STS-44

STS-44
	Atlantis deploys a DSP satellite.
Mission type	Satellite deployment
Operator	NASA
COSPAR ID	1991-080A
SATCAT no.	21795
Mission duration	6 days, 22 hours, 50 minutes, 44 seconds
Distance travelled	4,651,112 kilometers (2,890,067 mi)
Orbits completed	110
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Space Shuttle Atlantis
Launch mass	117,766 kilograms (259,630 lb)
Landing mass	87,919 kilograms (193,828 lb)
Payload mass	20,240 kilograms (44,620 lb)
Crew
Crew size	6
Members	Frederick D. Gregory; Terence T. Henricks; James S. Voss; F. Story Musgrave; Mario Runco, Jr.; Thomas J. Hennen;
Start of mission
Launch date	24 November 1991, 23:44:00 UTC
Launch site	Kennedy LC-39A
End of mission
Landing date	1 December 1991, 22:34:12 UTC
Landing site	Edwards Runway 5
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	363 kilometers (226 mi)
Apogee altitude	371 kilometers (231 mi)
Inclination	28.5°
Period	91.9 minutes
	; Left to right - Seated: Hendricks, Gregory, Musgrave; Standing: Voss, Hennen, Runco Space Shuttle program

STS-44 was a Space Shuttle mission using Atlantis that launched on 24 November 1991. It was a U.S. Department of Defense space mission.

Crew


Position	Astronaut
Commander	Frederick D. Gregory Third and last spaceflight
Pilot	Terence T. Henricks First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1	James S. Voss First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2	F. Story Musgrave Fourth spaceflight
Mission Specialist 3	Mario Runco, Jr. First spaceflight
Payload Specialist 1	Thomas J. Hennen Only spaceflight

Backup crew


Position	Astronaut
Payload Specialist 1	Michael E. Belt First spaceflight

Crew seating arrangements

Seat[1]	Launch	Landing	Seats 1–4 are on the Flight Deck. Seats 5–7 are on the Middeck.
S1	Gregory	Gregory
S2	Henricks	Henricks
S3	Voss	Runco
S4	Musgrave	Musgrave
S5	Runco	Voss
S6	Hennen	Hennen

Mission highlights

The launch was on 24 November 1991 at 23:44:00 UTC. A launch set for 19 November was delayed due to replacement and testing of a malfunctioning redundant inertial measurement unit on the Inertial Upper Stage booster attached to the Defense Support Program satellite. The launch was reset for 24 November and was delayed by 13 minutes to allow an orbiting spacecraft to pass and to allow external tank liquid oxygen replenishment after minor repairs to a valve in the liquid oxygen replenishment system in the mobile launcher platform. Launch weight was 117,766 kilograms (259,630 lb).

The mission was dedicated to the Department of Defense. The unclassified payload included a Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite and attached Inertial Upper Stage (IUS), deployed on flight day one. Cargo bay and middeck payloads included the Interim Operational Contamination Monitor (IOCM), Terra Scout, Military Man in Space (M88-1), Air Force Maui Optical System (AMOS), Cosmic Radiation Effects and Activation Monitor (CREAM), Shuttle Activation Monitor (SAM), Radiation Monitoring Equipment III (RME III), Visual Function Tester-1 (VFT-1), Ultraviolet Plume Instrument (UVPI), Bioreactor Flow, Particle Trajectory experiment, and Extended Duration Orbiter Medical Project, a series of investigations in support of Extended Duration Orbiter.

The landing was on 1 December 1991 at 22:34:44 UTC, Runway 5, Edwards Air Force Base, California. The rollout distance was 11,191 feet (3,411 m), and the rollout time was 107 seconds. The landing weight was 193,825 pounds (87,918 kg). The landing was originally scheduled for Kennedy Space Center on 4 December, but the ten-day mission was shortened and the landing rescheduled following the 30 November on-orbit failure of one of three orbiter inertial measurement units. The lengthy rollout was due to minimal braking for test. Atlantis returned to Kennedy on 8 December. This was also the final shuttle landing on a dry lake bed runway.

Wake-up calls

NASA began its longstanding tradition of waking up astronauts with music during Apollo 15. Each track is specially chosen, often by the astronauts' families, and usually has a special meaning to an individual member of the crew, or is applicable to their daily activities.


Day	Song	Artist	Played/For
Day 2	Recorded message from Patrick Stewart		Mario Runco
Day 3	This is the Army, Mr Jones	Irving Berlin
Day 4	It's Time to Love (Put a little love in your heart)	James Brown
Day 5	Cheesburger in Paradise	Jimmy Buffett
Day 6	Twist and Shout from Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Day 7	University of Alabama and Auburn University fight songs		Jim Voss and Jan Davis
Day 8	In the Mood

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References

"STS-44". Spacefacts. Retrieved 26 February 2014.

External links

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[1] "STS-44". Spacefacts. Retrieved 26 February 2014.

Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104)
Completed flights	STS-51-J STS-61-B STS-27 STS-30 STS-34 STS-36 STS-38 STS-37 STS-43 STS-44 STS-45 STS-46 STS-66 STS-71 STS-74 STS-76 STS-79 STS-81 STS-84 STS-86 STS-101 STS-106 STS-98 STS-104 STS-110 STS-112 STS-115 STS-117 STS-122 STS-125 STS-129 STS-132 STS-135
Status	Retired
On display	Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Merritt Island, Florida