci-space-news@ames.arc.nasa.gov
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: Australian Space Centre for Signal Processing
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 18:11:46 GMT


Reprinted from CSIRO Space Industry News, No. 47, p. 5, August 1992.

Payloads sought for AUSROC III
------------------------------

     The Australian Space Engineering and Research Association (ASERA) is
currently seeking expressions of interest for payloads for its AUSROC III
launch vehicle.

     ASERA is a non-profit organisation engaged in encouraging and developing
space engineering projects in Australia (more details next issue).

     The AUSROC rocket program started in 1988 when a group of Monash University
students and amature rocketeers united to design and construct a small, fuelled
rocket, based upon a design from the Pacific Rocket Society in the USA. This
rocket - AUSROC I - was launched from the Graytown Proof and Experimental
Establishment, Victoria.

     With considerable industrial sponsorship, several final year engineering
students have designed and constructed AUSROC II as an official Monash
University project. It is scheduled for launch from the Woomera range this year.
The rocket is designed to reach an altitude of 12 km, and a range of 25 km. Its
anticipated burn-out velocity is Mach 2.4.

     ASERA's current programs involve development of AUSROC III, a sounding
rocket capable of producing an estimated 6 minutes of microgravity (max.
altitude 500 km) for a fully recoverable payload of capacity 80-100 kg. Sounding
rockets are used for atmospheric research, astronomy, materials and chemical
science, and medical science. An AUSROC III nose cone may also be used as a
microgravity drop capsule (a drop capsule typically encounters 60 seconds of
microgravity) to be dropped from an ASERA high altitude balloon before AUSROC
III is launched.

     The AUSROC team aims to use the payload space on AUSROC III and the drop
capsules for relevant microgravity payloads. This provides the opportunity for
researchers and senior students in universities and related institutes to
construct, develop, test, and then fly a scientific payload.

     AUSROC III is scheduled for launch and recovery at the Woomera range in
1994 or 1995. There could be at least two drop capsule experiments in late 
1993 and 1994. 

     For further information on the AUSROC payload program, contact Ian French,
Payload Manager on fax (06) 268 8886.


Further information on the AUSROC program can be obtained by anonymous ftp
to audrey.levels.unisa.edu.au in the pub/space/AUSROC directory.

--
Steven S. Pietrobon,  Australian Space Centre for Signal Processing
Signal Processing Research Institute, University of South Australia
The Levels, SA 5095, Australia.      steven@sal.levels.unisa.edu.au

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From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
Subject: KSC Weather Report for 09/10/92 (Forwarded)
Apparently-To: sci-space-news@ames.arc.nasa.gov
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 18:14:21 GMT

          FROM: George H. Diller
                NASA-KSC  407/867-2468


                                 Weather Forecast for STS-47
                                 Forecast prepared on L-2 day
                                 Thursday, 9/10/92



          Synopsis: An upper level low pressure trough and a weak frontal
          boundry will be over the Florida peninsula.  The influence of a
          surface high pressure system centered over the Great Lakes will
          bring generally easterly winds in eastern Florida.

               During the launch window from 10:23 a.m. - 2:17 p.m. on
          Saturday, September 12, the conditions are forecast to be:

          Clouds:

          2,500-5,000 scattered cumulus
          40% sky coverage

          25,000-28,000 scattered cirrus
          50% sky coverage

          Visibility: 7 miles or greater

          Wind - Pad 39B:  E at 8 to 12 knots

          Temperature:  84 degrees at window open, 88 by window close.

          Dewpoint:     74 degrees

          Humidity:     72% at window open, 69% by window close.

          Precipitation: chance of showers

          Probability of launch weather criteria violation: 20%
          Probability of tanking constraint violation: 5%

          Chance of violation at launch time on Sunday:  20%
                                                tanking:  5%

          Chance of violation at launch time on Monday :  20%
                                                tanking:   5%


          Developed by Cape Canaveral Forecast Facility, USAF
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From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Mars Observer Update - 09/14/92
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: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 06:40:02 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 11 Days

Date of report:     9-14-92        Time of report:     5:30 PM EDT


The science instrument GO/NO-GO tests that were started on Friday
were completed on Sunday without any problems.  At this time we can
declare that the payload instruments are go for launch.  The
operation of the USO (Ultra Stable Oscillator) will be verified for
the last time before launch during the countdown sequence.

