Experiments/Investigators
Flight Payload/Experiment Principal Investigator (PI)
2 STS-2 Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (OSTA-1) - Shuttle Imaging Radar (SIR-A)
Charles Elachi, Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer (SMIRR)
Alexander F. H. Goetz, JPL - Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellite (MAPS)
Henry Reichle, Jr., NASA Langley RC - Features Identification and Location Experiment (FILE)
Roger T. Schappel, Martin Marietta (Denver) - Ocean Color Experiment (OCE)
Hongsuk H. Kim, NASA Goddard SFC Induced Environment Contamination Monitor (IECM)
Edgar R. Miller, NASA Marshall SFC Also flown on STS-3, 4, 9, and 51F
Night/Day Optical Survey of Lightning (NOSL) Also flown on STS-4 & 6 Dr. Bernard Vonnegut, S.U.N.Y. (Albany)
Heflex Bioengineering Test (HBT) Also flown on STS-3 Allan H. Brown, Univ. of Pennsylvania
3 STS-3 Office of Space Science (OSS-1) Various
- Contamination Monitor Package (CMP) Jack Triolo, NASA Goddard SFC
- Microabrasion Foil Experiment (MFE) J.A.M. McDonnell, Univ. of Kent, England
- Plant Lignification Experiment (PLE) Joe Cowles, Univ. of Houston
- Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) Stanley Shawhan, Univ. of Iowa
- Shuttle-Spacelab Induced Atmosphere Experiment (SSIA) Jerry L. Weinberg, Univ. of Florida
- Solar Flare X-ray Polarimeter Experiment (SFXP) Robert Novick, Columbia University
- Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor (SUSIM) Guenter E. Brueckner, Naval Research Lab.
- Thermal Canister Experiment (TCE) Stanford Ollendorf, NASA Goddard SFC
- Vehicle Charging and Potential Experiment (VCAP) Peter M. Banks, Stanford University
Electrophoresis Equipment Verification Test (EEVT) Robert Snyder, NASA Goddard SFC
Monodisperse Latex Reactor (MLR) Also flown on STS-4, 6, 7 & 41B John W. Vanderhoff, Lehigh University
Getaway Special Flight Verification Payload James S. Barrowman, NASA Goddard SFC
4 STS-4 DOD 82-1 Department of Defense
- Cryogenic Infrared Radiance Instrument for Shuttle (CIRRIS) Dave Burt, Utah State Univ., AFGL
- Horizon Ultraviolet Program (HUP, AFGL-801A) Robert Huffman, Air Force Geophysical Lab.
- Autonomous Navigation and Altitude Ref. System (ANARS) Sponsor - USAF Space Division
- Shuttle Effects on Plasma in Space (SEPS) - 3 instruments: Sponsor - Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
1) Ion Neutral Mass Spectrometer - Rocco Narcissi, AFGL 2) Pulsed Plasma Probe - E.P. Szuszewicz, NRL 3) Temperature Controlled Surface - E.P. Szuszewicz, NRL
Sheath and Wake Charging (SWC) - 2 instruments: Sponsor - Air Force Geophysical Laboratory
1) Electron Spectrometer - W. McMahon, AFGL 2) Electron Sensor/Electric Field Probe - M. Smiddy, AFGL
Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System (CFES) D. Clifford, McDonnell Douglas {Also flown on STS-6, 7, 8, 41D, 51D & 61B}
7 STS-7 SPAS-01 Shuttle Pallet Satellite
Also flown on STS-41B with the new MAUS-1 & 2: DG- 200 & 315 Slipcasting & Gas Bubbles in Glass Melts - Dr. Hermann Klien, DFVLR
- Experimental Earth Yaw Sensor Package (YESP) I.A. Menardi, ESTEC/ESA
- Bonn Neutral Mass Spectrometer (BNMS) Dr. Ulf von Zahn and E. Wolf, Univ. of Bonn
- Solar Cell Calibration Experiment (SCCE) Dr. E.G. Suppa, ESTEC/ESA
- Heat Pipes Experiment (HP) H. Koch, Dornier Systems
- Modular Optoelectric Multispectral Scanner (MOMS) Dr. J. Bodechtel, ZGF Munich
- Friction Pressure Loss Experiment (FPL) Dr. E. Muschelknautz, Tech. H.S., Stuttgart
MAUS-1 Canister, DG-206 Dr. P. Pant (Krupp)
MAUS-2 Canister, DG-306 Dr. A. Scharmann and Dr. D. Scwabe, Univ. of Giessen
OSTA-2 - MAUS-A Canister, DG-205 I Dr. Guenther H. Otto, DFVLR
- MAUS-B Canister, DG-205 II Dr. Guenther H. Otto, DFVLR
- MAUS-C Canister, DG-315 Dr. Hermann Klien, DFVLR Materials Experiment Assembly (MEA)
- MEA-1, Containerless Processing of Glass - Forming Melts Dr. Delbert Day, Univ. of Missouri - Rolla
- MEA-2, Liquid Phase Miscibility Gap Materials S.H. Gelles, S.H. Gelles Associates
- MEA-3, Vapour growth of Alloy-type Semiconductor Crystals Dr. Herbert Weidemeir, Rensselaer P. I.
