Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site houxa.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!mcnc!akgua!clyde!floyd!harpo!ihnp4!houxm!houxa!9212osd From: 9212osd@houxa.UUCP (Orlando Sotomayor-Diaz) Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Re: Thoughts on Westar/Palapa Message-ID: <351@houxa.UUCP> Date: Tue, 7-Feb-84 10:28:35 EST Article-I.D.: houxa.351 Posted: Tue Feb 7 10:28:35 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 9-Feb-84 23:18:46 EST References: <2260@allegra.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 12 <> One thing mentioned in a newspaper about the STS being able to retrieve one of these satellites: Even if it could intercept the Westar/Palapa, it could not 'grab' it because the satellites were not designed to have some sort of 'handle' to facilitate the operation. Of course, this could have been a misquote of somebody, as usual. -- Orlando Sotomayor-Diaz /AT&T Bell Laboratories, Crawfords Corner Road Room HO-3M-325 201-949-1532 Holmdel, New Jersey, 07733 Path: {{{ucbvax,decvax}!}{ihnp4,harpo}!}houxa!9212osd