HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Mars Observer Update - 09/29/92
Followup-To: sci.space
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4   
Keywords:  Mars Observer, JPL
Reply-To: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 13:45:13 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

                  MARS OBSERVER MISSION STATUS
                       September 29, 1992
                  7 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time

     The Mars Observer spacecraft partially deployed its two
science booms today, setting the stage for the start of science
operations on Oct. 1, 1992.

     The first boom carrying the gamma ray spectrometer was
successfully deployed at 4:20 p.m. PDT.  The command to partially
extend the 6-meter (20-foot) boom to 1.6 meters (5 feet) took
three minutes and 36 seconds.

     The second deployment to partially extend the magnetometer
boom occurred at 6:45 p.m. PDT.  Deployment lasted 10 minutes and
the 6-meter (20-foot) boom was extended to 4.3 meters (14 feet).
Both booms will remain partially deployed during the 11-month
cruise to Mars.  Once the spacecraft has entered orbit around
Mars in late August 1993, the booms will be fully extended.

     Sunday ground controllers commanded the spacecraft to play
back data from the launch phase that would have allowed them to
evaluate the performance of the Transfer Orbit Stage (TOS)
booster.  Upon playback, it appeared that there was no data
recorded from the TOS.  Evidently there seemed to be a problem
which prevented the TOS radio system from sending TOS data to the
spacecraft tape recorder.  The mission operations team is
planning to play back that portion of tape-recorded data again on
Oct. 7 to be sure there is no TOS data on the tape recorder.

     All other minor problems have been resolved and spacecraft
systems are operating normally.

     On the second day after a successful launch from Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station, the Mars Observer spacecraft is
about 1.3 million kilometers (820,000 miles) from Earth,
traveling at a speed of about 12,600 kilometers per hour (7,900
miles per hour) with respect to Earth.  The spacecraft is
traveling at a heliocentric velocity of about 118,000 kilometers
per hour (74,300 miles per hour).

                             #####
     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | Quiet people aren't the
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | only ones who don't say
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     | much.

Newsgroups: sci.space.news
From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Magellan Update - 09/29/92
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: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 00:24:09 GMT

Forwarded from the Magellan Project

                      MAGELLAN STATUS REPORT
                        September 30, 1992

1.  Magellan continues to operate normally, performing a
    starcal (star calibration) and desat (desaturation of
    the reaction wheels) on every orbit, and transmitting a
    carrier signal which is precisely tracked by the DSN
    (Deep Space Network) stations to provide gravity data to
    scientists.

2.  The transmitter is presently peaking at 55 degrees C,
    which seems to be the right temperature for maintaining
    the x-band communications.

3.  Today at noon, Julie Webster from MMC (Martin Marietta)
    presented a talk on "Operating the Magellan Telecommunications
    Subsystem" in von Karman auditorium.  This was part of the
    SSORCE series to share the lessons learned from JPL flight
    projects.

4.  The Magellan Lunchtime Seminar featuring Dr. Tommy
    Thompson, speaking on "Radar Studies of the Moon," has
    been rescheduled to this Friday, Oct. 2.
     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | Quiet people aren't the
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | only ones who don't say
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     | much.

Newsgroups: sci.space.news
From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
Subject: STS-52 primary payloads installed in payload bay of Columbia [Release 135-92/KSC] (Forwarded)
Apparently-To: sci-space-news@ames.arc.nasa.gov
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 20:21:35 GMT

          George Diller                                      Sept. 29, 1992
          Kennedy Space Center
          407/867-2468

          Jessie Katz
          Goddard Space Flight Center
          301/286-5566

          Jerry Berg
          Marshall Space Flight Center
          205/544-0034

          KSC Release No. 135-92


          STS-52 PRIMARY PAYLOADS INSTALLED IN PAYLOAD BAY OF COLUMBIA

               The LAGEOS II (Laser Geodynamic Satellite) spacecraft was
          installed into Columbia's payload bay today in preparation for
          the upcoming STS-52 mission next month.

               LAGEOS II, built by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) is
          attached to an IRIS (Italian Research Interim Stage) booster, a
          low-cost spinning solid upper stage developed by the Italians for
          deploying moderate sized satellites from the Space Shuttle.

               USMP-1, the first in the U.S. Microgravity Payload series,
          was also installed into the payload bay today.  The ten-day STS-
          52 mission will provide the flight duration necessary to achieve
          the desired microgravity science objectives.

