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The Leasat Rescue Mission—Steve DorfmanOur Space Heritage 1960-2000 Andy Ott has done an excellent job of describing the Leasat program which he played such an important role. And Boris Subbotin has put the beginnings of Leasat and HCI in perspective; he was…
But at 7 a.m. I got a call from Marv Mixon, our Leasat program manager. “Steve,” he said. “We have a problem.” The satellite’s omni-directional antenna had not unfolded, as it was supposed to, once the satellite was deployed. Something was wrong. I called Harold Rosen, who was also attending the meeting, to discuss what it could be. The symptoms pointed to a failure of the satellite to turn its power on, which would be a catastrophic failure.
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The shuttle astronauts couldn’t have been more supportive. They volunteered to fly the shuttle, while still in space, back to the satellite to see if they could help get it started. A jury-rigged fix was attempted (like Apollo 13!) with some spare cardboard. It was to be attached to a long rod that could be used to flip a switch on the Leasat that might have been the cause of the problem. This maneuver was quickly dubbed “the fly-swat mission” because of the shape of the jury-rigged device the astronauts came up with. It was not at all clear that the switch that could be reached by the fly swatter was the fundamental cause, but at that point it was our only hope.
https://www.arstechnica.com/video/watch/fighter-pilot-breaks-down-every-button-in-an-f-15-cockpit :
Today Ars Technica brings you inside the pilot’s seat of an F-15C Eagle fighter jet to break down every button in the cockpit. Join retired United States Air Force pilot Col. Andrea Themely as she walks you through everything at your disposal, from emergency features and communication controls to navigation features and weapons and defense. With 1100 hours of experience piloting F-15’s, Col. Themely expert eye is ready to guide you each step of the way.
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