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The backwards power connector that started the five‑hour countdown
A backwards power connector leaves a European satellite in Endeavour's payload bay draining its batteries - did the crew make it in time?
The backwards power connector that started the five‑hour countdown
In this episode, the mission team faces a ticking clock after a rotated electrical connector severs the recharge path to the EURECA satellite. The story follows the choices, waived rules, and improvised plan that set up a five‑hour window to act - could the crew fix it before the batteries died?
Mission: STS-57
Satellite: EURECA
Launch date (retrieval mission): June 21, 1993
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