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To: Fitzcarraldo
How do mate a Progess with an orbiter?
22 posted on 02/03/2003 12:04:59 AM PST by John Jamieson
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To: John Jamieson
How do mate a Progess with an orbiter?

You don't. You maneuver it in towards the shuttle nose-first and clamp the shuttle cargo bay doors on part of it, then secure it with whatever means available. It would probably have to be modified to allow access by astronauts. I assume a working airlock was on Columbia.

25 posted on 02/03/2003 12:09:28 AM PST by Fitzcarraldo
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