Bold They Rise: The Space Shuttle Early Years, 1972-1986 (Outward Odyssey: A People's History of S) (60 page)

Slayton, Deke,
21
,
54
,
65
,
69
,
87–88
,
116–17
,
133
,
222

Smith, Ernie,
37–38

Smith, Michael,
286
,
287
,
287
,
293
,
295

Solar Max satellite capture,
174
,
175–79
,
177

solar wing,
231
,
240

solid rocket booster (
SRB
),
3
,
7
,
9
,
30
,
31

space adaptation syndrome.
See
motion sickness

Spacelab science module,
196–202
,
198
,
207–10
,
209
,
212–13
,
215–21
,
230

“Space Olympics,” 164

Space Shuttle,
20–53
,
30
,
75–93
; abort system and,
29–30
; astronauts’ role in design of,
20–21
,
53
; computer technology and,
32–33
,
36–37
; configurations considered for,
28
,
29
; evolution of,
25
; Extravehicular Mobility Unit and,
50–51
; flying issues and,
20
,
35–40
; as integrated system,
30
,
31–33
,
37
,
42–43
; interior, description of,
3
; main engines and,
47–48
; planned tasks and impact on,
23–28
; redundant systems and,
33–34
,
40–43
; remote manipulator arm and,
47–48
,
75–77
; reusable vehicle concept for,
22–24
,
51–53
; Shuttle Motion Simulator and,
77–79
; Shuttle Training Aircraft and,
79–80
; thermal protection system and,
44–47
,
45
,
52
; as unpowered glider,
44
; wind tunnel tests of,
28–40
,
40

Space Shuttle “Columbia”
(Evans),
144

Space Station
Freedom
,
266

spacesuits,
152–55

SPARTAN
-1 satellite,
254–57

SPAS
-01 satellite,
255

Spring, Sherwood,
264
,
269–70

Static Test Article orbiter (
STA
-99),
80–81

Steimle, Hansulrich,
217
,
218

Stewart, Bob,
169
,
173
,
229

Stone, Randy,
243

STS
-1 (
Columbia
),
5
,
94–114
; crew duties after flight of,
113–14
; crew duties during flight of,
97–99
; launch of,
100–106
,
104
; on launchpad,
96
,
101
; mission of,
106–7
; preparation for,
91–93
; reentry and landing of,
109–13
,
111
; risks of,
94–97
; thermal protection system and,
107–8
,
117–18

STS
-2 (
Columbia
),
76
,
115–26
,
119
,
259–60

STS
-3 (
Columbia
),
126–32

STS
-4 (
Columbia
),
132–41
,
231–32

STS
-5 (
Columbia
),
142–49

STS
-6 (
Challenger
),
149–55
,
151
,
231

STS
-7 (
Challenger
),
156–65
,
162
,
231

STS
-8 (
Challenger
),
14
,
165–68
,
231

STS
-9 (
Columbia
),
196–207
,
198
,
215–16
,
230

STS
-10.
See
STS
-51
C
(
Challenger
)

STS
-13,
169–70
,
180–81

STS
-41
B
(
Challenger
),
169–73
,
171

STS
-41
C
(
Challenger
),
173–81
,
177

STS
-41
D
(
Discovery
),
230–46
,
235
,
244
,
253

STS
-41
G
(
Challenger
),
181–88

STS
-51
A
(
Discovery
),
188–95
,
195

STS
-51
B
(
Challenger
),
207–12
,
209
,
311–12

STS
-51
C
(
Challenger
),
222–28

STS
-51
D
(
Discovery
),
231
,
246–54

STS
-51
E
,
249

STS
-51
F
(
Challenger
),
212–15

STS
-51
G
(
Columbia
),
254–57
,
260

STS
-51
I
(
Discovery
),
258–64

STS
-51
J
(
Atlantis
),
229

STS
-51
L
(
Challenger
),
264
,
271
,
286–315
,
287
; debris recovery and analysis of,
299–305
; and families of astronauts on,
294–95
,
297
,
298–99
,
302
; launch of,
292–93
,
301
; national defense satellites and,
108
; past safety issues and,
311–12
; potential future problems and,
306–7
; pre-launch concerns for,
290–92
,
291
; press and,
294
,
299
,
302
; reactions to, in Launch Control Center,
286–90
,
293–94
; reactions to, of other astronauts,
295–98
,
299
,
310–11
,
313
,
314–15
; Rogers Commission and,
300
,
305–6
; scrubbing of future missions and,
308
,
311–15