               The next major activity for each of these payloads is an
          Interface Verification Test (IVT) which verifies the electrical
          connections with Columbia and ensures that the payloads will
          respond correctly when sent commands from the flight deck.  The
          IVT for USMP is scheduled for Oct. 2, and the IVT for LAGEOS/IRIS
          is scheduled for Oct 13.

               Project Management of LAGEOS II is by the Goddard Space
          Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.  Mission Management of USMP-1 is
          by the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.  Program
          Management for both payloads is by the Office of Space Science
          and Applications at NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Newsgroups: sci.space.news
From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
Subject: NASA sets date for STS-52 Space Shuttle launch [NTE 92-88] (Forwarded)
Apparently-To: sci-space-news@ames.arc.nasa.gov
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 23:31:25 GMT

Ed Campion
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.                          October 6, 1992
(Phone:  202/453-8536)

Lisa Malone
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(Phone:  407/867-2468)


EDITORS NOTE:  N92-88

NASA SETS DATE FOR STS-52 SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH 


     NASA managers today announced Oct. 22 as the official launch date for 
the next Space Shuttle mission.  The STS-52 flight will see the Space 
Shuttle Columbia and her 6 person crew deploy a satellite developed by the 
United States and Italy to obtain precise measurements of the Earth's 
tectonic plates.  A series of U.S./Canadian experiments also will be 
conducted during the mission.

     The launch window on Oct. 22 opens at 11:16 a.m. EDT and extends for 
2 1/2 hours.  The mission duration for STS-52 is 9 days, 20 hours, 46 
minutes.  At the end of the mission, Columbia is scheduled to land at 
Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility in Fla.

     Mission Commander is James Wetherbee with Michael Baker serving as 
Pilot.  Mission specialists are Charles Lacy Veach, William Shepherd and 
Tamara Jernigan.  Steve MacLean is the payload specialist and the third 
Canadian citizen to fly aboard the Space Shuttle.
Newsgroups: sci.space.news
From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Magellan Update - 09/30/92
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: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 04:57:25 GMT

Forwarded from the Magellan Project

                     MAGELLAN STATUS REPORT
                       September 30, 1992

1.  Magellan continues to operate normally, performing a
    starcal (star calibration) and desat (desaturation of
    the reaction wheels) on every orbit.  All starcals during
    the past two days have been successful.

2.  The transmitter continues to peak at 55 degrees C, with a
    thermal cycle of 1.4 deg.

3.  Magellan is transmitting an X-band carrier signal which is
    precisely tracked by the DSN (Deep Space Network) stations
    to provide gravity data to scientists.

4.  The current elliptical orbit resolution diminishes
    significantly above 40 degrees of latitude.  Global
    gravity mapping at the 200 km resolution would require a
    circular orbit.
     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | Quiet people aren't the
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | only ones who don't say
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     | much.

Newsgroups: sci.space.news
From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
Subject: Goldin receives Small Disadvantaged Business Award [Release 92-162] (Forwarded)
Apparently-To: sci-space-news@ames.arc.nasa.gov
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 22:12:31 GMT

Bill Livingstone
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.                                                 
      October 1, 1992
(Phone:  202/453-1898)

RELEASE:  92-162

GOLDIN RECEIVES SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS AWARD

        NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin today was presented the 
Meritorious Award of the National Association of Small Disadvantaged Business.

        "He's now won this award twice for opening up his organizations to 
minority businesses -- once at TRW and now at his present role as Administrator
of NASA", said Senator John C. Danforth (R-Mo.) who presented the award on
behalf of the association.

        "I think it's a tremendous accomplishment to win this award once, to 
win it twice is absolutely fantasitic and it shows a real commitment by Dan
Goldin to something that is admirable, that is making business opportunities
available to all Americans," Danforth said.

        According to Henry T. Wilfong, Jr., President of the national 
association, Goldin is the first repeat recipient of the Meritorious Award.

        "We intend that this award be only for accomplishments that are of 
truly meritorious dimensions.  TRW Space & Technology Group accomplished such
deeds the time you served as Chief Executive Officer," Wilfong said.

        "While we consider your performance at TRW to have been worthy of 
recognition, we feel your performance to date at NASA indicates that your 
performance as Administrator will be of even more note and benefit to minority 
firms throughout America,"  Wilfong said.

        In accepting the award, Goldin said, "This recognition is not for me 
but , I believe, for NASA.  NASA is commited to bringing the cultural diversity
of America into the workforce.  I'm accepting this award on behalf of NASA."


