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Thursday, September 29, 1988 / University Daily Kansan
SHUTTLE
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Success would take a great psychological burden off the back of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Another failure could devastate the
space program.
Hauck's crew included Air Force Col. Richard Covey, 42; Marine L. Col. David C. Hillers, 42; John M. Collins and George D. "Pinky" Nelson, 38.
TIM WILLIAMS / Knight-Ridder Graphics Network
"It's really the beginning of the future for our space program," NASA deputy administrator Dale
IW MILLAMS *Knight Rider Graphic Network*
Myers said Wednesday after space
agency managers cleared Discovery
for flight.
There was more at stake than pride and adventure. The 32-month grounding of the shuttle fleet has set back its satellite's "satellite-delivery system"
Trip Diary
Space Shuttle program: 26th mission.
Spaceship: Discovery, on its seventh flight
Launch: 8:59 CDT.
Orbit: 65 circuits of the globe at an altitude of 184 miles.
Mission length: 4 days, 55 minutes
Landing: Monday at 9:55 a.m. CDT
At edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Crew: Navy Capt. Frederick H. Hauck, 47. commander Air Force Col. Richard O. Covey, 42. pilot, George D. Moore, 35. commander Marine LTI College, 36. Marine LTI College, 36.
Major goals: Deploy a $100 million Tracking and Data Deployment satellite, to monitor the weather shuttles and other spacecraft; check more than 405 modifications made to shuttle systems to Challenge and strengthen iScience and technology experiments.
Next flight: Atlantis Nov. 17 with a classified Defense Department payload.
Shuttle Itinerary
Launch set for 6.99 a.m. CDT Six hours, 12 minutes after launch the fifth orbit, astronauts release a small satellite from the cargo bay. Activate experiments to process materials and to study the effect of weightlessness on red blood cells and organic materials.
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Day 2
Day 3
Continue previous experiments and start others that examine the influence of weightiness on crystals and other substances, photograph light-emitting diodes, demonstrate the feasibility of using infrared communications links in space.
Continue experiments. Photograph the horizon "twilight glow" before sunrise and after sunset. Practice reentry procedures, including donning pressure suits and setting up a telescope. Watch as the astronauts would slide down the net they had to bail out during gliding flight on an aborted landing attempt.
Day 4
Astronauts have an in-flight news conference, answering questions submitted by reporters covering the mission. Deactivate experiments, stow equipment and check flight control systems in preparation for return to Earth.
Fire deorbit engines and start an hourlong descent, with landing at Edwards Air Force Base. Calif., set for a midnight departure in after flight for 4 days, 55 minutes.
Day 5
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Memories of disaster still vivid at KU
■ Editor's note: Because of a production error, a portion of the following story was not printed from yesterday's Kansan. The entire story is printed below.
By Debbie McMahon
Kansas staff writer
Kansan staff writer
Shock, disbelief and sadness were common emotions to many KU students and faculty as they watched the Challenger Space Shuttle explode on Jan. 28, 1986.
But many also expressed eagerness to move forward with the Space Shuttle program and excitement that Discovery will be launching today.
Paul Liechti, assistant director of biological survey, said that the Discovery launch would create as much interest as the first space flights.
"I think everyone will be watching to see what happens," he said.
Many can remember exactly where they were, what they were doing and what they did when they heard about the shuttle disaster.
Liz O'Leary, Overland Park sophomore,
said she cried.
"It was during school and I was at home sick that day. "O'Leary" . "It was the
scariest thing, I didn't know what had
happened, whether anyone was saved. No
know what.
Jew Crawford, Wichita senior, had come home from school for lunch.
"Someone said the shuttle blew up and I said they did," he said. "I didn't seem like the shuttle could blow up. At the same time it it didn't surprise me because of the way the government works."
And Henry Fullerwiden, professor of German language and literatures, said he felt
"I was watching it on the cable news work," Fulwell widered him. "I have a clear image of what happened, and I was led to believe that very few people saw it live but most people have a clear picture of it."
Donald McCoy, University distinguished professor of history, said the shock and strong emotions evoked by the explosion on December 19, people reacted to a presidential assassination.
"Many people can tell you what they were doing and where they were when Kennedy was assassinated," McCoy said. "I even can remember where I was when FDR died."
"Being able to see that on film intensifies the horror, like with the Kennedy assassination."
George Kellas, professor of psychology who does research in cognitive psychology, said that the uniqueness of the event may not be captured by the explosion and the circumstances surrounding it. He said that the networks repeated in the explosion imprinted the event in people's minds.
Kim Watson, Wichita freshman, said that a teacher from her high school had applied for the teacher in space program, just as Christa McAuliffe did.
"I thought it was really horrible because the teacher went up and it only lasted for theEXTESTTHING," he said. "I think it's really a waste of money that could be directed for more positive things like giving students a chance."
"Even though the lives were lost I think we need to have advancement. A lot of research is going on."
the tragedy. O'Leary said it was good the program is being continued, with extra training.
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