Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!sxn@bbncc-washington From: sxn%bbncc-washington@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Article on maneuvering unit Message-ID: <16459@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Mon, 6-Feb-84 13:12:52 EST Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.16459 Posted: Mon Feb 6 13:12:52 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 10-Feb-84 02:57:18 EST Lines: 11 From: Stephen X. NahmThere's a lengthy article on the manned maneuvering unit in last week's Aviation and Space Technology Week (January 23, 1984). It covers in detail how the astronauts trained for the mission, and there are some photos of the training aparatus. They showed a mockup of the Solar Max satellite - I was surprised to see how large it is. For some reason I had the idea that it was about the size of a breadbox (rather than an elephant). Steve