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As you all know, these men
are the pioneers of this business.
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They were around
when rockets were born.
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Welcome, gentlemen.
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STS-200 was originally slated
to deliver a structural payload...
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...to the International Space Station.
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Circumstances have forced us to push
back that mission and undertake...
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...an emergency rescue operation.
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The average staging time for
a mission is 12 months.
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We're doing this one in 30 days.
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In 1986...
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...the former Soviet Union launched
communications satellite Ikon.
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- Ikon is a link...
- I'll tell you about it later.
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...in Russia's
telecommunications chain.
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Her orbit is rapidly decaying.
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She will reenter
the Earth's atmosphere in 30 days.
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Your mission
is to intercept and capture her...
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...using the shuttle's grappling arm.
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You will then have a 42-hour window...
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...in which to repair
her guidance system.
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From there she'll be reconfigured
by Mission Control.
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After that, you'll shoot
her back into geosync orbit...
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...using the payload assist
module rockets.
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Any questions?
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Question.
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With all due respect to the guys,
why don't we just capture the bird...
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...bring it home with a crew
trained in satellite retrieval?
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It's too big, Gene.
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Too big?
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For the space shuttle?
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How did you guys get it up there
in the first place?
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There were modifications
post-deployment.
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Listen up, people.
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This system has to be fixed on-site.
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Frank is the only engineer...