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Subject: Solar Max troubles - (nf)
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Date: Mon, 9-Apr-84 09:33:54 EST
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!db    Apr  9 09:33:00 1984

Did anyone notice that two networks had conflicting reasons why the
dock with Solar Max was in trouble? One set of astronaut-consultants
was explaining that the trouble was with the satellite attitude control
system not being turned off by Goddard, and the other set was saying
the problem was with the docking mechanism.

By the way, does anyone know why the astronauts cant just go out to the
satellite and replace the defective modules without bringing it to a 
stop? I suppose it could be tricky if they had to fight centrifigal 
force, but seems they could somehow anchor themselves.
Wouldnt seem to be any worse than working on something in earth gravity,
except that anything you drop would fall out on a tangent instead of down.