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STS-93 Flight Day 1 Highlights and Crew ActivitiesOn this first day of the STS-93 Columbia mission, the flight crew, Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot Jeff Ashby and Mission Specialists Cady Coleman, Steve Hawley and Michael Tognini deployed the Chandra X-Ray Observatory into space. This was done after a full night of work and preparation. Chandra will study the invisible, and often violent mysteries of x-ray astronomy. Commander Collins maneuvered Columbia to a safe distance away from the telescope as an internal timer counted down to the first of a two-phase ignition of the Inertial Upper Stage. After switching to internal battery power until its solar rays are deployed, the telescope reaches an oval orbit one-third the distance to the Moon to conduct its astronomical observations. Since Chandra is safely on its way and the major objective of their mission is successfully completed, the astronauts end their long day and begin an eight hour sleep period.
Document ID
19990056553
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Video
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
July 23, 1999
Subject Category
Space Transportation
Report/Patent Number
BRF-1419-A
NONP-NASA-VT-1999088229
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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