NASA MIXED FLEET MANIFEST 8/91 (UNEDITED)

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PAYLOAD FLIGHT ASSIGNMENTS NASA MIXED FLEET MANIFEST AUGUST 1991


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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

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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 



5.8

 
                                      **** PAYLOAD REQUESTS ****

       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 



5.8

 
                                      **** PAYLOAD REQUESTS ****

       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 



5.9

 
                                      **** PAYLOAD REQUESTS ****

       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 



5.10

 
                                      **** PAYLOAD REQUESTS ****

       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 



5.11

 
                                      **** PAYLOAD REQUESTS ****

       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 



5.12

SECTION 6


PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST


6


                                          **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST ****
  
  
   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 LIST ****
  
  
   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.

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                                          **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST ****
  
  
   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. 
  


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                                          **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST ****
  
  
   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


                                          **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST ****
  
  
   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


                                          **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST ****
  
  
   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


                                          **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST ****
  
  
   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


                                          **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST ****
  
  
   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


                                          **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST ****
  
  
   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


                                          **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST ****
  
  
   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


                                          **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST ****
  
  
   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


                                          **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST ****
  
  
   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


                                          **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST ****
  
  
   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


                                          **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST ****
  
  
   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


                                          **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST ****
  
  
   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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 
    

6.15

                                          **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST ****
  
  
   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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.

6.15


                                          **** PAYLOAD/ACRONYM LIST ****
  
  
   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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 
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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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 
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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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   PAYLOAD/ACRONYM                 NAME                                      DESCRIPTION
  
  
   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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