Sts-59: Mission Highlights

Synopsis

Space shuttle mission STS-59, and it experiment SRL-1, the first flight of the Space Radar Laboratory. To study the earth’s surface with this instrument package, ‘Endeavour’ was required to make more than 400 separate position manoeuvres to achieve the zero Doppler steering necessary for th ground track and orbiter alignments essential to secure radar aperture synthesis of mapping the surface and geology of the earth. Other important tasks included tests of a new form of video-microscope capable of studying biological processes such as cell growth and movement, under zero-gravity conditions. Pollution studies included mapping the global and local distributions of carbon dioxide important in the study of ecology and the ecosphere.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 59 min.

Year of production

1994

Availability

Sale; 1995 sale: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Subjects

Space science

Keywords

microbiology; remote sensing by satellite; space technology

Production Company

Name

NASA

Web

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Notes

use for National Aeronautics & Space Administration

Distributor

Name

British Interplanetary Society

Email

mail@bis-spaceflight.com

Web

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Phone

020 7735 3160

Address

27-29 South Lambeth Road
London
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