9 STS-9 Spacelab-1 (Long Module and Pallet) (see Mission Report)
10 STS-11/41-B Acoustic Containerless Experiment System (ACES) Sponsor - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Isoelectric Focusing Experiment (IEF) Also flown on STS-26R Prof. Milan Bier, Univ. of Arizona (Tucson)
11 STS-13/41-C Long Duration Exposure Facility (see Mission Report)
12 STS-14/41-D Office of Applications and Space Technology (OAST-1)
- Solar Array Experiment (SAE) L.E. Young, NASA Marshall SFC
- Dynamic Augmentation Experiment (DAE) L.E. Young, NASA Marshall SFC
- Solar Cell Calibration Facility (SCCF) R.G. Downing, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
13 STS-17/41-G Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) Sponsor - NASA Langley RC
- Stratospheric and Aerosol Gas Experiment (SAGE II) Dr. M. 'Pat' McCormick
- Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) Dr. Bruce Barkstrom
OSTA-3 - Shuttle Imaging Radar (SIR-B) Charles Elachi, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellite (MAPS) Henry Reichle, Jr., NASA Langley RC
- Features Identification and Location Experiment (FILE) Roger T. Schappel, Martin Marietta (Denver)
- Large Format Camera (LFC) Bernard H. Mollberg, Johnson Space Center
- Orbital Refuelling System (ORS) Harold E. Benson, Johnson Space Center
14 STS-19/51-A Diffusive Mixing of Organic Solids (DMOS) Sponsor - 3M Company
15 STS-20/51-C Aggregation of Red Cells (ARC) Also flown on STS-26R Dr. Leopold Dintenfass, Kanematsu Institute Dept. of Med. Research, Sydney, Australia
Storable Fluid Management Demonstration (SFMD) Sponsor - DOD, NASA and Martin Marietta
16 STS-23/51-D American Flight Echocardiograph (AFE) Also flown on STS-32R Dr. Michael Bungo, Johnson Space Center
Phase Partitioning Experiment (PPE) Also flown on STS-51L & 26R Dr. Donald E. Brooks, Oregon Health and Sciences Universty
Protein Crystal Growth (PCG I) Also on STS-51F, 61B, 61C, 48, 66 Dr. Charles Bugg, Univ. of Alabama
17 STS-24/51-B Spacelab-3 (Long Module and MPESS) (see Mission Report)
18 STS-25/51-G Proportional X-ray Counters (Spartan-101) Dr. Gilbert Fritz, Naval Research Laboratory
Automated Directional Solidification Furnace (ADSF) Also on STS-26R Dr. David Larson, Grumman Aerospace
French Echocardiograph Experiment (FEE) L. Poucelot, Univ. of Tours, France
French Postural Experiment (FPE) A. Berthoz, CNRS, Paris
19 STS-26/51-F Spacelab-2 (Three Pallets and Igloo) (see Mission Report)
Simultaneous Sounding Rocket Observation with Spacelab-2 Davis/AS&E - Black Brant V (Desig. 21.094 CS) launched Aug.3, 85 for solar measurements. Destroyed by RSO at White Sands
20 STS-27/51-I Physical Vapour Transport of Organic Solids (PVTOS) Dr. Mark Debe, 3M Corporation
21 STS-28/51-J Biostack Middeck Experiment (BIOS) S.L. Bonting, Univ. of Nijmegan, The Neth.
22 STS-30/61-A Spacelab-D1 (Long Module) (see Mission Report)
23 STS-31/61-B EASE/ACCESS - Experimental Assembly of Structures in Extravehicular Activity Dr. David Akin, M.I.T.
Assembly Concept for Construction of Erectable Space Structures Walter L. Heard, Jr., NASA Langley
Diffusive Mixing of Organic Solutions (DMOS-2) Dr. Marc D. Radcliffe, 3M Corporation
24 STS-32/61-C Materials Science Laboratory (MSL-2)
- Electromagnetic Levitator (EML) Dr. Merton C. Fleming, M.I.T.
- Automated Directional Solidification Furnace (ADSF) Dr. David L. Larson, Grumman Aerospace
- Three Axis Acoustic Levitator (3AAL) Dr. Taylor Wang, JPL and Dr. R.S. Subramanian, Clarkson University
Initial Blood Storage Experiment (IBSE) Charles M. Surgenor, Center for Blood Research, Boston, Massachusetts
Comet Halley Active Monitoring Program (CHAMP) Also on 51L S. Allan Stern (LASP), Univ. of Colorado and Dr. Stephen Mende, Lockheed Palo Alto
25 STS-33/51-L Ultraviolet Spectrometers (Spartan-203/Halley) Dr. Charles Barth (LASP), Univ. of Colorado
26 STS-26R Infrared Communications Flight Experiment (IRCFE) Joseph Prather, JSC Eng. Directorate
Protein Crystal Growth (PCG II) Dr. Charles Bugg, Univ. of Alabama
Mesoscale Lightning Experiment (MLE-1) Also on STS-30R, 34 & 32R Dr. Bernard Vonegut, SUNY, Albany, NY
Earth Limb Radiance Experiment (ELRAD) William Surette, Barnes Engineering
Orbiter Experiments Autonomous Supporting Instrumentation (OASIS) Sponsor - Air Force Space Division Also flown on STS-51C, 51J, 27R & 29R
28 STS-29R Space Station Heat Pipe Advanced Radiator Element (SHARE) Sponsor - Johnson Space Center and OAST Also flown on STS-43 (as SHARE-II)
Chromosome and Plant Cell Division in Space (CHROMEX) Dr. Abraham D. Krikorian, SUNY, NY Also flown on STS-41, STS-54, STS-51, STS-68, STS-63 & Dr. Mary Musgrave & Dr. Norman Lewis
Air Force Maui Optical Site Calibration Test (AMOS) Sponsor - AFGL & AVCO Everett Res. Lab. Also flown on STS-30R, 34, 32R, 31R, 41, 35, 37, 43, 48, 49, 46, 56, 57, 51, 61, 62, 65, 64, 63 Also on DOD flights 51J, 27R, 28R, 33R, 38, 44, 53
Protein Crystal Growth (PCG III-1) Dr. Charles Bugg, Univ. of Alabama Also on STS-32R (III-2), STS-31R (III-3), STS-37 (II), STS-43 (III-2-II), STS-42 & STS-50
29 STS-30R Floating Zone Crystal Growth and Purification (FEA-2) Sponsor - Indium Corporation of America & utilizing the Fluids Experiments Apparatus (FEA) M. David Lind, Rockwell Science Center
Magellan Planetary Spacecraft Sponsor - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Radar Investigation Group Gordon H. Pettengill, M.I.T.
