The shuttle pallet satellite was a satellite bus designed to be deployed and then retrieved for return to Earth on NASA's Space Shuttle. It carried a... 2 KB (275 words) - 19:40, 20 December 2023 |
The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated by NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration). Its... 122 KB (4,402 words) - 06:39, 8 March 2024 |
STS-39 (category Space Shuttle missions) ionization velocity (CIV), Chemical Release Observation (CRO) and Shuttle pallet satellite-II (SPAS-II) experiments; and Space Test Payload-1 (STP-1). Classified... 11 KB (887 words) - 07:51, 30 January 2024 |
Sally Ride (category Space Shuttle program astronauts) mission. The mission deployed two communications satellites and the first Shuttle pallet satellite (SPAS-1). Ride operated the robotic arm to deploy... 87 KB (8,541 words) - 17:30, 7 April 2024 |
STS-80 (category Space Shuttle missions) Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer-Shuttle Pallet Satellite II (ORFEUS-SPAS II) was deployed on flight day one. It was captured... 25 KB (1,883 words) - 04:06, 27 November 2023 |
Spacelab (category Space Shuttle program) Space Agency) Tethered Satellite System (TSS-1). The Pallet carried TSS-1 in the Shuttle's cargo bay. Another Spacelab Pallet is on display at the U.S... 33 KB (2,949 words) - 22:01, 11 March 2024 |
STS-66 (category Space Shuttle missions) Spectrometer Telescope for Atmosphere, or CRISTA. Mounted on the Shuttle Pallet Satellite, the payload is designed to explore the variability of the atmosphere... 10 KB (907 words) - 19:05, 7 March 2024 |
Shuttle Discovery, the Johnson Space Center in Texas, and the ACTS satellite (launched in September 1993 on STS-51) and the shuttle pallet satellite (SPAS)... 272 KB (39,636 words) - 13:07, 11 April 2024 |
STS-85 (category Space Shuttle missions) Davis also operated the robot arm for CRISTA-SPAS retrieval. The Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) on which the scientific instruments were mounted is a self-contained... 10 KB (824 words) - 17:04, 12 April 2024 |
STS-7 (category Space Shuttle missions) mission; both were Hughes-built HS-376-series satellites. The mission also carried the first Shuttle pallet satellite (SPAS-1), which was built by the West German... 12 KB (951 words) - 15:03, 10 February 2024 |
Robert Crippen (category Space Shuttle program astronauts) Palapa-B1 satellite from Indonesia. They also used the Canadian Remote Manipulator System (Canadarm) to deploy and retrieve the Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01)... 28 KB (2,892 words) - 01:10, 20 March 2024 |
(missile) MILAN Roland (missile) Helios (spacecraft) Symphonie EURECA Shuttle pallet satellite Spacelab Saenger (spacecraft) MBTA Commuter Rail BTC-3 and CTC-3... 18 KB (1,897 words) - 06:47, 31 March 2024 |
Story Musgrave (category Space Shuttle program astronauts) electronics industry. The ORFEUS instruments, mounted on the reusable Shuttle Pallet Satellite, studied the origin and makeup of stars. During deorbit and landing... 26 KB (2,577 words) - 02:00, 22 March 2024 |
STS-51 (redirect from Advanced Communications Technology Satellite) Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer (ORFEUS) telescope mounted on the Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) payload carrier. ORFEUS was designed to provide information... 18 KB (1,906 words) - 23:37, 1 April 2024 |
Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) was a Space Shuttle orbiter manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by NASA. Named after the first American... 55 KB (4,902 words) - 13:45, 9 April 2024 |
FAP Alfredo Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport (ICAO: SPAS), in Peru Shuttle pallet satellite (SPaS) Franchi SPAS-12, a make of shotgun Franchi SPAS-15, a make... 999 bytes (162 words) - 21:03, 8 September 2023 |
Norman Thagard (category Space Shuttle program astronauts) exercise with the Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01); conducted the first formation flying of the Orbiter with a free-flying satellite (SPAS-01); carried... 12 KB (1,432 words) - 02:29, 20 March 2024 |
STS-3xx (redirect from Contingency Shuttle Crew Support) Space Shuttle missions designated STS-3xx (officially called Launch On Need (LON) missions) were rescue missions which would have been mounted to rescue... 33 KB (3,241 words) - 22:21, 2 April 2024 |
Daniel W. Bursch (category Space Shuttle program astronauts) aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery deployed the U.S. Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS), and the Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) with NASA... 10 KB (1,196 words) - 05:07, 21 March 2024 |
Spectrometer-Shuttle Pallet Satellite II (ORFEUS-SPAS II) and Wake Shield Facility-3 deployment, operation as free-floating satellites and recapture... 31 KB (2,030 words) - 03:58, 5 September 2023 |
Carl E. Walz (category Space Shuttle program astronauts) deployed the U.S. Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS), and the Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) with NASA and German scientific experiments... 10 KB (1,064 words) - 05:08, 21 March 2024 |
Robert L. Gibson (category Space Shuttle program astronauts) II and Bob Stewart performing two EVAs (spacewalks). The German Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS), Remote Manipulator System (RMS), six "Getaway Specials"... 22 KB (2,340 words) - 02:35, 20 March 2024 |
Space Shuttle Atlantis (Orbiter Vehicle designation: OV‑104) is a retired Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle which belongs to NASA, the spaceflight and space... 57 KB (3,935 words) - 15:53, 15 April 2024 |
Frank L. Culbertson Jr. (category Space Shuttle program astronauts) deployed the U.S. Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS/TOS), and the Shuttle Pallet Satellite (ORFEUS/SPAS) carrying U.S. and German scientific... 16 KB (1,637 words) - 04:30, 21 March 2024 |
Space Shuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105) is a retired orbiter from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the fifth and final operational... 56 KB (4,270 words) - 19:00, 17 April 2024 |
John M. Fabian (category Space Shuttle program astronauts) exercise with the Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01); conducted the first formation flying of the Orbiter with a free-flying satellite (SPAS-01); carried... 13 KB (1,453 words) - 02:28, 20 March 2024 |
6555th Aerospace Test Group (redirect from List of Space Shuttle military missions) hardware elements (e.g., the Shuttle Pallet Satellite II and a collection of three Chemical Release Observation sub-satellites) and a non-deployable Critical... 102 KB (14,670 words) - 04:14, 17 November 2023 |