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Second shuttle join nasa's sts fleet: challenger launches first new tracking satellite
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 1983 |
| Description | NASA made a major stride in readying a second delivery vehicle for its Space Transportation System (STS) fleet with the perfect landing of Shuttle Orbiter Challenger at Edwards Air Force Base, California, April 9, 1983. Besides being the first flight test of Challenger's performance, the mission marked the orbiting of the first spacecraft in NASA's new Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS). The new family of orbiting space communications platforms is essential to serve future Shuttle missions. Although the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) second stage engine firing failed to place TDRS in its final 35,888 kilometer (22,300 mile) geosynchronous orbit, its release from the orbiter cargo bay went as planned. Launch officials were confident they can achieve its planned orbit in a matter of weeks. |
| File Size | 1408408 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19830015062 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3gx94r9j |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1983-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astronautics (general) Head-up Displays Space Communication Weight Reduction Inertial Upper Stage Space Shuttle Payloads Tdr Satellites Space Platforms Extravehicular Activity Challenger Orbiter Geosynchronous Orbits Space Shuttle Mission 31-b Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
