alb@brunix.UUCP (Adam L. Buchsbaum) (04/18/85)
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.