Aalice.535 net.columbia utzoo!decvax!harpo!npois!alice!sjb Mon Apr 26 17:42:45 1982 Solar Max Repair NASA is proposing to use a newly developed jet powered back pack to aid in the repair of the Solar Max Satellite, damaged 2 years ago when three fuses blew out. If Congress does not accept the plan, the DoD will fund it. The plan calls for the shuttle to park 500 feet from the satellite. There, an astronaut would fly up to the satellite, prepare it from grappling by the remote arm, the arm would pull it in, the fuses would be replaced, and the satellite would be put back into space. This would be the first time a satellite has ever been recovered from space. ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.