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Note: This is an archive of 1999 Space Shuttle news.
Look for coverage of the STS-103 Shuttle mission at our STS-103 Mission Journal page.
Look for coverage of the STS-99 Shuttle mission at our STS-99 Mission Journal page.
Look for coverage of the STS-106 Atlantis mission at our STS-106 Mission Journal page.
Look for coverage of the STS-92 Discovery mission at our STS-92 Mission Journal page.
For the latest on Shuttle missions, please visit the News Page.
28 November - This Week In Space History - A big five
anniversaries:
(28 Nov 1989); and 4 more on the same day (2 December):
(1988),
(1990),
(1992) and
(1993).
23 November - NASA needs to repair damaged Shuttle wiring - set to launch 9 December.
21 November - personnel to in preparation for launch on 6 December (date
tentative).
This Week In Space History - (Besides my
birthday, that is...) Three
anniversaries:
(22 Nov 1989);
(24 Nov 1991) and
(26 Nov 1985).
14 November - This Week In Space History - Three
anniversaries, a Skylab mission, plus an Apollo anniversary!
Shuttle mission
(15 Nov 1990);
(19 Nov 1996) and
(exactly one year later, on 19 Nov 1997).
7 November - is calling for a special review team to examine Shuttle operations, in
light of the recent troubles with Atlantis and Discovery.
This Week In Space History - Four
anniversaries plus a
mission!
Shuttle
(8 Nov
1984); (11 Nov 1982);
(12 Nov 1981); and
(12 Nov
1995). STS-74's crew included , the first Canadian to visit Mir. STS-2 was the first
time in history that a spacecraft had been
with a new crew, and the first flight of the CanadArm remote
manipulator.
8 October - Next mission won't until .
7 October - Latest finally set - () is heading up for the third repair mission on . This will mark the first time since the August 28th Mir abandonment that any humans will be in space!
2 October - Latest Shuttle news from !
26 September -
This Week In Space History - Two
anniversaries:
The 11th
anniversary () of
(Shuttle )
,
the . Mission Fact sheet ;
info ;
Image collections
and .
This was the first Shuttle
after the 31 months earlier - you know they were keeping a on this one! The mission featured a
of a .
The 5th
anniversary () of
(Shuttle )
,
the . Mission Fact sheet ; Crew info
;
Image collection .
This mission landed at and featured the among its many payloads.
25 September - is at 's Palmdale, California facility for its regularly scheduled .
19 September -
This Week In Space History - (25 Sep 97) of
(Shuttle )
,
the . Mission Fact sheet ; Crew info
;
KSC image collection .
This was
the seventh
with the Mir station and
a
US-Russian .
15 September - The as Hurricane
skirts Florida. Millions fled the hurricane-force winds, which even
caused Disney World to close down for a full day for the first time
in its 28-year history. The gigantic lost some , but the overall . KSC's web server is still down at this writing.
removed from next May's
mission - allegedly for "" - what's that all
about??? More info on in the STS-47 story below.
12 September - Wow!
This Week In Space History features four
anniversaries plus a
mission! See Space News
for Gemini story.
Today marks three
anniversaries: of
(Shuttle )
,
the . Mission Fact sheet ; Crew info
;
Image collection .
This mission was scheduled to land at KSC but landed at due to bad
at .
of
(Shuttle )
,
the . Mission Fact sheet ; Crew info
;
Image collection .
This mission featured a joint U.S.-
SpaceLab mission. became the in
on this flight, which also included the and the ( met during their astronaut training!).
of
(Shuttle )
,
the . Mission Fact sheet ; Crew info
;
Image collection .
This mission deployed and completed with the first at .
This Thursday marks the of
(Shuttle )
,
the (16 Sep 96). Mission Fact sheet ; Crew info
;
Image collection .
This mission flew to the
Mir to "drop off" one and "pick up" another - Dr. , who became the
holder for by a and, at
, is the .
5 September -
This Week In Space History - Two
anniversaries this week. of
(Shuttle )
,
the (7 Sep 99). Mission Fact sheet
- Crew info .
This mission marked the first time were deployed on the same flight.
of
(Shuttle )
,
the (9 Sep 94). Mission Fact sheet
-
Crew info . One
of the many experiments flown on this mission was the for observing the .
4 September - Space as surface! also face delays.
30 August -
This Week In Space History - Today brings two
anniversaries. of
(Shuttle )
,
the - Mission Fact sheet
- Crew info .
became the on this mission - this was also the
first time a Shuttle was launched and landed at .
of
(Shuttle )
,
the . Mission Fact sheet
-
Crew info .
This was . (Does anybody know how they
numbered these things?!?! Nowadays, it seems to be roughly sequential (by
mission assignment is not by launch date), but back in the 80s, the numbers and
letters were all over the place!)
Send us email if you know!
UPDATE: The answer to the Shuttle mission numbering question can be found
.
25 August - Upcoming
launches due to .
may go up in late October for .
22 August - NASA - accepts delivery of .
This Week In Space History - (27 Aug 1985) of
(Shuttle )
,
the . Mission Fact sheet .
Crew info .
13 August -
Next () to at least 7 October, to investigate the wiring fault that
caused the short-circuit that made so many problems for the
.
9 August - This week in space history: This Thursday marks the 22nd anniversary of the (yes, it's named after the !). On 12 August 1977, the , designated , was carried aloft on the back of a and to glide to a landing at Edwards AFB. This mission was part of the Orbiter Approach and Landing Test () Program, and counted among its . Shuttle was built as a test vehicle and never intended for space flight. It is currently in at the National Air and Space Museum's (the "" of the ) - currently under construction as a second museum site, scheduled to be completed in 2001 and fully open to the public by Dec. 17, 2003, to the of the .
8 August marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of (Shuttle ), a mission for the .
6 August - This week in Space History - Anniversaries of the 2 Aug 91 launch of (Shuttle ) and the 7 Aug 97 launch of (Shuttle ).
1 August - The Shuttle returned to the in Houston this past Wednesday morning. While speaking at the welcome-home ceremony, Commander Collins urged for the . The fuel leak that caused the to fall seven miles short of its intended orbit is believed to have been caused by a that was used to the rocket engine earlier. Read about Eileen's "Right Stuff" .
30 July - What is the of the Space Shuttle ?
- Columbia back home - engine leak .
28 July 1999: STS-93 (Shuttle ) makes a "beautiful" night
landing at KSC! Associated Press story .
- Columbia heading for home after deploying the largest Shuttle
payload ever, the
X-Ray Observatory.
- STS-93 will be landing tonight at 11:20 PM EDT. NASA status report .
- STS-93 story from CNN.
Why did STS-93 have problems during liftoff? suspects a fuel leak.
See the current Shuttle mission's pitch, yaw,
speed, etc.
- info on the historic STS-93 mission launching on the Apollo anniversary - the first Shuttle commanded by a woman! [NEWS FLASH - Launch delayed twice, finally lifting off on 23 July 1999] - Story from .
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