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From: alb@brunix.UUCP (Adam L. Buchsbaum)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Swat Failure
Message-ID: <10323@brunix.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 18-Apr-85 14:48:26 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 18 14:48:26 1985
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The crew of the Discovery succeeded in hitting the
suspect lever on a stranded satellite yesterday,
but that did not prompt the satellite's on board
systems to start.  Thus, the Discovery backed away,
leaving the satellit in a useeless 200-mile orbit.
NASA said that they will consider a rescue mission
in the future, but that it would be extremely
risky, as the sateellite is full of hydrazine fuel
and primed for ignition.