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Spaceport News John F.

Kennedy Space Center America'

s gateway to the universe. Leading the world in preparing and launching missions to Earth and beyond. February 14,

1997 Vol. 36, No.

3 Hubble servicing calls for dazzling array of crew aids and tools The STS-82 astronauts are carrying with them a tool kit of more than

150 items to help them service the Hubble Space Telescope for the second time. Mission Specialists Mark Lee and Steve Smith will be per- forming Extravehicular Activi- ties (EVAs) one and three and Greg Harbaugh and Joe Tanner will service the telescope during EVAs two and four. When the Lee-Smith team is performing a spacewalk, Tanner will serve as the Intravehicular (IV) crew member, overseeing activities from inside the orbiter. Smith will perform the same function during Harbaugh-Tan- ner EVAs. The astronauts spent two years training for their complex mission. The tools and aids are classified as Space Support Equipment (SSE). They range from a simple bag for carrying some of the smaller tools to so- phisticated computer-controlled power tools, and are categorized into two subgroups: Crew Aids and Tools. Crew Aids are fixed-in-place or portable equipment items, other than hand tools, used to assist crew members in accom- plishing mission tasks. Crew aids include handrails, handholds, transfer equipment, protective covers, tethering de- vices, grapple fixtures, foot re- straint sockets, and stowage and parking fixtures. Tools are hand-operated de- vices that allow spacewalking astronauts to more efficiently perform intricate, labor-inten- sive tasks. Tools can be used to perform such tasks as accessing Mission Update Mission Update STS-84 Atlantis (19th flight) 84th Shuttle flight Target launch date: May

15 Pad: 39A Mission: 6th Shuttle-Mir Docking;

Spacehab- Double Module Duration:

9 days Crew: Precourt, Collins, Foale, Noriega, Lu, Clervoy (ESA), Kondakova(Russia). Linenger (STS-81) and Foale change places on Mir. STS-83 Columbia (22nd flight) 83rd Shuttle flight Target launch date: April 3, 2:01 p.m. Pad: 39A Mission: Microgravity Sci- ence Laboratory-1 (MSL-01) Duration:16 days Crew: Halsell;

Still;

Voss;

Thomas;

Gernhardt;

Linteris;

Crouch GOES-K Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-K Target launch date: April

24 ELV: Atlas I Pad: 36B Mission: Next generation weather satellite providing improved weather imagery and atmospheric sounding information. MSL-1 transfer into payload canister Jan.

31 in the Operations and Checkout Building. KSC contractors recognized for safety programs and initiatives NASA KSC Safety hosted an awards ceremony in Headquar- ters Jan. 23. Acting Deputy Di- rector Jim Jennings recognized KSC contractors for excellent safety statistics, safety initia- tives and significant safety pro- gram improvements in Fiscal Year 1996. The KSC Safety Awards include: ? The Accident Prevention Certificate, presented to con- tractors who had no lost time accidents for the fiscal year;

? The Safety Initiatives Award, recognizing contractors who have developed, planned and successfully implemented safety initiatives;

and ? The Center Director'

s Award, recognizing contractors who have completed the criteria for the Safety Initiatives Award and verified that they have achieved their established goals resulting in measurable safety program improvements. Accident Prevention Certifi- cate recipients were: Digital Equipment Corp.;

I-Net Inc.;

Lockheed Martin Manned Space Systems;

NYMA Inc.;

Railroad Track Construction Corp.;