- Gravity Investigation Group Michel Lefebvre, CNES, France and William L. Sjogren, Jet Propulsion Lab.
31 STS-34 Galileo Planetary Spacecraft Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Orbiter - Solid State Imaging Camera M. Belton, Nat. Optical Astro. Observatories
- Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS) R. Carlson, JPL
- Ultraviolet Spectrometer (UVS) C. Hord, Univ. of Colorado
- Photopolarimeter Radiometer (PPR) J. Hanson, Goddard Inst. for Space Studies
- Magnetometer M. Kivelson, Univ. of California (UCLA)
- Energetic Particles D. Williams, Johns Hopkins App. Phys. Lab.
- Plasma L. Frank, Univ. of Iowa
- Plasma Wave D. Gurnett, Univ. of Iowa
- Dust E. Grun, Max Planck Institute
- Radio Science- Celestial Mechanics J. Anderson, JPL
- Radio Science- Propagation H.T. Howard, Stanford University
Probe - Atmospheric Structure A, Seiff, NASA Ames SFC
- Neutral Mass Spectrometer H. Neimann, NASA Goddard SFC
- Helium Abundance U. von Zahn, Bonn University, Germany
- Nephalometer (clouds) B. Ragent, NASA Ames SFC
- Net Flux Radiometer L. Sromovsky, Univ. of Wisconsin
- Lightning/Energetic Particles L. Lanzerotti, Bell Laboratories
Growth Hormone Concentration and Distribution (GHCD) Dr. Robert Bandurski, Michigan State Univ.
Polymer Morphology (PM) Dr. Debra L. Wilfong, 3M Company
Sensor Technology Experiment (STEX) Sponsor - SDIO
Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Instrument (SSBUV) Ernst Hilsenrath, Goddard SFC Also flown on STS-41, STS-43, STS-45, STS-56, STS-62, STS-66 & STS-72
33 STS-32R Interim Operational Contamination Monitor (IOCM) Dr. Carl Maag, Air Force Space Division - Also flown on STS-51C, 28R & 44
Characterization of Neurospora Circadian Rhythm (CNCR) Dr. James Ferraro, Southern Illinois Univ.
Microgravity Disturbances Experiment (FEA-3) Dr. Don Thomas, Rockwell Science Center
Latitude Longitude Location Experiment (L3) Also flown on STS-28R Andy Saulietis, JSC for DOD
35 STS-31R Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
- Wide Field/Planetary Camera (WF/PC) Dr. James Westphal, California Inst. of Tech.
- Faint Object Spectrograph (FOS) Dr. Richard Harms, Univ. of Calif., La Jolla
- Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph (GHRS) Dr. John C. Brandt, Goddard SFC
- High Speed Photometer (HSP) Dr. Robert Bless, University of Wisconsin
- Astrometry (using Fine Guidance System) Dr. William H. Jeffreys, University of Texas
- Faint Object Camera (FOC) Dr. F.D. Macchetto, ESA
Investigations into Polymer Membrane Processing (IPMP) Dr. Vince McGinness, Battelle Center for the Commercial Development of Space Also flown on STS-41, 43, 48, 42, 45, 50, 57, 51
Ascent Particle Monitor (APM) Sponsor - Air Force Space Division Also flown on STS-28R, 37, 39
36 STS-41 Ulysses Solar Spacecraft Sponsor - ESA
- Magnetic Fields Dr. Andre Balogh, Imperial College, UK
- Solar-wind Plasma Dr. Samuel J. Bame, Los Alamos Nat. Lab.
- Solar-wind Ion Composition Spectrometer (SWICS) Dr. George Gloecker, Univ. of Maryland and Dr. Johannes Giess, Univ. of Bern, Switz.