NASA Minority Goals

        Among the steps that Goldin has taken to make NASA's small and 
disadvantaged business program the "best in the country", include:

        o  Establish a NASA Minority Business Resource Advisory Committee to 
help identify more businesses that should be part of the NASA family;

        o  Establish firm percentages for small and disadvantaged business 
subcontracting as part of our prime contracts;

        o  Make use of small and disadvantaged business subcontracting as an 
important evaluation factor in every source selection and;

        o  Reward prime contractors with special award fees when they exceed 
their subcontracting goals by certain percentages.
Newsgroups: sci.space.news
From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Magellan Update - 10/05/92
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: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 05:18:49 GMT

Forwarded from the Magellan Project.

                      MAGELLAN STATUS REPORT
                         October 5, 1992

1.  The Magellan spacecraft, now in its fourth 243-day cycle
    at Venus, continues to operate normally.  The principal
    activity is two-way X-band communication with earth which
    provides precise doppler measurements of the signal when
    Magellan is in the low part of its orbit (periapsis).
    This activity will continue until May 15, 1993.

2.  By studying the variations in the doppler shift,  gravity
    scientists can plot the variations in the density of Venus
    and map the variations in relation to surface topography.
    This provides another dimension to the radar, altimetry,
    and emissivity data which has been gathered to date.

3.  The transmitter continues to peak at 55.5 degrees C, with
    a thermal cycle of 1.4 deg.

4.  Here on earth, the principal Magellan activity has been to
    get the science products into the hands of the science
    community and investigators.  Ninety-five more mosaiced
    images were released October 1.  Fourteen new compact
    disks of mosaics were approved for distribution to the
    general science community during October, bringing to 66
    the total available.  The next ten CDs are scheduled for
    distribution in early 1993.

5.  Production has started on five new CD's containing the
    Altimetry-Radiometry data, bring this total to fifteen
    when released to the community in early 1993.

6.  To date, 347 of the 378 orbits corrupted by the
    deterioration of DMS-A (one of the spacecraft tape
    recorders) during Cycle 1 have been processed into usable
    Experiment Data Records (EDRs) through special processing
    on the Magellan High Rate computer.  About 200 of these
    EDRs have been further processed into Full-resolution
    Basic Image Data Records (F-BIDRs) by the SAR (Synthetic
    Aperture Radar) Data Processing Team.
     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | Einstein's brain is stored
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | in a mason jar in a lab
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     | in Wichita, Kansas.

Newsgroups: sci.space.news
From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
Subject: Shuttle Status for 09/30/92 (Forwarded)
Apparently-To: sci-space-news@ames.arc.nasa.gov
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 20:23:34 GMT

            KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT - WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30, 1992  10 AM


                 STS-52/LAGEOS - COLUMBIA (OV 102) - LAUNCH PAD 39-B

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          - Interface verification tests of the payloads.
          - Preparations to replace main engine No. 3.
          - Check out of the booster hydraulic system.
          - Calibrations of the inertial measurement units.
          - KSC Launch Readiness Review.
          - STS-52 crew scheduled to arrive at 11:30 a.m.

          WORK COMPLETED:
          - Disconnected the No. 3 main engine from the orbiter.
          - Installed the STS-52 payloads.

          WORK SCHEDULED:
          - Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test tomorrow and Friday.
          - Flight Readiness Review Oct. 6.
          - Launch targeted for third week of October.


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

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          - Electrically connecting the  left  orbital  maneuvering  system
          (OMS) pod.
          - Check out of the body flap.
          - Tests of the waste collection system.
          - Tests of the flight control system.
          - Purging the main propulsion helium system.

          WORK COMPLETED:
          - Installed the left orbital maneuvering system pod.


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

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          - Preparations to install the simulator OMS pods.
          - Auxiliary power unit leak and functional tests.

          WORK COMPLETED:
          - Removed the right OMS pod.
          - Offloaded the potable water.

          WORK SCHEDULED:
          -  Ferry  Atlantis  to  the  Rockwell  International  facility in
          Palmdale, Calif. on October 17 for extensive modifications.

                     STS-54/TDRS-F - ENDEAVOUR (105) - OPF BAY 1

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          - Cycles of the external tank doors.
          - Removing the main engine heat shields.
          - Post-flight inspections and tests.
          - Polishing the windows.
          - Preparations to offload residual hypergolic propellants.


