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The
Team Behind the Telescope
Just
as the astronauts have trained extensively for the upcoming
1999 servicing mission, so too has Hubble's Flight Operations
Team in the STOCC. Shortly after launch, this team will prepare
Hubble for the on-orbit service call. They will begin by having
the Telescope transition from normal science operations to
a "ready for servicing" condition. The team will command Hubble
to its capture attitude and configure it for rendezvous with
the Space Shuttle Discovery. They will command Hubble's aperture
door to close and the high gain antennas to be stowed in preparation
for capture by the Shuttle's robotic arm and berthing in the
payload bay. The solar arrays will remain deployed and following
berthing, Hubble's power will be provided by the Shuttle.
To aid astronauts in their servicing tasks, the Telescope
will then be rotated to several different positions on its
berthing platform to allow easy access to the equipment bays.
After the new equipment is installed, STOCC ground controllers
will command tests on the newly installed items. These tests
will be done immediately after installation, with the crew
positioned at a safe location, to determine if the installed
equipment will require any further astronaut activity. Later,
while the crew sleeps, the STOCC team will perform more detailed
functional checkouts of the installed equipment to determine
if further work is necessary. After all servicing is completed,
Hubble and Discovery will be configured for battery charging.
The Shuttle crew will transfer the Telescope to internal power,
disconnect the power feed, and using the robotic arm, position
Hubble for deployment. The STOCC will command the deployment
of the high gain antennas and opening of the aperture door.
All equipment powered off for servicing will be reactivated
and checked out. Hubble will then be released. Operational
re-commissioning of the telescope will take place, and normal
science operations will resume.
Space
Telescope Operations Control Center (STOCC) Overview
Servicing
Mission Operations Room (SMOR)
Mission
Operations Manager (MOM)
HST Systems
HST Systems Engineering
Specialists
Mission
Operations Room (MOR)
STOCC Operations
Shift Supervisor
The STOCC Operations
Support Team
Ground System Manager
System
Engineering and Evaluation Room (SEER)
Mission
Support Room (MSR)
MET
Clock
STOCC
"Back Room" positions
STOCC
Overview
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