Aalice.458 net.space utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!duke!harpo!npois!alice!sjb Fri Mar 26 07:26:05 1982 Shuttle News One low frequency S-band transponder in the shuttle has failed. However, the ship still has a high frequency S-band and a UHF transponder. Only the UHF is really crucial to the landing, but NASA would consider cutting the flight if the other S-band transponder gave out. On the other hand, if windy conditions persist into Monday at White Sands, NASA would possibly extend the mission another day to provide better weather. By conserving fuel and power, they feel they could have one more day in orbit. Nothing is definite yet, and a decision is expected late in the weekend. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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.