Today, 39 years ago, NASA’s space shuttle launched Columbia into Earth orbit.

KOMPAS.com – Today, 39 years ago, shuttle Columbia NASA Set out for the third mission or what is called the mission STS-3 dari Launch Complex 39A di Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States of America.

On March 22, 1982, On the spaceship Owned by the United States National Space Agency (NASA) Earth’s orbit, Commander Jack Lusma and pilot, c. Installed by Gordon Fullerton.

The main purpose Space mission It keeps experimenting Remote handling system (RMS) or condoms and perform a heat test on the tail, nose and upper body facing the sun at different times.

Reported People In Spaceship, Starting Sunday (22/3/2015) misi STS-3 This means that the plane is already using an orange tank. Where the previous two trips used a white outdoor tank.

This is because removing plow paint is believed to save 600 pounds or 272 kg of weight.

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While flying in Earth orbit, NASA’s shuttle Columbia crew is tasked with testing the RMS.

This tool is used for spacelab purposes, which has a test plate as a substitute for a load and this RMS is useful for moving and manipulating various tests on the tray.

Additionally, the team conducted extensive thermal testing in Colombia, exposing various parts of the aircraft to the sun.

During testing, it was found that the cab door was slightly bent and did not close properly when exposed to the hot wind.

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Thus the temperature of the ship must also be removed so that the cargo door can return to its original shape.

The loading chamber also carries test tubes for the program Self-adjusting small payload Disebut Getaway Special (GAS).

For the first time, several tests were carried out on an aircraft’s mid-tech locker. The test is a test Electrophoresis instrument verification test To study the separation of biological components.

Additionally, the third SDS-3 mission has been undertaken since NASA’s launch of the Columbia spacecraft. Single dispersion latex furnace It is used to generate micrometer scales and conduct latex particles Space Aircraft Student Engagement Program (SSIP).

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During the flight, crew Spacecraft Despite all the work being done, Colombia is running into a few minor problems.

At that time, the toilet didn’t work on the first day, and they enjoyed an ‘eight days of splash of colors’.

The problem persisted when three communication links were lost and two astronauts were diagnosed with asthma.

In fact, not only that, the astronauts had to land on the white sands of New Mexico in the United States.

The result was that NASA had to move the landing gear on the train from Edwards to White Sands during the pre-and post-landing journey.

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However, strong winds caused the plane to land on the seventh day of the mission’s schedule and land successfully on March 30, 1982. Even though it’s not over yet, NASA still wants to test the automatic landing program.

They wanted to be 500 feet or 152 meters, and then Commander Lusma would land. However, this automatic landing failed.

“Everything was fine in the beginning until a few seconds ago.” Landed, We suddenly saw the vehicle Nothing Then make a loud landing sound, “said Charles Bolton, one of the astronauts on the automatic landing squad.

On the spaceship Space Shuttle Columbia, SDS-3 was NASA’s only mission to land at White Sands space port today 39 years ago, and it was Commander La Lousma’s last spacecraft.

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