The following is an outline of 1993 in spaceflight.
First Hubble repair mission
Orbital launches
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December
Suborbital launches
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Deep Space Rendezvous Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks10 April Hiten Crashed intentionally on the Moon22 August Mars Observer Lost contact prior to orbit insertion28 August Galileo Flyby of 243 Ida Closest approach:
EVAs Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewRemarks17 January4 hoursSTS-54Gregory J. HarbaughMario Runco, Jr.Tested space station construction techniques and mobility techniques.19 April17:155 hours25 minutes22:40Mir EO-13Kvant-2Gennadi ManakovUsed the Strela boom to install an electric motor on the Kvant-1 module for solar arrays originally installed on the Kristall module. After the installation, Poleshchuk noticed that one of the handles on the Strela boom had become loose and drifted away from Mir. The loss of the Strela handle meant the next EVA would have to be delayed until a new handle could be lifted to orbit the next Progress supply launch.18 June17:254 hours33 minutes21:58Mir EO-13Kvant-2Gennadi ManakovAleksandr PoleschukAfter receiving the replacement part, Manakov and Poleshchuk first repaired the Strela boom and then installed the second electric drive for the solar array.25 June5 hours50 minutesSTS-57EndeavourG. David LowPeter WisoffHelped secure the antenna on the captured EURECA satellite in its stored position for return to Earth. Then both spacewalkers practiced construction maneuvers on the RMS.16 September05:574 hours18 minutes10:16Mir EO-14Kvant-2Vasily TsibliyevAleksandr SerebrovBegan assembly of the experimental Rapana truss structure.16 September08:407 hours5 minutes15:45STS-51James H. NewmanCarl E. WalzCarried out tests on tools, tethers, and a foot restraint system in anticipation of the repair of the Hubble Space Telescope. A stuck tool chest lid slowed the closeout of spacewalk for at least 45 minutes.20 September03:513 hours13 minutes07:05Mir EO-14Kvant-2Vasily TsibliyevAleksandr SerebrovCompleted assembly of the Rapana truss.28 September00:571 hour52 minutes02:48Mir EO-14Kvant-2Vasily TsibliyevAleksandr SerebrovInspected the Mir exterior for damage from the recent Perseid meteoroid shower. The most notable damage they found was a hole on one of the solar arrays.22 October15:4738 minutes16:25Mir EO-14Kvant-2Vasily TsibliyevAleksandr SerebrovContinued their inspection of the Mir exterior for damage from the Perseids.29 October13:384 hours12 minutes17:50Mir EO-14Kvant-2Vasily TsibliyevAleksandr SerebrovCompleted their inspection of the entire outer surface of the Mir. They observed several marks on the hull, there were no complete penetrations. The spacewalking team did notice an unidentified piece of metal drifting by the orbital complex during their inspections.5 December03:447 hours54 minutes11:38STS-61EndeavourStory MusgraveJeffrey A. HoffmanHST servicing: Replaced two sets of gryoscopes and electrical control units, as well as a set of eight fuses. The spacewalks had considerable difficulty closing the latches on the doors due to thermal expansion of the closure bolts. Before re-entering the shuttle, the team prepared the payload bay for the next EVA.6 December03:296 hours36 minutes10:05STS-61EndeavourKathryn C. ThorntonThomas AkersHST servicing: Thorton rode the RMS to handle the solar arrays while Akers made the cable connections as the team replaced two solar arrays on Hubble. One array was discarded into space, and one array was furled and stowed for return to earth.7 December03:356 hours47 minutes10:22STS-61EndeavourStory MusgraveJeffrey A. HoffmanHST servicing: Replaced the WFPC with WFPC 2 and two magnetometers.8 December03:137 hours21 minutes10:03STS-61EndeavourKathryn C. ThorntonThomas AkersHST servicing: Replaced Hubble's High Speed Photometer (HSP) with the Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR). This replacement fixed the spherical aberration in Hubble's mirror. The HSP was stowed for return to earth.9 December03:307 hours21 minutes10:51STS-61EndeavourStory MusgraveJeffrey A. HoffmanHST servicing: Replaced the electronics for the solar array drive motors. They also placed some made-on-Endeavour covers over the new magnetometers to protect them from debris.
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