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From: paulc@hp-lsd.COS.HP.COM (Paul Carroll)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: LDEF capture time change (Forwarded)
Message-ID: <9090002@hp-lsd.COS.HP.COM>
Date: 12 Jan 90 22:52:42 GMT
References: <40214@ames.arc.nasa.gov>
Organization: HP Logic Systems Division - ColoSpgs, CO
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	During the LDEF capture this morning, there were comments
	about how stable the LDEF was (i.e., not tumbling).
	Is there any reason why LDEF is not rotating or tumbling
	in orbit?  My only thought as to why it might not is that
	the LDEF might be flying end-on in orbit so any tendency
	to rotate might be suppressed by atmospheric drag on that
	side (that is, if there is enough atmospher to affect it).
	Does anyone have a definitive answer as to why LDEF was
	behaving so nicely in orbit?

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