The Astronaut Who Captured a Satellite

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zorg.ch #112171 by [z]Barbara Harris @ 12.01.2010 00:00 - nach oben - The Astronaut Who Captured a Satellite Explanation: In 1984, high above the Earth's surface, an astronaut captured a satellite. It was the second satellite captured that mission. Pictured above, astronaut Dale A. Gardner flies free using the Manned Maneuvering Unit and begins to attach a control device dubbed the Stinger to the rotating Westar 6 satellite. Communications satellite Westar 6 had suffered a rocket malfunction that left it unable to reach its intended high geosynchronous orbit. Both the previously caught Palapa B-2 satellite and the Westar 6 satellite were guided into the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Discovery and returned to Earth. Westar 6 was subsequently refurbished and sold. digg_url = 'http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100111.html'; digg_skin = 'compact'; Note: An APOD editor will review great space images this Thursday night in Houghton, Michigan. Credit & Copyright