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From: alb@alice.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: TDRS Problems Will Not Affect STS-9
Message-ID: <2296@alice.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 11-Nov-83 10:53:27 EST
Article-I.D.: alice.2296
Posted: Fri Nov 11 10:53:27 1983
Date-Received: Sun, 13-Nov-83 03:53:55 EST
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill
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An antenna on the TDRS-1 satellite failed yesterday, and
NASA is having trouble activating its backup system.  However,
the two are a redundant package designed to be used only
if a main antenna and its backup fail; that has not yet
happened.