- Heliospheric Instrument for Spectra, Composition and Anisotrophy at Low Energies Dr. Louis J. Lanzerotti, Bell Laboratories
- Energetic Particle Composition and Neutral Gas Dr. Erhardt Keppler, Max Planck, Germany
- Cosmic and Solar Particle Investigation Dr. John A. Simpson, Univ. of Chicago
- Solar X-rays and Cosmic Gamma Rays Dr. Kevin Hurley, Univ. of Calif, Berkeley and Dr. Michael Sommer, Max Planck Institute
- Unified Radio and Plasma-wave Experiment Dr. Robert G. Stove, NASA Goddard SFC
- Cosmic Dust Dr. Eberhard Gruen, Max Planck Institute
- Coronal Sounding Dr. Hans Volland, Univ. of Bonn, Germany
- Gravitational Waves Dr. Bruno Bertotti, Univ. of Pavia, Italy
Interdisciplinary Studies using Data from the 11 Instruments: - Directional Discontinuities Dr. Joseph Lemaire, Inst. d'Aeronomie Spatiale de Belgique (Belgium)
- Mass Loss and Ion Composition Dr. Giancarlo Noci, Institute di Astronomia, Italy
Solid Surface Combustion Experiment (SSCE) Dr. Robert A. Altenkirch, Mississippi State U. Also flown on STS-40, STS-50, STS-43, STS-47, STS-54, STS-64, STS-63
Physiological Systems Experiment (PSE) also on STS-52, 57 & 62 Dr. Michael Cronin, Genentech, Inc.
Voice Command System (VCS) George Salazar, Johnson Space Center
38 STS-35 ASTRO-1
- Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UIT) Dr. Theodore P. Stecker, Goddard SFC
- Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope (HUT) Dr. Arthur F. Davidsen, Johns Hopkins Univ.
- Wisconsin Ultraviolet Photo-Polarimeter Exper. (WUPPE) Dr. Arthur D. Code, Univ. of Wisconsin
- Broad Band X-Ray Telescope (BBXRT) Dr. Peter J. Serlemitos, Goddard SFC
39 STS-37 Extravehicular Activity Development Flight Experiment (EDFE) Sponsor - Space Station Freedom Off., JSC
Bioserve ITA Materials Dispersion Apparatus (BIMDA) Dr. Mervin Luttges, Bioserve Space Tech. Also flown on STS-43 (BIMDA-2)
Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) Compton Observatory - Burst And Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) Dr. Gerald Fishman, Marshall SFC
- Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment (OSSE) Dr. James Kurfess, Naval Research Lab.
- Imaging Compton Telescope (COMPTEL) Dr. Volker Schoenfelder, Max Planck Inst.
- Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment (EGRET) Dr. Carl Fichtel, Goddard SFC
40 STS-39 AFP-675 (see Mission Report & STS-4)
Infrared Background Signature Survey/SPAS-II (IBSS/SPAS-II) Sponsor - Strategic Defense Initiative Org.
- Arizona Imagery/Spectrometer (AIS) Sponsor - University of Arizona, N.M.
Critical Ionization Velocity Experiment (CIV) Also flew on STS-45 Geophysics Lab., Space Physics Div. Chemical Release Observation Experiment (CRO) Air Force Space Technical Center, L.A. AFB
Space Test Program-1 (STP-1) Sponsor - USAF
- Ultraviolet Limb Imaging Experiment (UVLIM) Dr. Robert Conway, NRL
- Advanced Liquid Feed Experiment (ALFE) Lt. Bruce Pham, Phillips Lab., Astron. Dir.
- Spacecraft Kinetic Infrared Test (SKIRT) Mark Ahmadjian, Phillips Lab, Geophys. Dir.
- Data Systems Experiment (DSE) Dan Dalton, Goddard SFC.
- Ascent Particle Monitor (APM) see also STS-31R listing Capt. Kelly Linden, USAF/SSD
Multipurpose Experiment Canister (MPEC) carrying DOD Sat. Sponsor - Space Systems Division
41 STS-40 Spacelab Life Sciences-1 (Long Module) (see Mission Report)
42 STS-43 Optical Communications Through the Shuttle Window (OCTW) Sponsor - Johnson Space Center, Houston
Tank Pressure Control Experiment (TPCE) Also on STS-52 & 77 M .D. Bentz (Boeing) for NASA Lewis RC.
Space Acceleration Meas. Sys. (SAMS) on STS-50, 47, 52, 57, 63, 78 Charles Baugher, NASA Marshall SFC (Exp) & Richard DeLombard, Lewis RC (Spacelabs)
43 STS-48 Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS)
- Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer (CLAES) A. E. Roche, Lockheed, Palo Alto Res. Lab.
- Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder (ISAMS) F. W. Taylor, Oxford University
- Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) J. W. Waters, NASA JPL
- Halogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE) J. M. Russel, NASA Langley RC.
- High Resolution Doppler Imager (HRDI) P. B. Hays, University of Michigan
- Wind Imaging Interferometer (WINDII) G. G. Shepherd, York Univ., Toronto, CSA
- Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor (SUSIM) G. E. Brueckner, NRL.
- Solar Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment (SOLSTICE) G. J. Rottman, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder
- Particle Environment Monitor (PEM) J. D. Winningham, Southwest Res. Inst., TX
- Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor (ACRIM-II) Sponsor - NASA JPL
Middeck O-Gravity Dynamics Experiment (MODE-1) Prof. Edward F. Crawley, MIT Also flown on STS-40 (as MODE-0) & STS-62 (as MODE-RFL)
Physiological and Anatomical Rodent Experiment (PARE) Dr. Marc Tischler, College of Med., U of Ariz. Also flown on STS-54, STS-56, STS-70 (as NIH-R2), STS-72 (as NIH-R3)
Cosmic Radiation Effects & Activation Monitor (CREAM) Sponsor - SDIO Also flown on STS-44, STS-53, STS-56, STS-68, STS-63, STS-84
44 STS-44 Terra Scout Capt. John Huth, US Army Intelligence Cntr.
M88-1 (Military Man in Space Obser. - see Mission Rep.) Also STS-28R Sponsor - USAF Space Command & USAI.
