39741 Komm
39741 Komm, provisional designation 1997 AT6, is a stony asteroid and eccentric Mars-crosser from the innermost regions of the asteroid belt, about 2 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by American astronomer Roy Tucker at the U.S. Goodricke-Pigott Observatory in Tucson, Arizona, on 9 January 1997.
The S-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.4–2.9 AU once every 3 years and 3 months (1,177 days). Its orbit shows a high eccentricity of 0.35 and is tilted by 6 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. It has a provisional rotation period of almost 6 hours and an assumed albedo of 0.20.
The minor planet was named after American helioseismologist, Rudolf Walter Komm (b.1957), who contributed in the study of solar activity.
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STS
STS may refer to:
Science, medicine, meteorology and technology
STS (TV channel)
STS (abbr. СТС from Russian: Сеть Телевизионных Станций, Set' Televizionnykh Stantsiy, Network of televisions stations) is a commercial television station based in Moscow, Russia. It belongs to the CTC Media, a Delaware-registered, Moscow-based NASDAQ-traded (CTCM) company with a market capitalization exceeding US$4 billion. The company is co-owned by National Media Group (Russia), Itera (Russia) and Modern Times Group (Sweden).
History
STS was launched on 1 December 1996 and today is a leading entertainment network in Russia. Focusing on entertainment, STS broadcasts a mix between Russian productions and international programming of interest to its target audience, viewers aged 6–54, especially younger audiences.
Approximately 100 million people are within STS’s signal reach. In 2007, STS achieved an average audience share in its target demographic of 11,3%. STS network reaches approximately 87% of urban households. It ranks as the fourth most watched nationwide broadcaster in Russia overall.
STS-114
STS-114 was the first "Return to Flight" Space Shuttle mission following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Discovery launched at 10:39 EDT (14:39 UTC), 26 July 2005. The launch, 907 days (approx. 29 months) after the loss of Columbia, was approved despite unresolved fuel sensor anomalies in the external tank that had prevented the shuttle from launching on 13 July, its originally scheduled date.
The mission ended on 9 August 2005 when Discovery landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Poor weather over the Kennedy Space Center in Florida hampered the shuttle from using its primary landing site.
Analysis of the launch footage showed debris separating from the external tank during ascent; it was the issue that had set off the Columbia disaster. As a result, NASA decided on 27 July to postpone future shuttle flights pending additional modifications to the flight hardware. Shuttle flights resumed a year later with STS-121 on 4 July 2006.
Crew
Original crew
This mission was to carry the Expedition 7 crew to the ISS and bring home the Expedition 6 crew. The original crew was to be:
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