Space Shuttle mission STS-64
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Space Shuttle mission STS-64 was a 1994 Discovery flight notable for conducting the first untethered U.S. spacewalk in over a decade and testing new EVA and lidar technologies.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| STS-64 | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spaceflight
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Space Shuttle mission ⓘ |
| commander | Richard N. Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| crewMember |
Carl J. Meade
NERFINISHED
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Jerry M. Linenger NERFINISHED ⓘ L. Blaine Hammond Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark C. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard N. Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan J. Helms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewSize | 6 ⓘ |
| EVA | untethered EVA using SAFER backpack ⓘ |
| EVAPerformedBy |
Carl J. Meade
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Mark C. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experiment |
LITE (Lidar In-space Technology Experiment)
NERFINISHED
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Robot Operated Materials Processing System (ROMPS) NERFINISHED ⓘ SPARTAN-201 free-flyer deployment ⓘ Shuttle Plume Impingement Flight Experiment (SPIFEX) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | STS-66 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1994-09-20 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1994-09-09 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDuration |
10 days
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10 days 22 hours 50 minutes ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
conduct microgravity and technology experiments
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demonstrate and validate EVA and lidar technologies ⓘ deploy and retrieve SPARTAN-201 free-flyer ⓘ |
| missionSpecialist |
Carl J. Meade
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Jerry M. Linenger NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark C. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan J. Helms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| NASADesignation | STS-64 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first untethered U.S. spacewalk since 1984
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lidar technology demonstrations ⓘ testing new EVA techniques ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbiter | Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | 57 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | Low Earth orbit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payload |
LITE payload in the payload bay
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SPARTAN-201 satellite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilot | L. Blaine Hammond Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | STS-65 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programPhase | operational phase of Space Shuttle program ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Space Shuttle Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceShuttleProgram | Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyTested |
SAFER (Simplified Aid For EVA Rescue)
NERFINISHED
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lidar atmospheric sensing from orbit ⓘ |
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