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Summary Report of Mission Acceleration Measurements for MSL-1: STS-83, Launched April 14, 1997; STS-94, Launched July 1, 1997The microgravity environment of the Space Shuttle Columbia was measured during the STS-83 and STS-94 flights of the Microgravity Science Laboratory (MSL-1) mission using four different accelerometer systems: the Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment (OARE), the Space Acceleration Measurement System (SAMS), the Microgravity Measurement Assembly (MMA), and the Quasi-Steady Acceleration Measurement (QSAM) system. All four accelerometer systems provided investigators with acceleration measurements downlinked in near-real-time. Data from each system was recorded for post-mission analysis. The OARE measured the Shuttle's acceleration with high resolution in the quasi-steady frequency regime below about 0.1 Hz. The SAMS provided investigators with higher frequency acceleration measurements up to 25 Hz. The QSAM and MMA systems provided investigators with quasi-steady and higher frequency (up to 100 Hz) acceleration measurements, respectively. The microgravity environment related to various Orbiter maneuvers, crew activities, and experiment operations as measured by the OARE and MMA is presented and interpreted in section 8 of this report.
Document ID
19980200865
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Moskowitz, Milton E. (Tal-Cut Co. North Olmstead, OH United States)
Hrovat, Kenneth (Tal-Cut Co. North Olmstead, OH United States)
Tschen, Peter (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
McPherson, Kevin (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Nati, Maurizio (European Space Agency. European Space Research and Technology Center,== ESTEC Noordwijk, Netherlands)
Reckart, Timothy A. (Tal-Cut Co. North Olmstead, OH United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1998
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Report/Patent Number
E-11134
NASA/TM-1998-206979
NAS 1.15:206979
NONP-NASA-CD-1998220372
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 963-60-0D
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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