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The Remote Manipulator Arm grabbed the dying satellite - and the clock began
A Remote Manipulator Arm must grapple a dying 15,400-pound satellite in low orbit while a countdown ticks from launch - did they make it in time?
The Remote Manipulator Arm grabbed the dying satellite - and the clock began
In this episode, we follow the mission that put an astronaut, a robotic arm, and a decaying communications satellite on a collision course with the clock. What decisions and actions did the crew take as the satellite’s orbit fell and time ran out?
Person: John Michael Lounge
Event: STS-51-I deployment and capture attempt
Date: Launch August 27, 1985
Location: Low Earth…
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