Talk:STS-80

Alleged UFO activity

"There is video allegedly shot from the cargo bay camera during this mission purporting to show UFO activity. 2 objects, 1 small, the other comparatively large, fly into the frame during a recording of electrical storms, and seemingly slow down to meet each other."[1]

I moved the text above from the article and put it here on the talk page. I also removed the external link that was added, because it was the same exact source. The source cited is the "UFO Foklore(sic) Video Archive"[2], and I think that source is questionable per WP:V. Other sources, for example James Oberg, have said that this video shows nothing but routine activity:

The notorious STS 48 and STS 80 videos, for example, share some common factors not known to amateur investigators, and these factors provide convincing proof of their routine nature. In both cases, the shuttle has just emerged from Earth's shadow and the camera is peering backwards toward the still-dark Earth to spot lightning bursts.

The shuttle is bathed in bright sunlight, but since it's in vacuum, this light is invisible except as it illuminates nearby particles. Some particles that happen to be closer to the camera drift away and pass out of the shuttle's shadow, making them suddenly visible.

Even bigger pieces of "space junk" can appear mysterious. On the STS 61 (December 1993) mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope, there's a flashing object off to the side of the telescope as the shuttle pulls away. Although some enthusiasts proclaim this is an alien observer, it's actually just a worn-out solar panel that was manually jettisoned a few days earlier.[3]

Here is James Oberg's response to Mike Farrell, Director of Project GUFONE (Global UFO Newsvideo Exchange) about the STS-80 video.[4] RockinRob^Talk 02:38, 14 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bliping objects flying in circle. Big flashes and changes of directions. Zero info as usual... What a shame for wikipedia.

Mission timeline

This timeline too long, too detailed, and has too many blank sections so I mveod it to the talk page. RJFJR (talk) 19:28, 14 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

19 November (Flight day 1)

'Columbia lifted off from Pad 39B at 2:55.47 pm EST (19:55.47 UTC). While the fuel tank was being filled, the concentration of hydrogen in the aft engine compartment was found to be rising. Tanking was continued, albeit with constant vigilance. With less than a minute remaining before that launch, the concentration rose again, causing a hold. It was decided the discrepancy was within range limits, and launch was allowed to proceed. A Hydrogen leak was also detected in the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate on an umbilical that connects the external tank to the pad. This was also within an acceptable range, and had no effect on the launch count. All in all, the launch was delayed by one minute and forty-seven seconds.^[1] Although weather delayed the launch by five days, it was not a factor on the 19th.^[2]

At 8 hours, 15 minutes mission elapsed time (MET) (04:11 UTC), ORFEUS SPAS II was released from Columbia's robotic arm. The deployment came an hour later after the pre-deployment checkout took longer than expected. After three hours of free flight, the telescope was observed to be functioning properly by ground controllers. Due to this delay, the astronauts were allowed to sleep one hour later than they were originally scheduled.^[3]

20 November (Flight day 2)

Now leading ORFEUS-SPAS II by approximately 25 nautical miles, Columbia began preparing for the rest of the mission. The CMIX-5 was activated, with Story Musgrave being the main researcher. Astronauts Rominger and Jernigan activated the VIEW-CPL experiment. Astronauts Tom Jones and Tammy Jernigan tested the Space Vision System, a means for providing visual information to robotic arm operators when they would otherwise be operating it blind.^[4]

On the ground, NASA conducted an inspection of the launch pad, and found no significant damage. Also, the SRB recovery ships had successfully captured the jettisoned boosters and all their equipment.^[5]

21 November (Flight day 3)

Preparations began for the mission's two spacewalks, as Tom Jones, Tammy Jernigan, and Story Musgrave checked the three space suits. No problems were found. Astronauts began conducting the VIEW-CPL experiment to test the feasibility of new methods of cooling. Musgrave also completed pre-checks of the WSF before its launch the next day. An interview was also conducted between Fox News and astronauts Cockrell and Rominger. Scientists on the ground began gathering data from ORFEUS-SPAS.^[6]

The Solid Rocket Boosters were brought back to land, where an initial inspection was conducted, showing no apparent damage.^[7]

22 November (Flight day 4)

Wake Shield deployment

23 November (Flight day 5)

24 November (Flight day 6)

25 November (Flight day 7)

Wake Shield retrieval

26 November (Flight day 8)

27 November (Flight day 9)

28 November (Flight day 10)

EVA attempt

29 November (Flight day 11)

30 November (Flight day 12)

1 December (Flight day 13)

2 December (Flight day 14)

Extension

3 December (Flight day 15)

Retrieval

4 December (Flight day 16)

5 December (Flight day 17)

Planned landing

6 December (Flight day 18)

Planned landing

7 December (Flight day 19)

Landing at Kennedy Space Center

References

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[1] 19 November 1996 Shuttle Status Report

[2] ttp://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-80/news/sts-80-mcc-01.txt

[3] ttp://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-80/news/sts-80-mcc-02.txt

[4] ttp://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-80/news/sts-80-mcc-03.txt

[5] 20 November 1996 Shuttle Status Report

[6] ttp://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-80/news/sts-80-mcc-05.txt

[7] 21 November 1996 Shuttle Status Report

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