STS-4V
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| Mission name | STS-4V | ||||
| Space shuttle | Terra Nova | ||||
| Spacecraft mass | TBD | ||||
| Launch pad | SLC-6 | ||||
| Launch date | July 29, 2009 6:25 a.m. PDT (14:25 UTC) | ||||
| Landing | August 10, 2009 | ||||
| Number of orbits | TBD | ||||
| Orbital period | TBD | ||||
| Orbital altitude | 191 miles (307 km) | ||||
| Orbital inclination | 90° | ||||
| Distance traveled | TBD | ||||
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STS-4V is a multinational Earth-science space shuttle mission, planned for July 29, 2009. It is expected to use the Space Shuttle Terra Nova. The primary payload will be the SPACEHAB Double Research Module and two Extended Duration Orbiter pallets. The mission is scheduled to include three spacewalks using newly a updated version of the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU).
Contents
Crew
| Position | Astronaut | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Harold Hamilton Fifth spaceflight | |
| Pilot | David Sanders Third spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 1 | Ixy Comeaux Fifth spaceflight Lead spacewalker, EV1 | |
| Mission Specialist 2 | Yuri Malashenko, RKA First spaceflight EV2 | |
| Payload Specialist 1 | Clarissa Thomas, ESA First spaceflight | |
Mission parameters
- Mass:
- Orbiter Liftoff: 229,095 lb (506,300 kg)
- Orbiter Landing: 205,305 lb (453,724 kg)
- Payload: 9,699 lb (21,553 kg)
- Perigee: 168 mi (270 km)
- Apogee: 177 mi (285 km)
- Inclination: 90°
- Period: 90 minutes
Mission payload
Launch delays
Mission timeline
Extra-vehicular activity
Two spacewalks are planned for STS-4V.
| EVA # | Spacewalkers | Start (UTC) | End (UTC) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVA 1 |
Ixy Comeaux | July 18 16:19 |
July 18 21:51 |
5 hours, 32 minutes |
| First successful test of the newly designed NG-MMU. Fourth ever untethered spacewalk. | ||||
| EVA 2 |
Comeaux Yuri Malashenko |
July 20 15:27 |
July 20 22:20 |
6 hours, 53 minutes |
| First Russian and fifth ever untethered spacewalk. | ||||
Wake-up calls
A tradition for NASA human spaceflights since the days of Gemini, mission crews are played a special musical track at the start of each day in space. Each track is specially chosen, often by their families, and usually has a special meaning to an individual member of the crew, or is applicable to their daily activities.
| Flight Day | Song | Artist/Composer | Played for | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 2 |
"Cosmic Castaway" | Electrasy | Ixy Comeaux | WAV MP3 TRANSCRIPT |
Contingency mission
STS-505 was the designation given to the Contingency Shuttle Crew Support mission which would be launched in the event Space Shuttle Terra Nova became disabled during STS-4V. Due to the inclination and other orbit parameters of the mission, Terra Nova would have been unable to use the International Space Station as a safe haven in the event of structural or mechanical failure. The mission would be a modified version of the STS-400 rescue mission, and would launch from Space Launch Complex 7 at Vandenberg. Once in orbit, the rescue orbiter would perform an extended TPS tile check and would link up with Terra Nova, which would grapple the rescue orbiter with its Remote Manipulator System (RMS).