Visual Function Tester (VFT-1) also on STS-51J, 33, 36, 38 Sponsor - USAF Space Systems Division Also flown on STS-27R, 28R, 36, 45 & 53 (as VFT-2, different model) Dr. Lee Task & Dr. Mel O'Neal, W-P AFB Also on STS-59 (as VFT-4-1) & STS-70 (as VFT-4-2)
45 STS-42 International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-1) (see Mission Report)
Gelation of Sols: Applied Microgravity Research (GOSAMR) Dr. Bruce A. Nerad, 3M Company
46 STS-45 Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-1) (see Mission Report)
Energetic Neutral Atom Precipitation (ENAP) uses ISO Inst. B. Tinsley, Univ. of Texas, Dallas
Critical Ion Velocity Experiment (CIV) used with SEPAC (see STS-39) J. Burch, Southwest Research Institute
Space Tissue Loss (STL-1) Sponsor - Walter Reed Army Inst., Wash DC & Dr. George Kearney, WRAIR Also flown on STS-53 (STL-2), STS-56 (STL-3), STS-59 (as STL-A/B), STS-63 (as STL/NIH-C3), STS-69 (as STL/NIH-C4), STS-70 (as STL-A/NIH-C5), STS-72 (as STL-A-5)
Interactive NASA Space Physics Ionosphere Radio Exp. (INSPIRE) Sponsor - TRW, Inc.
47 STS-49 Commercial Protein Crystal Growth (CPCG) Dr. Charles Bugg, University of Alabama Also flown on STS-52, 51, 62, 65, 68, 63, 72, 73, 75
48 STS-50 United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML-1) (see Mission Report) also see STS-73 entry.
Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus (GBA) NASA Office of Advanced Concepts &Tech. Also flown on STS-54, STS-57, STS-62 & STS-73 as CGBA (see STS-57 entry)
49 STS-46 Tethered Satellite System (TSS-1) (see Mission Report)
EURECA-1L (see Mission Report)
Pituitary Growth Hormone Cell Function (PHCF) Dr. W. C. Hymer, Pennsylvania State Univ.
Limited Duration Space Environment Candidate Material Expos. (LDCE) Dr. John F. Wallace, Case Western Univer. Also flew on STS-51 (different samples - P.I. - Dr. Eric Baer, CMSS, Case Western) & on STS-62 (as LDCE-C)
Consortium for Materials Development in Space Complex Pay. (CONCAP) Dr. J. Gregory (II) & J. Bijvoet/C. Riley (III)
50 STS-47 Spacelab-J 'Fuwatto 92' (Long module) (see Mission Report)
51 STS-52 LAGEOS-II (Joint NASA Goddard/Italian Space Agency (ASI) project)
United States Microgravity Payload (USMP-1) see STS-62, 75 & 87
- MEPHISTO Dr. Jean Jacques Favier (Fr. Spationaute)
- Lambda Point Exp. (LPE) Dr. J. A. Lipa, Stanford University
- SAMS Charles Baugher, NASA Marshall SFC.
Attitude Sensor Package (ASP) Peter Underwood, ESA
Heat Pipe Performance (HPP) on STS-66 (as HPP-2) Sponsor - NASA Goddard SFC.
Crystals by Vapor Transport Experiment (CVTE) R. T. Ruggeri & Ching-Hua Su, Boeing, WA
Commercial Materials Dispersion Apparatus Instrumentation Technology Associates Experiment CMIX) Dr. Marion Lewis, UAH CMDS, Huntsville Also flown on STS-56 as CMIX-2, STS-67 as CMIX-3 and STS-69 as CMIX-4
Shuttle Plume Impingement Experiment (SPIE) also see STS-64 Steve Koontz, NASA JSC.
Canadian Experiments (CANEX-II) Sponsor - Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
- Space Vision System (SVS) also flown on STS-74 Dr. H. F. Lloyd Pinkey, NRC, Ottawa
- Materials Exposure to Low Earth Orbit (MELEO) Dr. David G. Zimcik, CSA
- Orbiter Glow (OGLOW-2) Dr. E. J. Llewellyn, Univ. of Saskatchewan
- Queens University Exper. in Liquid-Metal Diffusion (QUELD) Prof. Reginald W. Smith , Queens University
- Sun Photo Spectrometer Earth Atmosp. Measure. (SPEAM-2) Dr. David I. Wardle, Environment Canada
- Phase Partitioning in Liquids (PARLIQ) Dr. Donald E. Brooks, University of B. C.
- Space Application Tests and Observations (SATO) Dr. Alan Mortimer, Canadian Space Agency
- Vestibular-Ocular Reflex Check Dr. Doug Watt, McGill University, Montreal
- Body Water Changes in Micro-gravity Sponsor - University of Calgary
- Assessment of Back Pain in Astronauts Dr. Peter C. Wing, University of B. C.
