Concept information
Preferred term
ATLAS
Definition
- Atlantis will carry the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science-1 (ATLAS-1), 12 instruments from the United States, France, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Japan, that will conduct 13 experiments to study the chemistry of the atmosphere, solar radiation, space plasma physics and ultraviolet astronomy. ATLAS-1 is planned to be the first of several ATLAS flights designed to cover an entire 11-year solar cycle, the regular period of energetic activity by the sun. Co- manifested with ATLAS-1 is the Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Instrument (SSBUV), which provides highly calibrated measurements of ozone to fine-tune measurements made by other NASA and NOAA satellites. Commanding Atlantis will be Charles Bolden, making his third space flight. Brian Duffy will serve as pilot, making his first shuttle flight. Mission Specialists include Kathy Sullivan, making her third flight; Dave Leestma, making his third space flight; and Mike Foale, making his first space flight. Payload specialists will be Byron Lichtenberg, making his second flight, and Dirk Frimout, Belgian Scientist, making his first flight. ATLAS operations will continue 24 hours a day, with the crew split into two teams each on a 12-hour shift. The Red Team will consist of Leestma, Foale and Lichtenberg. The Blue Team will be Duffy, Sullivan and Frimout. Bolden, as Commander, will set his own hours. Secondary experiments aboard Atlantis will include Space Tissue Loss, a study of the effects of weightlessness on body tissues; the Visual Function Tester, a study of the effects of weightlessness on human vision; the Radiation Monitoring Equipment, an often-flown device that measures radiation aboard the Shuttle; Investigations into Polymer Membrane Processing, a study of developing polymer membranes used as filters in many industries and in space and the Cloud Logic to Optimize Use of Defense Systems, an investigation to quantify the variation in apparent cloud cover as a function of the angle at which clouds of various types are viewed. Also flying on STS-45 will be NASA's Get Away Special payload, a program which provides individuals and organizations the opportunity to send scientific research and development experiments on board a Space Shuttle. In addition, the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment will provide amateur radio operators worldwide, plus students at several selected schools, the opportunity to converse with crew members aboard Atlantis. For more information, link to "http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/atlas1.html" (en)
Broader concept
- A - C (en)
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/8e8f77e0-ef24-4ae4-a96d-bcc29572212f
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