Mission 1
STS-1
1981-034A
Crew: 2 CDR - John W. Young (EV-1)
Plt - Robert L. Crippen
Launch 12 April 1981 @ 7:00:03.983 am EST
Orbital incl: 40.35
Max alt: 272.0 km.
Orbits: 36
Dur: 2:06:21:47
Landing: 14 April 1981 @ 1021:51 PST
Launch Info: Orbiter - Columbia 102-1 Pad 39A KSC (MLP-1) - 1st attemp on 10
April 1981, scubbed at T-31 sec. (8:41 am EST) due to computer interface upset. Note:
Due to a late engineering reassessment of the "twang" motion after main engine start
STS-1 lifted off at T+4 sec. on countdown clock instead of T-0 (corrected for
subsequent countdowns). Back-up Crew: Joseph H. Engle (CDR) & Richard H. Truly
(PLT)

MISSION PARTICULARS
Launch Window: 6 hrs., 36 min. ( 7 am - 1:36 pm)
TAL Sites: Rota, Spain (Eject up to T+2 min)
AOA site: White Sands Missle Range, NM
Primary landing site: Edwards AFB, CA
Landing Speed: 183 knots (210 mph)
Landing rollout: 8,993' from main gear touchdown
Vehicle weight @ liftoff: c. 4,457,111 lbs.
Orbiter weight @ liftoff: c. 219,258 lbs.
Orbiter weight @ landing: c. 195,472 lbs.
PAYLOADS
Cargo mass approx.: 10,823 lbs.
Special mission kits: mid-dec water tank, teleprinter, EMU's 1002 & 1003, a food warmer, and HP-41C reprogrammable calculator (STS-1 thru 8).
PRIMARY PAYLOADS
Development Flight Instrumentation (DFI) 9,290 lbs.(Payload Bay Mounted)
Passive Optical Sample Assembly (POSA) N/A
SECONDARY PAYLOADS
OEX (Orbiter Experiments Program): Aerodynamic Coefficient Identification Package (ACIP)
Infrared Imagery of Shuttle during reentry from C-141 Kuiper Obs. - NASA #714
SHUTTLE STACK COMPONENTS
SSME's: 2007 (1), 2006 (2), 2005 (3) Liftoff @ 100%, same after throttle-up.
OMS Pods/Engines: LP-02/201 & RP-02/101
ET: ET-01 (HWT-01)
SRB's: SRM-01 Booster set successfully recovered.
SHUTTLE STACK COMPONENTS
Left - 1A Right - 1B
New 006 Fwd 009 New
New 046 Cyl 075 New
New 061 Cyl 076 New
New 060 Cyl 068 New
New 062 Cyl 069 New
New 058 Cyl 041 New
New 067 Cyl 066 New
New 011 Att 012 New
New 019 Stf 020 New
New 021 Stf 022 New
New 099 Aft 010 New
MISSION MILESTONES:
8 March 1979 OV-102 rollout ceremony at Rockwell Plant, Palmdale, CA, and transport overland to Edwards.
9 March 1979 1st test flight of SCA/OV-102 combination @ Edwards
20 March 1979 2nd test hop of SCA/OV-102 @ Ewards (Tiles fell off on previous test
21 March 1979 Ferry flight from Edwards to Biggs AAB, El Paso
22 March 1979 2nd leg of flight, Biggs AAB to Kelly AFB, San Antonio
23 March 1979 3rd hop from Kelly AFB to Eglin AFB
24 March 1979 Arrival KSC, delivery to OPF-1, begin tile work
6 July 1979 ET-01 (HWT-01) arrives @ KSC
3 November 1980 ET/SRB mate
16 November 1980 Tile work complete
24 November 1980 OV-102 rollover to VAB, amted to stack in High Bay 3
29 December 1980 Rollout to Pad 39A on MLP-1
22 January 1981 1st propellant loading tests begin
20 February 1981 Flight Readiness Firing (FRF-1) of main engines conducted @ 100% for a 23 second firing at 8:45 am EST
19 March 1981 TCDT dress rehearsal with crew aboard orbiter was conducted (later that morning two technicians were asphixiated in an engine compartment accident).
25 - 27 March 1981 Two propellant laoding tests conducted to verify ET insulation repairs
5 April 1981 "Call to Stations"' 73 hr. countdown started at 11:30 pm EST
8 April 1981 Astronaut arrival at Patrick AFB/KSC
10 April 1981 1st scrub due to computer interface upset
12 April 1981 Launch
14 April 1981 Landing at Edwards AFB
27 April 1981 Return ferry flight from Edwards AFB to Tinker AFB
28 April 1981 Depart Tinker AFB and arrives KSC
29 April 1981 OV-102 arrives at OPF-1
First Space Shuttle Launch!!!!!!!!!
MISSION TIMELINE
APU Activation (1) N/A 12 April
APU Activation (2) N/A
APU Activation (3) N/A
SRB HPU Activation Command N/A
MPS Start Command Seq. (Eng 3) N/A
SRB Ign. Com. f/GPC (lift-off) 1200:03
MPS Throttle to 65% 1200:47
Max Dynamic Press (MaxQ) 1200:56
MPS Throttle to 100% 1201:05
SRB Sep Command 1202:14
MPS Throttle down 1207:36
Main Engine Cutoff (MECO) 1208:38
ET Seperation 1209:02
OMS-1 Ignition 1210:38
OMS-2 Cutoff 1212:04
APU deactivation (3) 1214:57
OMS-2 Ignition 1244:06
OMS-2 Cutoff 1245:21
Payload Bay Door Tests 1343:07
OMS-3 Ignition 1820:50
OMS-3 Cutoff 1821:20
OMS-4 & RCS-1&2 tests 1905:36
OMS-4 Cutoff 1906:09
PBD closing/Deorbit test/RCS-3 test 1448:00 13 April
PBD Open 1647:00
PBD Closed 1429:55 14 April
FCS checkout - APU 2&3 activ. 1717:23
De-Orbit Maneuver Ig. 1721:35
APU 1 Activate 1743:16
De-Orbit Maneuver Cutoff 1745:51
Entry Enterface (400,000') 1749:05
End Blackout 1808:30
Terminal Are Energy Managment 1814:34
Landing Gear Deploy 1820:00
Main LG Contact 1820:51
Nose Gear Contact 1821:11
Wheel Stop 1821:57
APU Deactivation Complete 1822:39
Crew Egress 1928:00
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