STS-47 - 50th Shuttle Mission (1992) Historical Footage and Crew Comments - AI upscale, HD remaster

Documentary about STS-47, the 50th Shuttle Mission entirely based on crew commentary, historical narration, mission audio and footage.

The mission took place in September 1992. This was the second mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. It mainly involved conducting experiments in life and material sciences inside Spacelab-J, (a NASA /NASDA collaboration). This crew included Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese astronaut aboard the shuttle, Mae C. Jemison, the first African-American woman to go to space, and the only married couple to fly together on the shuttle, Mark C. Lee and N. Jan Davis. Other members were Robert L. Gibson, Jerome "Jay" Apt and Curtis L. Brown Jr.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Crew
01:25 Suit up and Preparations
08:11 Launch
11:24 Spacelab Activities
24:19 Space Frogs
28:17 Earth From Space
29:48 Reentry and Landing

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The footage was AI upscaled (Topaz AI) on some segments, besides the usual color correction. Ambient audio was recreated based on historical elements. Sequences are shown in proper mission context as much as possible.

Historical narration (from mission commentary and NASA documentaries and progress reports) is used in an attempt to capture the feeling of the times. Language and attitudes should be seen in that context.

Research, cleanup, editing, and processing by Retro Space HD.

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STS-47 launched from Pad 39B at 10:23:00 a.m. EDT on 12 September 1992, and was the first on-time mission without launch delays since STS-61-B in 1985.

The mission's primary payload was Spacelab-J — a joint mission between NASA and the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) — which used a crewed Spacelab module to conduct microgravity research in materials and life sciences. Like many previous missions, the international crew was divided into red and blue teams which would work in two 12-hour shifts for around-the-clock operations. Brown, Lee, and Mohri, were assigned to the red team, and would conduct experiments while Apt, Davis, and Jemison, assigned to the blue team, would rest, and vice versa. As the mission commander, Gibson was free to work with both teams. Spacelab-J included 24 experiments in materials science and 20 life sciences experiments, the majority of which were sponsored by NASDA and NASA, while 2 were sponsored by collaborative civilian efforts. The Payload Crew Training Manager was Homer Hickam, who also worked during the mission as a Crew Interface Coordinator to talk to the crew during their science experiments and relay any concerns from the scientists on the ground.

Materials science investigations covered such fields as biotechnology, electronic materials, fluid dynamics and transport phenomena, glass and ceramics, metals and alloys, and acceleration measurements. Life sciences included experiments on human health, cell separation and biology, developmental biology, animal and human physiology and behavior, space radiation, and biological rhythms. Test subjects included the crew, Japanese koi fish (carp), cultured animal and plant cells, chicken embryos, fruit flies, fungi, plant seeds, frogs and frog eggs, and oriental hornets.

The mission, scheduled to end on 19 September 1992, was extended for one more day to complete certain experiments.
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