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1990 in spaceflight

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FieldValue
year1990
imageLiftoff STS-31.jpg
captionThe launch of with the Hubble Space Telescope
first1 January
last27 December
total121
success114
failed5
partial2
<!--catalogued116 Not sure this is the correct figure for this field --
maidensAriane 4 40
Ariane 4 42P
Atlas I
Commercial Titan III
Delta II 6920
Delta II 7925
Long March 2E
Pegasus
retiredDelta 4925
Long March 4A
orbital9
totalcrew39
firstsat
firsttrav

Ariane 4 42P Atlas I Commercial Titan III Delta II 6920 Delta II 7925 Long March 2E Pegasus Long March 4A

The following is an outline of 1990 in spaceflight.

Launch of Hubble Space Telescope

Launches

January

|- Long Duration Exposure Facility retrieval mission Leasat F5 retired 24 September 2015. |d-date=20 January |d-time=09:35 (UTC) |d-date=29 January UOSAT 4 ceased transmitting after 5 hours |d-date=23 June 2003 Hagoromo suffered a transmitter malfunction prior to selenocentric orbit injection |d-date=11 April 1993 |d-date=19 March 1990

February

|- |d-date=12 November |d-date=9 August |d-time=07:33 |d-date=24 May 2000 |d-date=24 May 1992 |o-span=2 |d-time=T+ seconds |d-span=2 |o-span=inherit |d-span=inherit |d-date=4 March |d-time=03:08 |d-date=28 April |d-time=00:52

March

|- |d-date=1 September 1991 |d-date=28 April

April

|- |d-date=3 April |d-date=14 November 1998 |d-date=27 April |d-time=06:15 |d-date=22 November |d-date=28 April |d-date=29 April |d-time=13:49 |d-date=20 February 1992 |d-date=25 February 2005

May

|- |d-date=27 May |d-time=12:27 |d-date=4 July |d-date=28 June |d-date=14 June |d-date=23 March 2001 |d-time=05:50

June

|- |d-date=23 October 2011 |d-date=26 February 2006 |d-date=3 July 1990 Achieved: Low Earth

July

|- |d-date=3 July |d-date=28 February 1992 |d-date=8 December |d-date=16 August |d-date=3 August Contact with spacecraft lost on 12 October 1991 due to onboard battery failure.

August

|- |d-date=10 December |d-time=06:08 |d-date=1 October |d-date=9 August |d-date=6 July 2007 |d-date=20 September |d-time=11:42 |d-date=1 September |d-date=30 August 1992 |d-date=14 September

September

|- |d-date=11 March 1991 |d-date=24 July 1991 |d-date=21 September |d-date=28 November |d-time=11:04

October

|- |d-date=30 November |d-time=T+5 seconds |d-date=13 October |d-time=03:59 |d-date=10 October |d-date=12 December

November

|- |d-date=3 April 1991 |d-date=20 November |d-time=21:42 Technology |d-date=4 December |d-date=16 January 2008 |d-date=30 August 2005 |d-date=7 April 2000

December

|- |d-date=10 December |d-time=23:54 |d-date=26 May 1991 |d-time=10:04 |d-date=6 April 1992 |d-date=28 January 1991 |d-date=11 June 1991 |d-date=17 January 1991 |}

Deep-space rendezvous

Date (GMT)SpacecraftEventRemarks
10 FebruaryGalileoFlyby of VenusGravity assist; Closest approach: 16000 km
19 MarchHitenFlyby of the Moon
19 MarchHagoromoSelenocentric orbit injection
10 AugustMagellanCytherean orbit injection
8 DecemberGalileo1st flyby of the EarthGravity assist; Closest approach: 960 km

EVAs

Start date/timeDurationEnd timeSpacecraftCrewRemarks
8 January
20:232 hours
56 minutes23:19Mir EO-5USSRAlexander Viktorenko
USSRAleksandr SerebrovInstalled new star tracker sensors launched in the Kvant-2 module onto Kvant-1.
11 January
18:012 hours
54 minutes20:55Mir EO-5USSRAlexander Viktorenko
USSRAleksandr SerebrovClosed out experimental racks, either retrieving for return to Earth, or discarding into space. Modified the docking node for the arrival of the Kristall module.
26 January
12:093 hours
2 minutes15:11Mir EO-5
Kvant-2USSRAlexander Viktorenko
USSRAleksandr SerebrovTested the new Orlan-DMA spacesuit. This spacewalk team was the first use of the EVA airlock hatch on the Kvant-2 module. During the spacewalk a mooring post was attached outside the airlock, and a Kurs antenna was removed to enable future EVAs.
1 February
08:154 hours
59 minutes13:14Mir EO-5
Kvant-2USSRAlexander Viktorenko
USSRAleksandr SerebrovTested the SPK "flying armchair", analogous to NASA's MMU. The SPK did not fly free, but remained tethered to Kvant-2 during the tests.
5 February
06:083 hours
45 minutes09:53Mir EO-5
Kvant-2USSRAlexander Viktorenko
USSRAleksandr SerebrovConducted more tests of the SPK. Viktorenko reached as far as 45 m from Mir.
17 July
13:067 hours
15 minutes20:22Mir EO-6
Kvant-2USSRAnatoly Solovyev
USSRAleksandr BalandinAt the start of their EVA to repair torn insulation on the Soyuz TM-9, Solovyev and Balandin damaged the hatch on Kvant-2 by opening it before the airlock was completely depressurized. The spacewalking team repaired the insulation on Soyuz, but time constraints required returning to Kvant-2 before they collected their tools and ladders. Unable to securely close the damaged hatch, they used the center section of Kvant-2 as a back-up airlock.
26 July
11:153 hours
31 minutes14:46Mir EO-6
Kvant-2USSRAnatoly Solovyev
USSRAleksandr BalandinTransmitted images of the damaged hatch to TsUP, recovered the ladders and tools left outside earlier and removed debris lodged in the hinge of the airlock hatch, allowing the hatch to close and seal for repressurization.
29 October
21:452 hours
45 minutes30 October
00:30Mir EO-7
Kvant-2USSRGennadi Manakov
USSRGennady StrekalovAfter removing insulation around the damaged Kvant-2 hatch, they found the hatch to be more heavily damaged than previously understood. Although unable to completely repair the hatch, they added hardware to the hatch.

References

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  6. (21 January 1990). "Space shuttle lands after record flight". [[Record-Journal]].
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  9. (7 March 2010). "1990-004A - Kosmos 2056". [[Czech Academy of Sciences]].
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  11. (22 January 1992). "Ariane rocket carries aloft 7 satellites". [[The Orlando Sentinel]].
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  13. (16 November 2003). "UoSAT-OSCAR 14".
  14. "Where are they: UoSAT-3". [[University of Surrey]].
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  17. (25 January 1990). "Delta 2 successfully launched". [[Florida Today]].
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