JSC-17959 STS-2 Orbiter Mission Report February 1982 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TexasTABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY ‘ORBITER SUBSYSTEMS... eel ‘PROFULSTON SUBSYSTEMS . eee Auxiliary Power Units ss. ee ee eee Rydrautic-systens TTT i it Power Reactant Storage’ and Distribution»... : Foner Generation Sabian se Electrical Power-Distebution and Control. . 2 ‘AVIONICS SUBSYSTEM... crt Orbital Insertion Operations ‘Dn-OrbTe Operations... Hayes! Communications and Tracking Hardware Performance... Bata Processing System. Primary Sofware ees SS Backup FItant Syston Displays and Controls Instrumentation. . +... ‘Systems Management’... Redundancy Management... ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. AnD Life” supPoRT’ s¥sTel Active Thermal Control Subsystem ..... ‘Aer Revitalization Subsystey ls HeRevitalteation Pressure Control Subsysten HiFlock Support SER Water and Waste Management Systen . ‘GREW STAYTON ANS EQUTPHERT— = Cabin Temperature Survey . Treodotite systen— ‘Stowage Lockers... Trencbserated Cameras Wofse revel Survey = H Overpressure Effects ‘Stress Evaluation . ‘Entry Flight Loads Windoa Cavity Conditioning systens WECHRNTCRL-SYSYERS vee 1 Purge and Vent and Drain 2 3 4 5 6 Kir Data Probe Seeneer 7 Tanding/DeceTeration Subsystem "3 Kerothemel Seals ee 7.9 Crew Escape system ss. c7lo Byrotechntes eeTABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued! PAY di) pg ooggu00000000090000 0000000005 67 2.8.1 Thermal Control ee eee eee eee te eee OF 2.8.2 Thermal Protection System and Leading Edge Structural Subsystem... . © 73 2.8.3 Rerothermodynamics. eee eee eee ete te tee ee 8B aie EwravaemoovMmTes TILT I ITLL LIIiiiiii oa 2.9.1 Flight Test Requirements Accomplished ss ese eee ee eee 8 2.912 Nase Properties Comparison Based on Deorbit Manewer'Data |. 1.21. 95 2.9.3 Hypersonic Lift-to-Drag Ratio ani te ee goaqgcoo 1) 2.9.4 Landing Drag Performances... ee eee : soqagoe | 295 Airbata eters el Boo00000 219.6 Flevon Hinge Nonent. Costficients’ ©2122! pete eee 100 21917 Rerodynante: CoefticTent Instrumentation e Boqggoo ii) 21918 Seapittty ond Control Waneuver Results ~- ss bdogo00 1 2110) REMOTE MNTPUCATOR SYSTEMS ee + 106 2.10.1 Arm Controllability... sees ee eee ee + 106 2.10.2 Comfon Validation Runs ss... ee ee + 106 210.3 Rito Trajectory Rins sss ss 12a 2.10.4 RWS Dynanics .. + pees 124 2.10.5 Thermal Control... . eee a 124 2.10.6 Conststency Check . Serene 124 2110.7 Gack-up Drive Anomaly |<: 125, 3.0” ERVIROWMENTS ANALYSTS <<: 126 3.1 ACOUSTIC ENVIRONWENT . 126 312 VIBRATION ENVIRONMENT 5 126 4.0 CREW REPORT. we 130 5.0 BYOMEDICAL EVALUATION . 131 5.1 EVALUATION OF CREW HEALTH 131 5.2 HEALTH STABILIZATION . . ae 131 Be hep ogo o000 ae 131 5.4 RADIATION. ve oq 132 515 NOISE ASSESSMENT’ 211 es 132 5.6 MOTION SICKNESS PROPHYLAXIS eet 32) 5.7 MICROBIOLOGY vee eee e221 5.8 BIOINSTRUMENTATION . 2. eaten to?) 6.0 DESCENT TRAJECTORY =... Goacaa tH) 7.0 ORBITER-ANOMALY SUMMARY . pee 134 iv