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From: jlg@lanl-a.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Re: RMS Attempt to be Made
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Date: Tue, 10-Apr-84 18:03:04 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr 10 18:03:04 1984
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References: <2692@alice.UUCP> <12@brl-vgr.ARPA>, <416@ihlts.UUCP> I don't understand why there was an expensive (and as it turned out -
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malfunctioning) docking device.  From the pictures I saw, it should have been
simple to put a sling or rope around the body of the satellite, tighten it up 
and hold on to that in order to supply the torque needed to despin.  I can't
imagine that the cladding of the satellite would be so weak that it couldn't 
handle the pressure of a wide strap of nylon webbing or something.  Is this 
just an example of expensive solutions to simple problems?