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The gloved hand that slowed a tumbling satellite - did they make it?
A gloved hand reaches from the shuttle and grabs a tumbling, school-bus-sized satellite - can a repair EVA and James van Hoften stop the spin in time?
The gloved hand that slowed a tumbling satellite - did they make it?
In this episode, we follow the mission that sent astronauts to catch and repair the Solar Maximum Mission satellite, focusing on the people, training, and improvised choices that shaped the attempt. What did James van Hoften’s unusual path from hydraulic engineering and combat aviation bring to a crisis two hundred miles above Earth?
Person: James Dougal Adrianus van Hoften…
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