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STS-75 press kit

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This is NASA's press kit for Space Shuttle mission STS-75, dated February 1996 and later edited by Richard W. Orloff. It covers Columbia's planned 13-day flight carrying the Italian Tethered Satellite System reflight (TSS-1R) and the third United States Microgravity Payload. The kit sets out launch and landing plans, abort modes, the timeline, payload weights, crew duties, the tether's science objectives and investigators, and crew biographies. It does not mention any unidentified objects.

  • p. 5 …NASA astronaut Franklin Chang-Diaz, serving as Payload Commander and Mission Specialist-4, will be making…
  • p. 7 …Nicollier, Chang-Diaz White Team: Allen, Hoffman (joins Blue team after TSS) EVA Crew (if needed…
  • p. 13 …Diaz, Nicollier TSS Science Chang-Diaz Guidoni, Hoffman Nicollier USMP-3 Systems Cheli Chang-Diaz Middeck…
  • p. 30 …Chang-Diaz (front right) is payload commander. In the rear are (left to right) European Space…
  • p. 37 …Chang-Diaz (Ph.D.) NASA Astronaut BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born April 5, 1950, in San Jose…
  • p. 38 …Chang- Diaz became an astronaut in August 1981. While undergoing astronaut training he was also involved…
Edited by Richard W. Orloff, 01/2001/Page 8
Developmental Test Objectives/Detailed Supplementary Objectives
DTO 301D: Ascent Structural Capability Evaluation
DTO 307D: Entry Structural Capability
DTO 312: External Tank Thermal Protection System Performance
DTO 667: Portable In-Flight Landing Operations Trainer
DTO 805: Crosswind Landing Performance
DSO 331: Interaction of Shuttle Launch Entry Suits on Egress Locomotion
DSO 487: Immunological Assessment of Crewmembers
DSO 491: Characterization of Microbial Transfer Among Crewmembers
DSO 492: In-Flight Evaluation of a Portable Clinical Blood Analyzer
DSO 493: Monitoring Latent Virus Reactivation and Shedding in Astronauts
DSO 802: Educational Activities
DSO 901: Documentary Television
DSO 902: Documentary Motion Picture Photography
DSO 903: Documentary Still Photography

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