1993-065A
STS-58 was launched on 1993 Oct 18 carrying Spacelab SLS-2, the second Spacelab Life Sciences mission, including an EDO extended duration orbiter pallet.
SLS-2 concentrated on cardiovascular, regulatory, neurovestibular and musculoskeletal studies. Two crewmembers had catheters inserted to measure central venous pressure; bicycle ergometers, echocardiograms and pulmonary studies were also used. The rotating dome and rotating chair systems were used for vestibular studies. The crew collected blood, urine and saliva samples which were centrifuged and stored in the Spacelab refrigerator. Studies were also carried out on rats, including the first on-orbit rodent dissection.
During reentry, the RCS was used for DTO 250 (Forward RCS Flight Control Surfaces Test).
EDO pallet mass was 1627 kg. The EDO tanks and the standard PSRD tanks contained 2615 kg of O2 and 305 kg of H2 at launch, and 612 kg of O2 and 64 kg of H2 remained at landing. Total usage was 2003 kg of O2 and 240 kg of H2. The combined EDO and PSRD had 16 tanks.
- Commander John E. Blaha, Col USAF
- Pilot Richard A. Searfoss, Lt. Col. USAF
- Payload Commander/MS1 M. Rhea Seddon, MD, NASA
- Mission Specialist 2 William S. McArthur, Jr, Lt Col USA
- Mission Specialist 3 David Wolf, MD, NASA
- Mission Specialist 4 Shannon W. Lucid, PhD, NASA
- Payload Specialist 1 Martin J. Fettman, DVM, PhD, Colorado State U.
STS-58 crew
| STS-58 mission events | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Aug 11 | Rollover to VAB | VAB | |
| 1993 Aug 13 | ET mate | VAB | |
| 1993 Sep | Rollout | LC39B | |
| 1993 Oct 18 | 1453:10 | Launch | LC39B |
| 1455:14 | SRB sep | ||
| 1501:46 | MECO | 78 x 290 x 39.0 (OMS dV) | |
| 1502:05 | ET sep | ||
| 1535:05 | OMS 2 2:05 60m/s | ||
| 1537:10 | OMS 2 CO | ||
| 1625 | PLBD open | ||
| 1993 Oct 19 | 1203 | 90.24 282 x 290 x 39.0 | |
| 1993 Oct 21 | 90.21 281 x 288 x 39.02 | ||
| 1993 Oct 23 | 1104 | 90.18 279 x 286 x 39.02 | |
| 1993 Oct 23 | 2144:11 | OMS 3R 19s 5m/s lower peri | 90.02 264 x 285 x 39.02 |
| 2144:30 | OMS 3R CO | ||
| 1993 Oct 29 | 1102 | 89.95 262 x 280 x 39.0 | |
| 1993 Oct 31 | 1743 | 89.89 259 x 278 x 39.0 | |
| 1993 Nov 1 | 1125 | PLBD closed | |
| 1405:30 | OMS DO (2:40) 81m/s | 5 x 282 x 39.0 | |
| 1408:10 | OMS DO CO | ||
| 1434:23 | Entry interface | ||
| 1505:23 | Gear down | ||
| 1505:43 | Landing | RW22 EAFB | |
| 1505:54 | Chute deploy | ||
| 1505:55 | NGTD | ||
| 1506:26 | Chute sep | ||
| 1506:45 | Wheels stop | ||
| 1993 Nov 7 | 1800 | SCA takeoff | EAFB |
| 2305 | SCA landing | Columbus AFB MS | |
| 1993 Nov 8 | 1200 | SCA takeoff | Columbus AFB MS |
| 1410 | SCA landing | KSC SLF | |
| 1730 | Tow to OPF | ||
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