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From: russ@bmcg.UUCP
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Subject: Re: The "grabbing onto Solar Max" Problem
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Date: Thu, 19-Apr-84 08:29:36 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 19 08:29:36 1984
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My understanding, according to AvWeek articles, is that
the MMU has only an attitude-hold mode, not an inertial
position hold mode.  The attitude-hold mode was critical 
for the dock-and-halt maneuver since the docking point was
relatively near the man-sattelite center of gravity.  At 
that position, nearly all motion is rotational, rather 
than translational.

...Russ Schnapp