STS-70
The mission was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 13, 1995, only six days after the landing of sister ship Atlantis, marking the fastest turnaround between flights in the history of the program.Engine number 2036 featured the new high-pressure liquid oxygen turbopump, a two-duct powerhead, baffleless main injector, single-coil heat exchanger and start sequence modifications.The primary mission was the launch and deployment of the 7th Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-G) by means of the two-stage Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) solid rocket.Secondary objectives of the mission were to fulfill the requirements of the Physiological and Anatomical Rodent Experiment / National Institutes of Health-Rodents (PARE/NIH-R); Bioreactor Demonstration System (BDS), Commercial Protein Crystal Growth (CPCG); Space Tissue Loss/National Institutes of Health-Cells (STL/NIH-C); Biological Research in Canisters (BRIC); Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment-II (SAREX-II), Visual Function Tester-4 (VFT-4); Hand-Held, Earth Oriented, Real-Time, Cooperative, User-Friendly, Location-Targeting and Environmental System (HERCULES); Microcapsules in Space-B (MIS-B); Windows Experiment (WINDEX); Radiation Monitoring Equipment-III (RME-III); and the Military Applications of Ship Tracks (MAST).The BDS was composed of a device developed at the Johnson Space Center that used a rotating cylinder to suspend cells and tissues in a growth medium, simulating some aspects of microgravity.Flight Director Rich Jackson directed the five STS-70 astronauts to remain aloft for another day after poor visibility prevented Discovery's homecoming on the two consecutive landing opportunities.
TDRS-GSpace Transportation SystemCOSPAR IDSATCAT no.Space ShuttleDiscoveryTerence T. HenricksKevin R. KregelNancy J. CurrieDonald A. ThomasMary Ellen WeberKennedyLC-39BSLF Runway 33GeocentricLow EarthPerigee altitudeApogee altitudeInclinationPeriodSpace Shuttle programSTS-71STS-69Tracking and Data Relay Satellitemission control centerJohnson Space CenterKennedy Space CenterPositionNancy J. Currie-Greggflicker woodpeckersInertial Upper Stagesolid rocketDonald ThomasTom HenricksWhite SandsTDRS-1TDRS-BChallengerSTS-51-LTDRS-3STS-26TDRS-4STS-29TDRS-5STS-43TDRS-6STS-54TDRS networkCompton Gamma Ray ObservatoryExternal Fuel tankSpace Shuttle DiscoveryNikon E2List of human spaceflightsList of Space Shuttle missionsOutline of space scienceNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationWayback MachineSTS-41-DSTS-51-ASTS-51-CSTS-51-DSTS-51-GSTS-51-ISTS-33STS-31STS-41STS-39STS-48STS-42STS-53STS-56STS-51STS-60STS-64STS-63STS-82STS-85STS-91STS-95STS-96STS-103STS-92STS-102STS-105STS-114STS-121STS-116STS-120STS-124STS-119STS-128STS-131STS-133Steven F. Udvar-Hazy CenterWashington, D.C.Destiny in SpaceU.S. Space Shuttle missions(crews)Approach and Landing TestsSTS-41-BSTS-41-CSTS-41-GSTS-51-BSTS-51-FSTS-51-JSTS-61-ASTS-61-BSTS-61-CSTS-27STS-30STS-28STS-34STS-32STS-36STS-38STS-35STS-37STS-40STS-44STS-45STS-49STS-50STS-46STS-47STS-52STS-55