STS-36

STS -36 (English Space Transportation System) is the designation for a flight mission of the Space Shuttle Atlantis ( OV -104 ) NASA for the U.S. Department of Defense. The launch took place on 28 February 1990. It was the 34th Space Shuttle mission and the sixth flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis.

Team

  • John Creighton ( second space flight), Commander
  • John Casper ( first space flight), Pilot
  • Richard Mullane ( third space flight), Mission Specialist
  • David Hilmer ( third space flight), Mission Specialist
  • Pierre Thuot ( 1 space flight), Mission Specialist

Mission overview

This was the sixth flight of a space shuttle, which was conducted on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense. The space shuttle Atlantis brought a reconnaissance satellites of the U.S. Air Force in a low orbit, from where it should monitor most of the earth's surface. The spy satellite carrying the codename USA 53 (1990 - 019B ), further details were not disclosed.

Start

Originally the launch was scheduled on February 22, he was then postponed to February 25 due to the flu first two crew members due to the bad weather condition ends. The external tank was filled for this launch attempt. However, it was due to a malfunction of a computer security and adverse weather conditions to a further delay.

The launch took place ultimately on February 28. Actually, the space shuttle at midnight should leave the earth, the launch window was extended shortly to 4 clock EST.

Damage

After landing 62 cracks in the tiles were counted from the Räummannschaft, but had, according to the engineers only one tile to be replaced. Brakes and tires had held, but it drops the hydraulic fluid in the right Hauptlandungsradschacht and on two of the main transmission have been identified.

International Designator Orbital inclination STS-32 STS-31 John Oliver Creighton David C. Hilmers Pierre J. Thuot Hydraulics List of space shuttle missions List of human spaceflights STS-1 STS-2 STS-3 STS-4 STS-5 STS-6 STS-7 STS-8 STS-9 STS-41-B STS-41-C STS-41-D STS-41-G STS-51-A STS-51-C STS-51-D STS-51-B STS-51-G STS-51-F STS-51-I STS-51-J STS-61-B STS-61-C STS-26 STS-27 STS-29 STS-30 STS-28 STS-34 STS-33 STS-41 STS-38 STS-35 STS-37 STS-39 STS-40 STS-43 STS-48 STS-44 STS-42 STS-45 STS-49 STS-50 STS-46 STS-47 STS-52 STS-53 STS-54 STS-56 STS-57 STS-51 STS-58 STS-61 STS-60 STS-62 STS-59 STS-65 STS-64 STS-68 STS-66 STS-63 STS-67 STS-71 STS-70 STS-69 STS-73 STS-74 STS-72 STS-75 STS-76 STS-77 STS-78 STS-79 STS-80 STS-81 STS-82 STS-83 STS-84 STS-94 STS-85 STS-86 STS-87 STS-89 STS-90 STS-91 STS-95 STS-88 STS-96 STS-93 STS-103 STS-101 STS-106 STS-92 STS-97 STS-98 STS-102 STS-100 STS-104 STS-105 STS-108 STS-109 STS-110 STS-111 STS-112 STS-113 STS-107 STS-114 STS-121 STS-115 STS-116 STS-117 STS-118 STS-120 STS-122 STS-123 STS-124 STS-126 STS-119 STS-125 STS-127 STS-128 STS-129 STS-130 STS-131 STS-132 STS-133 STS-134 STS-135 STS-400
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