During the STS-47 launch on Saturday, the payload fairing air
conditioning was removed and the nitrogen purge established.
Particulate samples taken from the spacecraft after the air
conditioning was re-established showed no unusual particulate
contamination.

The spacecraft and TOS (Transfer Orbit Stage) participated with the
Titan Combined Systems Test (CST) today without any problems.  Titan,
however, experienced three problems which are under investigation at
this time.  Should it be necessary to repeat the CST after Titan has
resolved its problems, there may be some impact to the launch schedule.
A report from the Titan anomaly team is expected at 7:30 AM tomorrow
(9/15).

During the remainder of today, the spacecraft launch team is
practicing the launch recycle procedure, and will continue with
spacecraft GO/NO-GO testing which will confirm no damage from last
Thursday night's lightning strike.  Countdown practice is scheduled
for Tuesday.  The Launch Day Dress Rehearsal activities begin on
Wednesday.

The Spacecraft Launch Readiness Review will be conducted tomorrow.
     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | Anything is impossible if
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | you don't attempt it.
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     | 

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From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
Subject: Mission Control Status Report for 09/13/92 [#4, 0600 CDT] (Forwarded)
Apparently-To: sci-space-news@ames.arc.nasa.gov
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 18:04:52 GMT

MISSION CONTROL STATUS REPORT #4
Sunday, September 13, 1992, 6 a.m. CDT
 
 
All systems aboard Endeavour continue to perform well, allowing payload
crew members to devote full attention to the science experiments in the
Spacelab module.

While Blue Team Mission Specialists Jan Davis and Mae Jemison worked in
the module, Jay Apt on the flight deck monitored all orbiter systems
and took photographs in support of the Earth observation program.

He reported good visibility of Mount Etna and Lake Djerid in Algeria.
Apt said he was not able to see any definition of Hurricane Iniki,
which passed across Hawaii Friday.

Apt also reported that the Shuttle Amateur Radio (SAREX) equipment
appears to be working well.  He checked the experiment after a pass
over Japan and said several transmissions were received in the computer
database.

The Red Team made up of Hoot Gibson, Curt Brown, Mark Lee and Mamoru
Mohri awoke just after 4 a.m. today to begin its second day on orbit.

The only problems aboard Endeavour were a lost thruster jet on the tail
of the orbiter and a sluggish cooling unit for one of the hydraulic
units.  Neither anomaly impacts the duration of the mission, which is
planned to end Saturday with a landing at the Kennedy Space Center.

A small leak in the Spacelab module water loop system was isolated to a
fitting behind one of the experiment racks.  A possible maintenance
procedure is being worked in Huntsville and in Houston to fix the
problem.

The water loop is used to cool experiments and is required for
operation of four experiment furnaces.  The remaining experiments are
not affected by the leak.

Endeavour is circling the Earth every 90 minutes in an orbit 166 by 162
nautical miles.  The attitude of the orbiter, called gravity gradient,
minimizes the number of jet firings so as not to disturb the
experiments ongoing in the Spacelab module.
From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
Newsgroups: sci.space.news
Subject: Shuttle Status for 09/15/92 (Forwarded)
Date: 15 Sep 92 17:11:55 GMT
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Apparently-To: sci-space-news@ames.arc.nasa.gov


             KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT - TUESDAY, SEPT. 15, 1992  10 AM

                   STS-47/SPACELAB J - ENDEAVOUR (105) - ON-ORBIT

               At Hangar AF,  blasts of high power water are stripping  the
          exterior  cork and thermal protective foam away from the boosters
          aft skirts.  Both boosters will be disassembled and shipped  back
          to the respective vendors for refurbishment.
               Mobile launcher platform No. 2 will be moved from the pad to
          the refurbishment site tomorrow.
               Endeavour  is scheduled to land on Saturday at Kennedy Space
          Center's Shuttle Landing Facility at 6:59 a.m. EDT.

