[net.space] Discovery

Dale.Amon%CMU-RI-FAS@sri-unix.UUCP (07/10/84)

One of our PghL5 people was in the control room (by invitation of a friend)
during the whole thing. His impression was that nobody was really in control
or knew what was happening for several minutes. They had ground crews
stalled half way between safety and the Discovery, not knowing whether to
run or go back. The evacuation decision may have been very close, in which
case the astronauts take a wire ride into to a little concrete bunker. I
would say that the ground crew had need of judicious use of several rolls of
toilet paper at about that time...

Hans.Moravec@cmu-ri-rover.arpa@sri-unix.UUCP (07/20/84)

a058  0527  18 Jul 84
PM-National Briefs,620
    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA technicials have begun remodeling
the shuttle Discovery's cargo hold to carry two additional satellites
as part of plans to combine its delayed maiden voyage with a
scheduled August mission.
    Work began Tuesday, said National Aeronautics and Space
Administration spokesman Dick Young. The earliest launch date would be
Aug. 24, he said.
    NASA plans monthly shuttle launches starting in October.
    Discovery will retain the IMAX camera and a drug-making machine from
the delayed June mission. It will also carry Leasat II, the satellite
Business Systems and the Telstar satellite.
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