- Illusions During Moverment Dr. Doug Watt, McGill University, Montreal
52 STS-53 Orbital Debris Radar Calibration Spheres (ODERACS-1) John F. Stanley, NASA JSC. Also flown on STS-60 (as ODERACS-1R) & STS-63 (as ODERACS-2)
GLO Experiment/Cryogenic Heat Pipe Exp. (GCP) on STS-63, 69 E. Murad, L. Broadfoot & M. Morgan - STP
HERCULES (see Mission Report for Acronym) Robert Higgins, NRL/NASA - STP Also flown on STS-56 & STS-70
Battlefield Laser Acquisition Sensor Test (BLAST) Sponsor - US Army - STP
Microcapsules-In-Space (MIS) Also flew on STS-70 (as MIS-B-01) Dr. Thomas R. Tice, US Army - STP
Fluid Acquisition and Resupply Experiment (FARE) Also flew STS-57 Susan L. Driscoll, NASA Marshall SFC
53 STS-54 Diffusive X-ray Spectrometer (DSX) Wilton Sanders, University of Wisconsin
54 STS-56 ATLAS-02 (Reflight of ATLAS-01 hardware) (see STS-45 Mission Report)
Spartan-201 (also flown on STS-64 as 201-2, STS-69 as 201-3, STS-87 as 201-4 & STS-95 as 201-5)
- White Light Coronograph (WLC) Dr. Richard Fisher, NASA Goddard SFC.
- Ultraviolet Coronal Spectrometer (UVCS) Dr. John Kohl, Smithsonian Observatory
Solar Ultraviolet Experiment (SUVE) also see ESCAPE-II (STS-66) Sponsor - Colorado Space Grant Corp.
PARE-03A (Acute Adaptation of Bone to Spaceflight) Dr. Emily R. Morey-Holten, NASA Ames RC
PARE-03B (Cell Kinetic & Histomorphometric Analysis in Microgravitational Osteopenia W. Eugene Roberts, Indiana University
55 STS-55 Spacelab-D2 (Long module) (see Mission Report)
Crew Telesupport Experiment no Principal Investigator listed
Note: MAUS exp. Gas Bubbles in Salt Melts (designated DG-324 II) MAUS exp. Pool Boiling Experiment (designated DG-504)
56 STS-57 SPACEHAB-01
- Three Dimensional Microgravity Accelerometer (3DMA) Jan Bijvoet, University of Alabama
- Astroculture (ASC-2) also on STS-50 (as ASC-1) & STS-73 Dr. Raymond J. Bula, Univ. of Wisconsin
- Application-Specific Preprogram. Exp. Culture Syst. (ASPEC) Dr. Glenn Spaulding, NASA JSC.
- Bioserve Pilot Laboratory (BPL) Dr. Marvin Luttger, Bioserve Inc.
- CGBA (see STS-50 entry) Dr. Marvin Luttger, Bioserve Inc.
- PSE-3 (see STS-41 entry) Dr. W. C. Hymer, Penn. State University
- SAMS (see STS-43 entry) Charles Baugher, NASA Marshall SFC
- PCG (see STS-51D entry) Dr. Charles Bugg, University of Alabama
- Tools and Diagnostics Systems (TDS) Jackie Bohannon, NASA JSC.
- Support of Crystal Growth (SCG) Dr. Albert Sacco, Worcester Polytechnic Inst
- Organic Separation (ORSEP) Dr. James Van Alstine, Univ. of Alabama
- Neutral Body Posture (NBP) Sponsor - NASA JSC.
- Liquid Encapsulated Melt Zone (LEMZ-1) Prof. Reza Abbaschian, Univ. of Florida
- Zeolite Crystal Growth (ZCG) also on STS-50 & STS-73 Dr. Albert Sacco, Worcester Polytechnic Inst
- IPMP (see STS-31R entry) Dr. Vince McGuiness, Battelle Research Cnt
- Human Factors Assessment (HFA) Sue Adam, NASA JSC.
- ECLSS Flight Experiment (EFE) Sponsor - NASA Marshall SFC & Boeing
- Gas Permeable Polymer Materials (GPPM) Sponsor - NASA Langley RC
- Charged Particle Directional Spectrometer (CPDS) Dr. Gautam D. Badwar, NASA JSC.
- Commercial R/IM - Vapor Diffusion Apparatus (CR/IM-VDA) Sponsor - Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham
- Adv. Protein Crystalliz. Facility (APCF) on STS-65, 73, 78 Thomas Hauschild, Intospace, Germany
- Thermal Enclosure Sys.-Crystal Observation Sys. (TES-COS) Dr. Charles Bugg, University of Alabama
- Equip. for Controlled Liq. Phase Sintering Ex. (ECLIPSE-HAB) Dr. James E. Smith, University of Alabama
Superfluid Helium On-Orbit Transfer Demonstration (SHOOT) Sponsor - NASA Goddard SFC.
CONCAP-IV (Growth of Non-Linear Organic Crystals) also STS-59, 69 Dr. Thomas Leslie, UAH, Huntsville, Ala.
57 STS-51 ORPHEUS-SPAS
- Far UltraViolet Spectrometer (FUV) M. Grewing, Tubingen Univ., Heidelberg, G.
- Extreme UltraViolet Spectrometer (EUV) S. Bowyer, Univ. of Berkeley, California
- Interstellar Medium Absorption Profile Spectrograph (IMAPS) E. Jenkins, Princeton University
- Surface Effects Sample Monitor (SESAM) D. R. Schmitt, DLR, Braunschweig, Germ.
High Resolution Shuttle Glow Spectroscopy (HRSGS-A) Sponsor - NASA JSC.
58 STS-58 Spacelab Life Sciences-2 (SLS-2) (see Mission Report)
59 STS-61 Wide Field/Planetary Camera-2 (WF/PC-2) Dr. John Trauger, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
60 STS-60 SPACEHAB-02 (3-DMA, ASC-3, BPL, CGBA, ECLiPSE, ORSEP, SAMS & CPCG) see SPACEHAB-01 above.
- Stirling Orbiter Refrigerator/Freezer (SOR/F) Donald M. Schmalholz, Johnson Space Ctr.