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

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          - Cleaning of the payload bay.
          - Close outs of the vehicle.
          - Tests of the hydraulic system.
          - Preparations to replace the water accumulator for the  crystals
          by vapor transport experiment located in the middeck.

          WORK SCHEDULED:
          - Transfer Columbia to the Vehicle Assembly Building targeted for
          no  earlier  than 0001 Saturday.   Columbia will be bolted to the
          external tank and boosters.

                     STS-53/DoD - DISCOVERY (OV 103) - OPF BAY 3

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          - Preparations to remove the left orbital maneuvering system  pod
          for  repairs  of  an  oxidizer  isolation valve.  The pod will be
          transferred to the Hypergolic Maintenance Facility where  repairs
          will be made.
          - Leak and functional tests of the ammonia system.
          - Servicing of freon coolant loop No. 1.
          - Servicing of the potable water.
          - Replacement of a regulator for a water spray boiler.

                 MODIFICATION PERIOD - ATLANTIS (OV 104) - OPF BAY 2

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          - Installing the forward reaction control simulator.
          - Preparations to deservice the freon cooling system.
          - Removal of various components.

          WORK SCHEDULED:
          -  Ship  Atlantis  to  the  Rockwell  International  facility  in
          Palmdale, Calif. in mid October for modifications.



             STS-52 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS/EXTERNAL TANK - VAB HIGH BAY 1

          WORK SCHEDULED:
          - Bolting the orbiter Columbia to  the  boosters  and  tank  this
          weekend.


                STS-53 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS/ MLP-1 - VAB HIGH BAY 3

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          -  Connecting  the  right aft center booster segment to the right
          booster.
          - Transfer the right forward center segment to the VAB.
Newsgroups: sci.space.news
From: oler@rho.uleth.ca (Cary Oler)
Subject: AURORA WARNING:  Middle Latitude Auroral Activity Warning
Apparently-To: sci-space-news@ames.arc.nasa.gov
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: University of Lethbridge
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 03:37:47 GMT

                /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

                   MIDDLE LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY WARNING

                        ISSUED: 02:30 UT, 09 SEPTEMBER

                /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\


    HIGH RISK PERIOD: 09 - 10 September (UT days)
MODERATE RISK PERIOD: 09 - 11 September

POTENTIAL MAGNITUDE OF MIDDLE LATITUDE AURORAL ACTIVITY:  MODERATE

POTENTIAL EQUATORWARD POSITION OF AURORAL OVAL:  >47 North Latitude

POTENTIAL LUNAR INTERFERENCE:  MODERATE - HIGH

OVERALL OPPORTUNITY FOR OBSERVATIONS FROM MIDDLE LATITUDES:  FAIR

AURORAL ACTIVITY _MAY_ BE OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY NORTH OF A LINE FROM...

        WASHINGTON STATE TO NORTHERN WYOMING TO NORTHERN NEBRASKA TO IOWA TO
        NORTHERN ILLINOIS TO INDIANA TO OHIO TO PENNSYLVANIA TO NEW JERSEY
        AND/OR PARTS OF DELAWARE.


SYNOPSIS...

     An interplanetary disturbance launched by recent major solar flare
     activity arrived at 01:39 UTC on 09 September.  This disturbance could
     produce periods of moderate to high levels of auroral activity over the
     northerly middle and high latitude regions.  Activity could become
     strong enough to be observed over favorable dark sky sites throughout
     much of the northern tier of the U.S. states.  There is a slight chance
     the disturbance could become strong enough to be observed from lower
     latitudes, although this remains to be seen.

     Levels of auroral activity are presently fairly dormant, but are
     expected to become more strongly enhanced over the next three to eight
     hours when the main phase of the disturbance begins (after 04:00 UT on
     09 September).

     The 80 percent illuminated moon will drown out some of the visible
     activity and will remain a factor throughout the night hours.  As a
     result, conditions will not be ideal for observing activity.

     This warning will remain active until 19:00 UT on 11 September when it
     will either be updated or allowed to expire.


