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From: v071pzp4@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Craig L Cole)
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Subject: Re: Fuel-line door questions...
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Date: 3 Mar 91 19:46:26 GMT
References: <1991Feb25.204556.16156@athena.mit.edu> <1991Feb26.112746.11838@pbs.org> <1991Feb26.230611.4715@freedom.msfc.nasa.gov> <675@newave.UUCP>
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In article <675@newave.UUCP>, john@newave.UUCP (John A. Weeks III) writes...
>In article <1991Feb26.230611.4715@freedom.msfc.nasa.gov> cornutt@freedom.msfc.nasa.gov (David Cornutt) writes:
>> I don't know if the onboard systems will indicate the status of the door,
>> but the MCC certainly can tell.  Having them not closed is not
>> necessarily fatal.  I'll have to go look up the procedure for that.
> 
>If you know about it in advance, i.e. in orbit before re-entry, this
>problem should not be fatal.  All they would have to do is send up
>Columbia or Atlantis to pick up the crew of Discovery.  You might also
>have to send up a Progress resupply ship (or two) for the crew while they
>wait for the next shuttle to be mission ready  8-(

Could the shuttle rendevous with Mir instead? Just park outside and
MMU (or float) over to Mir for a visit? Or would it depend on the
inclination the shuttle was launched?

Just wondering,

Craig Cole
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