- IMMUNE-1 Dr. Robert Zimmerman, Chiron Corporation
- Penn State Biomodule (PSB) Dr. Z. Smilowitz & Dr. W. McCarthy, Penn St.
- Space Experiment Facility (SEF) Prof. Herbert Weidermeier & Dr. J. E. Smith
- Sample Return Experiment (SRE) Dr. Peter Tsou, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Wake Shield Facility (WSF-1) flown on STS-69 as WSF-2 Sponsors - Johnson Space Center
- Charging Hazards and Wake Studies (CHAWS) & Space Vacuum Epitaxy Center
- Containerless Coating Process (CONCOP 1 & 2) Sponsor - US Army Contr. Eng. Res. Lab.
- Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) Co-PI's - Dr. Ronald Sega, Astronaut JSC
- Chemical Beam Epitaxy (CBE) & Dr. Alex Ignatiev, Space Vac. Epitaxy Ctr.
- Shuttle Plume Impingement Experiment (SPIE) see STS-52 Steve Koontz, NASA Johnson Space Ctr.
61 STS-62 United States Microgravity Payload (USMP-2) Also on STS-75 as USMP-3 & STS-87 as USMP-4
- Advanced Automated Direct. Solidification Furnace (AADSF) Dr. S. Lehoczky, Marshall Space Flight Ctr.
- MEPHISTO Furnace (see STS-52) Dr. Jean Jacques Favier, Spationaute CNES
- Isothermal Dendritic Growth Experiment (IDGE) Prof. Martin E. Glickman, Rensselaer P.I.
- Critical Fluid Light Scattering Experiment (CFLSE-Zeno) Prof. Robert W. Gammon, Univ. of Maryland
- SAMS (see STS-43) Charles Baugher, Marshall Space Flight Ctr.
Office of Aeronautics & Space Technology (OAST-2) - Solar Array Module Plasma Interaction Exper. (SAMPIE) Dr. Dale C. Ferguson, Lewis Research Ctr.
- Thermal Energy Storage exp. (TES 1 & 2) on STS-66, 72 Dr. David Namkoong, Lewis Research Ctr.
- Experimental Investigation of Spacecraft Glow (EISG) G. Swenson, Lockheed Corp.
- Spacecraft Kinetic Infrared Test (SKIRT) as above, G. Swenson, Lockheed Corp.
- Emulsion Chamber Technology (ECT) J. Gregory, Marshall Space Flight Ctr.
- Cryogenic Phase Two (CRYOPT) Ted Swanson, Goddard Space Flight Ctr.
utilizing the Brilliant Eyes Thermal Storage Unit (BETSU) Co-PI's Marco Stoyanof & Mel Bello
Dextrous End Effector (DEE) Sponsor - Nasa Headquarters, Wash., D.C.
62 STS-59 Space Radar Laboratory (SRL-1) also flown on STS-68 (SRL-2) Project Scientists - Dr. Diane Evans, JPL,
- Spaceborne Imaging Radar (SIR-C) see also STS-2 & 41G Dr. Herwig Ottl, DLR & Prof. M. Calamia, Ita.
- X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (X-SAR)
Measurement of Air Pollution from Sat. (MAPS) also on STS-2 & 68 Dr. Henry G. Reichle, Jr.
63 STS-65 International Microgravity Laboratory-2 (IML-2) (see Mission Report)
Military Applications of Ship Tracks (MAST) on STS-64, 68, 70 STP - Sponsored by Office of Naval Res.
64 STS-64 LIDAR (Light Intensification, Detection And Ranging) in-space Technology Experiment-1 (LITE-1) Dr. Patrick McCormick, Langley Res. Ctr.
Shuttle Plume Impingement Flight Experiment (SPIFEX) Sponsor - Johnson Space Center
Robotic Operators Materials Processing System (ROMPS) Dr. Tim Anderson & Dr. Eric Cole
Biological Research In Canisters-02 (BRIC-02) Block II Dr. Robert Conger, U of Tenn. at Knoxville.
65 STS-68 Biological Research In Canisters-01 (BRIC-01) flown after BRIC-02 Dr. Dora K. Hayes, US Drug Administration also see STS-63 (BRIC-03), 70 (BRIC-04 & 05), 69 (BRIC-06), 77 (BRIC-07) & 78 (BRIC-08)
66 STS-66 ATLAS-03 (Reflight of ATLAS-01 hardware) (see STS-45 Mission Report) also flown on STS-56
Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere-SPAS (CRISTA-SPAS-1) - CRISTA Dr. Dirk Offermann, Univ. of Wuppertal, Ger.
- Middle Atmos. High Res. Spectrograph Invest. (MAHRSI) Dr. Robert Conway, Naval Research Lab.
Experiment of the Sun Complementing the ATLAS Payload Sponsor - Colorado Space Grant and Eductation
(ESCAPE-II) see precursor 'SUVE' on STS-56 Consortium, Univ. of Colorado, at Boulder.
67 STS-63 SPACEHAB-03 (ASC-4, BPL-3, CGBA-5, IMMUNE-2, PCF-LST, ECLiPSE-Hab, CPCG-VDA, PCG-STES, PGBA, 3-DMA, CPDS, GPPM-2) see SPACEHAB-01 & 02 above.
