rjnoe@ihlts.UUCP (Roger Noe) (09/24/84)
NASA has announced that space shuttle mission 51-A, to launch in early November, will retrieve two satellites which were sent into useless orbits last February due to the failure of attached solid rocket motors. Astronauts Joseph P. Allen and Dale A. Gardner will use the manned maneuvering units to propel themselves away from the orbiter vehicle Discovery and berth Palapa B-2 and Westar 6 in the orbiter's cargo bay after other payloads have been delivered on that mission. The satellites will then be refurbished and used again. -- Roger Noe ihnp4!ihlts!rjnoe