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 General Procedures:

 Rollout (Kennedy Only):

 The Rollout Procedure is done automatically as soon as the simulation is
 started.  By going to an external view, you will see the shuttle riding
 on the crawler moving toward the launch pad at Kennedy.  This is a very
 long process and will take some time to view as the crawler travels slowly.
 Once the Shuttle has been deposited at the launch pad, the crawler will
 simply start traveling back toward its parked position next to the hangar
 at Kennedy Space Center.  If you would rather just jump directly into the
 game, return to the main menu and select a starting position farther into
 the mission than rollout.  However, if you are a "die-hard" simulator
 fanatic, you are just going to have to wait 7 hours for the crawler to
 reach the launch pad(and no time skipping!)

 Launching:

 Launching Simulation Procedures Start at T - 5 hours.

 The external tank will begin automatically filling with liquid oxygen and
 liquid hydrogen at T - 000:04:30:00.00 and T - 000:02:50:00.00 respectively.
 These 2 components will provide the fuel for the 3 primary shuttle engines.
 It is not necessary to issue any commands during these procedures.

 At T - 000:01:50:00.00, the Shuttle astronauts actually enter the space
 Shuttle through a side hatch and climb into their respective seats, then
 at T - 1:35 the Shuttle crew will un-stow the check list, or cue cards and
 begin manually preparing the Shuttle for the launching procedures.  Again,
 this process requires no commands from you.

 At T - 000:01:30:00.00, you are instructed to begin communication checks.
 You will test all channels including air to ground, intercom, and air to
 air communication devices.  You will have to set each of the 5 switches for
 the right audio from the off position to the t/r or transmit and receive
 position.

 At T - 000:01:00:00.00, you are instructed to power up the 3 front CRT
 screens.  To do this, simply place each power switch to the uppermost or
 on position.  Note: each of these screens will require 45 seconds to
 power up and you will be notified when each screen is ready for use.

 At T - 000:00:50:00.00, you should begin pre-activating the water boiler.
 To do this, you must turn on the 3 boiler switches and turn on the 3 N2
 supply switches.

 At T - 000:00:30:00.00, the Ground crew will fall back away from the
 Shuttle and secure the white room.

 At T - 000:00:26:00.00, you are instructed to open the cabin vents.  It
 is mentioned in the ground communications that a klaxon alarm will sound;
 however, there is no representation of this in the simulator.  To open the
 cabin vents, place both vent isolation and vent position switches in the
 open position.  You will be closing these vents prior to liftoff.

 At T - 000:00:24:00.00, the Commander does communication voice checks with
 ground control.  To do this, set the xmit icon mode knob to vox/vox, then
 turn on communication (air to air, air to ground, and intercom) system
 switches on the left audio panel.

 At T - 000:00:21:00.00, you are requested to close both cabin vent switches.
 Just place both cabin vent control switches in the closed position.

 At T - 000:00:20:00.00, you will begin a planned 10 minute hold.  This is
 the first of such holds that will allow you to make up time if you are
 falling behind a bit in the operation.

 Immediately after the 10 minute hold at T - 000:00:19:59.00, you will load
 the flight plan into the computer.  Enter SPEC 99 PRO on the left keypad.
 This will now display the current flight trajectory on CRT#2.

 At T - 000:00:19:00.00, you will enter the following codes on the left
 keypad, OPS 101 PRO and then SPEC 104 PRO.  Doing this will load the
 circularize orbit code and display this on CRT#1.

 At T - 000:00:16:00.00, Ground Control will inform you to pressurize the
 main propulsion system with helium.  To accomplish this, you must switch
 open the 6 MPS Helium ISOL valves and place the Pneumatic Helium Isolation
 Valve to open.

 At T - 000:00:09:00.00, you will begin the second of the two 10 minute
 holds.  If you are still on track with the instructions from ground
 control, you will soon be burning your way into space.

 At T - 000:00:08:59.00, if all systems are still go, you will resume the
 countdown and go for the launch.  At this time, check to see that the event
 timer is set to 0900 and place the event timer switch to the start position.