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

          WORK IN PROGRESS:
          - Attaching the right forward segment to booster.

          WORK SCHEDULED:
          - Preparing the right forward assembly/nose cone for mate.
Newsgroups: sci.space.news
From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
Subject: Hubble, Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer media briefing, Oct. 8 [NTE 92-87] (Forwarded)
Apparently-To: sci-space-news@ames.arc.nasa.gov
Followup-To: sci.space
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 23:42:04 GMT

Paula Cleggett-Haleim
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.                      October 5, 1992
(Phone:  202/358-1547)


EDITORS NOTE:  92-87

HUBBLE, EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET EXPLORER MEDIA BRIEFING, OCT. 8

	A striking, Hubble photograph of "cosmic mirror images" and an image
of a powerful object 2 billion light-years outside our galaxy will be the
subject of a media briefing, Thursday, Oct. 8, 1992, at 1 p.m. EST.  The
briefing will be held in the NASA Headquarters auditorium, 400 Maryland Ave.,
S.W., Washington, D.C.

	The Hubble observations provide new information on distant galaxies
and on the distribution of mysterious dark matter, whose nature remains
unknown.

	The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer image is providing new information
in one of the last uncharted "windows" visible to instruments only above the
Earth's atmosphere.

	The briefing will feature Dr. Richard Ellis of the University of
Durham, in England, U.K.; Dr. Bruce Margon, University of Washington, Seattle;
Dr. Daniel Weedman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, and Dr.
Steve Maran, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.  Included
will be a videotape of Prof. Stuart Bowyer, University of California, Berkeley.

	This event will be carried live on NASA Select television, Satcom F-2R,
Transponder 13, located at 72 degrees West Longitude, frequency 3960.0
MHz, audio 6.8 MHz.  Questions will be taken from NASA centers.

	The new images and a videotape on gravitational lensing animation will
be available to media representatives through NASA's Broadcast and Imaging
Branch at 202/453-8375 on Thursday, Oct. 8, 1992.
Newsgroups: sci.space.news
From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Subject: TOPEX Update - 09/25/92
Followup-To: sci.space
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4   
Keywords:  TOPEX, JPL, CNES
Reply-To: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 08:08:36 GMT

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

                  TOPEX/POSEIDON STATUS REPORT
                       September 25, 1992

          The TOPEX/Poseidon satellite is now performing
nominally.

          The satellite recovered from Earth pointing safehold at
approximately 10 p.m. PDT Thursday.  Engineers at JPL and
Fairchild Space in Maryland traced the cause of the safehold to a
gyro scale factor in the software that was loaded before launch.
The conditions leading to the safehold were duplicated on the
test bed and the safehold fault was simulated.  The correction
for the gyro scale factor involved a system table entry which
means no flight software hard code changes were necessary.  The
total recovery process took approximately 29 hours.

          After the safehold recovery was completed the NASA
Altimeter was turned on and commanded to the track mode.

          The Global Positioning System Demonstration Receiver
continues to operate in track mode.

          The power system continues to perform as expected.

                             ######
     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | Quiet people aren't the
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | only ones who don't say
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     | much.

Newsgroups: sci.space.news
From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Mars Observer Update #2 - 10/06/92
Followup-To: sci.space
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4   
Keywords:  Mars Observer, JPL
Reply-To: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 07:55:35 GMT

Forwarded from the Mars Observer Project

                      MARS OBSERVER STATUS REPORT
                           October 6, 1992
                            4:00 PM PDT
                           Launch +11 Days

The Mars Observer spacecraft is on a nominal trajectory for cruise to
Mars.

A command verification was received for the second star/ephemeris load
sent up this morning.  That second uplink was deemed prudent due to the
temporary loss of telemetry containing the CV (Command Verification) from 
this morning's first attempt at uplink of the current star/ephemeris tables.  
The problem, since resolved, was caused by momentary loss of the Ground 
Interface Subsystem at JPL.

As of late this afternoon, the spacecraft status, as reported by the
Spacecraft Team, is that all subsystems are "Go".
     ___    _____     ___
    /_ /|  /____/ \  /_ /|     Ron Baalke         | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
    | | | |  __ \ /| | | |     Jet Propulsion Lab |
 ___| | | | |__) |/  | | |__   M/S 525-3684 Telos | Einstein's brain is stored
/___| | | |  ___/    | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | in a mason jar in a lab
|_____|/  |_|/       |_____|/                     | in Wichita, Kansas.

Newsgroups: sci.space.news