**  End of Warning  **
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From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Galileo Update - 09/08/92
Followup-To: sci.space
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4   
Keywords:  Galileo, JPL
Reply-To: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 01:35:35 GMT

Forwarded from:
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
PASADENA, CALIF. 91109.  TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011


                     GALILEO MISSION STATUS
                        September 8, 1992

     The Galileo spacecraft is almost 107 million kilometers
(66.5 million miles) from Earth.  It is just three months until
the second Earth gravity assist, when the spacecraft will gain
enough energy to fly to Jupiter, arriving just three years later.
It is now almost 230 million kilometers (143 million miles) from
the Sun, and its speed in orbit is 24.4 kilometers per second or
54,640 miles per hour.

     Galileo is operating normally, transmitting coded telemetry
at 40 bits per second.  Today and tomorrow, the flight team are
conducting a diagnostic test of the antenna-deployment mechanism,
in preparation for activities planned for January to try to free
the stuck ribs of the high-gain antenna.

     This week's test will involve two pulses, separated by a
day-long warming period.  A similar operation was carried out in
July, when the spacecraft was farther from the Sun, and therefore
somewhat cooler.  Today, the antenna motor region is estimated to
be about -13 degrees Celsius (8.6 Fahrenheit); tomorrow, after
the warming, it is expected to be about +8 Celsius (46 F).  The
engineers are studying temperature effects on the operation; in
January, conditions will be nearly the warmest, believed most
favorable for releasing the ribs.

                              #####
     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | Anything is impossible if
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | you don't attempt it.
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     | 

Newsgroups: sci.space.news
From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
Subject: Shuttle Status for 09/09/92 (Forwarded)
Apparently-To: sci-space-news@ames.arc.nasa.gov
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 18:12:50 GMT

          KSC SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS - WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9, 1992 -- 10:00 A.M.

           --------------------------------------------------------------
                STS-47/SPACELAB J --  ENDEAVOUR (OV 105) -- PAD 39-B

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          *  Launch countdown picked-up this morning at 3:00 a.m. at the
             T-43 hour mark.
          *  Aft confidence test
          *  Spacelab-J late stowage operations
          *  Pad surface and flame trench washdown

          WORK COMPLETED:
          *  STS-47 crew arrived at KSC at 8:30 this morning
          *  Orbiter aft closeouts
          *  Purges of the external tank

          WORK SCHEDULED:
          *  Close pad at midnight tonight for ordnance Pyrotechnic
             Initiator Controller tests. This operation will be followed by
             loading the onboard storage tanks with cryogenic fuels.
          *  Countdown clock will enter an 8-hour planned built-in hold at
             the T-27 hour mark at 7:00 p.m. today.
          *  Forecasters are predicting only a 20 percent chance of weather
             violations for the duration of the 2 1/2 hour window which
             opens at 10:23 a.m. Sept. 12.

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

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          *  Orbiter forward and aft compartment closeouts
          *  Window # 8 installation
          *  External tank mate with solid rocket boosters
          *  Main engine heat shield installation

          WORK COMPLETED:
          *  Hydraulic checks of the landing gear
          *  Orbital Maneuvering System electrical redundancy checks

          WORK SCHEDULED:
          *  Rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building scheduled for mid-
             next week

                   STS-53/DOD  -  DISCOVERY (0V 103) -- OPF Bay 3

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          *  Deservicing freon coolant loop #1
          *  Payload interface verification tests
          *  KU band testing

          WORK COMPLETED:
          *  Drag chute electrical connections
          *  Main propulsion system leak checks

          WORK SCHEDULED:
          *  Auxiliary Power Unit leak and functional checks


               MODIFICATIONS PERIOD --  ATLANTIS (OV 104) -- OPF BAY 2

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          *  Deservice payload bay active cooling system
          *  Fuel cell inspections
          *  Auxiliary Power Unit flush

          WORK COMPLETED:
          *  Remove Power Reactant and Storage Distribution system tanks
             sets numbers 3 and 4
          *  Removal of the orbiter's three main engines
          *  Removal of robot arm from payload bay
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