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. ---