- Fluids Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus (FGBA) Coa-Cola Co., Bioserve Space Technologies
- 'Charlotte' Robot Experiment Monitor McDonnell Doug. & Office of Adv. Concepts
- Window Experiment-01 (WINDEX-01) also on STS-70 Sponsor - Department of Defense
Spartan-204-1 - Far Ultraviolet Imaging Spectroscope (FUVIS) Sponsor - Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
GCP/ODERACS-2 - GLO-2 & ODERACS-2 (see STS-53 entries)
- Cryo Systems Experiment (CSE) Russell Sugimura, JPL/Sam Russo, Hughes
68 STS-67 ASTRO-2 (see STS-35 entry, note: BBXRT not flown this flight)
Middeck Active Control Experiment (MACE) Sponsor - Langley Res. Center & Lockheed
69 STS-71 Spacelab-Mir (Long Module) (see Mission Report)
71 STS-69 International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker (IEH-1) (also see STS-85 for IEH-2 & STS-95 for IEH-3)
2 Instruments: - Ultraviolet Spectrograph Telescope for Astron. Research (UVSTAR) Dr. A. Lyle Broadfoot, Univ. of Arizona.
- Solar Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker (SEH) Dr. Darrell Judge, Univ. of Southern Calif.
Electrolysis Performance Improvement Concept Study (EPICS) Sponsor - Office of Space Access & Tech.
72 STS-73 United States Microgravity Laboratory-2 (Long Module) (see STS-50 / USML-1 Mission Report)
Suppression of Transient Accelerations By Levitation Eval. (STABLE) Dr. Gerald Nurre
73 STS-74 Photographic Appendage Structural Dynamics Experiment (PASDE) Sponsor - Langley Research Center
74 STS-72 OAST-Flyer (SPARTAN-206)
- Return Flux Experiment (REFLEX) Chris Lorentson & Shawn Thompson, GSFC
- GPS Attitude Determination, Control System (GADACS) Managed by Frank Bauer, Goddard SFC
- Solar Exposure to Laser Ordnance Device (SELODE) Chris Brown, JSC
- SPARTAN Packet Radio Experiment (SPRE) Managed by Ken McCaughey, UMARA
Shuttle Laser Altimeter (SLA-1) Jack Bufton, Goddard SFC
75 STS-75 Tethered Satellite System (TSS-1R) (see Mission Report & STS-46)
Middeck Glovebox Experiment (MGBX) also see GBX (STS-50) - Radioactive Ignition Transition to Spread (RITSI) Dr. Takashi Kashiwagi, NIST Wash., DC
- Comparative Soot Diagnostics (CSD) Dr. David L. Urban, Lewis Research Center
- Forced-Flow Flame Spreading Test (FFFT) Kurt R. Sacksteder, Lewis RC
76 STS-76 Trapped Ions In Space (TRIS) Formerly flown on STS-41G
KidSat (see mission report) Sally Ride
STL-A/NIH-C7 (also see STS-45 entry) NASA & Walter Reed Army Hospital
77 STS-77 SPACEHAB-04 (CGBA, PGBA, FGBA, IMMUNE-3, CPCG, GPPM, CFZF, SEF,STL-NIH-7, HH-DTC) Also see SPACEHAB-1, 2 & 3 (above)
Inflatable Antenna Experiment (IAE) on Spartan-207 carrier Gordon R. Veal of L'Garde, Inc.
Technology Experiment Advancing Missions In Space (TEAMS) - GPS Attitude and Navigation Experiment (GANE) Sponsored by JSC, Alex. Dula in charge
- Vented Tank Resupply Experiment (VTRE) David J. Chato, Lewis RC
- Liquid Metal Thermal Experiment (LMTE) Sponsored by Phillips Lab., Kirtland AFB
- Passive Aerodynam. Stabilized Mag. Damped Sat. (PAMS) Sponsored by Goddard SFC
Aquatic Research Facility (ARF) Dr. Heide Schatten, Dr. Bruce Crawford & Dr. Ron O'Dor
Brilliant Eyes Ten-Kelvin Sorption Cryocooler Experiment (BETSCE) Sponsor - NASA Off. of Space Access. Tech
78 STS-78 Life & Microgravity Sciences Spacelab (Long Module) (see Mission Report)
79 STS-79 Various experiments see Joint Mir Mission Reports (STS-71 & 76)
80 STS-80 Visualization in an Exper. Water/Capillary Pumped Loop (VIEW/CPL) Dr. Keith E. Harold, Univ. of Maryland
83 STS-83 Microgravity Sciences Spacelab (Long Module) (see Mission Report)
Cryogenic Flexible Diode (CRYOFD) Marko Stoyano of Goddard SFC
84 STS-84 Liquid Motion Experiment (LME) Sponsor - Lewis Research Center
Shuttle Ionospheric Modification with Pulsed Local Exhaust (SIMPLEX) NASA
86 STS-85 AXAF CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS) Sponsor - NASA
87 STS-87 Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment (CUE) Sponsor - NASA HQ, Life Sciences Division
Shuttle Ozone Limb Sounding Experiment (SOLSE) Dr. Richard McPeters, Goddard SFC
Turbulent Gas Jet Diffusion Flames (TGDF) Dr. M. Yousef Bahadori & Dr. Uday Hedge
87 STS-95 Cryogenic Thermal Storage Unit (CRYOTSU) ?
Note: Experiments are listed by first flight, with follow-on missions noted in brackets.


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