 At T - 000:00:07:00.00, The crew access arm retracts from the launching
 tower.  This is an automatic sequence and will require no commands from
 you; however, you have reached the point where you are dedicated to launch
 the Shuttle as your only exit is by emergency procedures.

 At T - 000:00:06:00.00, Ground Control will give the command to prestart
 the Auxilary Power Units.  The boilers should already have the N2 on so
 set the Boiler Control Heater switches to position A.  Next, set the APU
 Fuel Pump valve to off and the APU Auto Shutdown switches to enable, and
 finally set the APU speed selection switches to Normal.

 At T - 000:00:05:00.00, the APU's should be prestarted and it is now
 time to fully start the APU's.  To do this, turn the APU control switches
 to off.  Place the three Hydraulic Main Pump Pressure to low, open the APU
 fuel tank valves, and set the APU operate switch to start/run.  Next, set
 the main pump pressure to low, and set the three Hydraulic Circulating pumps
 to off.

 At T - 000:00:04:30.00, all external power is shutdown and the Shuttle will
 change over to complete internal power.  Ground Control will inform you when
 all external power links have been shutdown.  All internal systems are now
 handled by the General Purpose Computers.

 At T - 000:00:03:45:00.00, all aero surfaces are placed in the takeoff
 positions and a hydraulic system check is run.  This all happens
 automatically and you will be informed by Ground Control when these actions
 are completed.

 At T - 000:00:03:00.00, the three main SSME's hydraulically gimbal to the
 launch position.

 At T - 000:00.02:55.00, the External Tank oxygen vents automatically
 close.  This begins the liquid oxygen tank pressurization.

 At T - 000:00:02:00.00, Ground Control instructs you to set all three
 APU's to auto shutdown abilities to Inhibit.  This will not allow any of
 the main APU's to shut down during the actual launch.

 At T - 000:00:01:57.00, the External Tank Hydrogen vents automatically
 close.  This begins the pressurization of the liquid hydrogen tank.  This
 is the last command you will give the Shuttle before the actual take off.
 There are a number of actions that still need to be performed, but these
 will all happen automatically and you will not need to perform any vital
 commands until you are well into the liftoff stage.

 At T - 000:00:00:03.00, the general purpose computers command the three
 main engines to start.

 At T - 000:00:00:00.00, if the main engine pressure reads higher than
 90% the Solid Rocked Boosters are ignited.

 At T + 000:00:00:03.00, the Solid Rocket Boosters ignite and you should
 read liftoff.

 At T + 000:00:00:06.00, you should clear the launch tower and ground
 control will inform you if all engines appear to be working properly.

 At T + 000:00:00:11.00, after clearing the tower, you will notice the
 Shuttle beginning to roll into the heads down position that is common
 in all launch procedures.  Basically, the Shuttle will roll over with
 the external tank above the shuttle during its ascent.  This procedure
 is completely controlled by the on board computers.

 At T + 000:00:00:30.00, the heads down roll should have completed and
 Ground Control will check again to make sure everything is looking good.

 At T + 000:00:02:00.00, Ground Control will instruct you to set the
 Attitude Direction Indication to give information relative to local
 vertical and local horizontal positions.  To do this, set the ADI ATT
 switches on both the Commander and Pilot's panels to LVLH.  At the same
 time as this happens, the Solid Rocket Boosters will empty and be
 separated from the External Tank.  The Shuttle will continue on with
 the primary thrust coming from the main engines.

 At T + 000:00:04:20.00, you reach the point where you can no longer
 safely return to the landing site if an emergency occurs.  If
 something were to go wrong now, you would either have to eject from
 the Shuttle or return to an emergency landing site.

 At T + 000:00:06:30.00, the Shuttle will automatically begin a
 shallow dive to prepare for the separation of the external tank.

 At T + 000:00:08:30.00, at this time the main engine will shut
 down and the external tank will separate from the Shuttle and
 fall back towards earth, burning up in the atmosphere.

 This completes the actual launching procedures, from this point
 onward you will be preparing the Shuttle for its actual mission
 and doing orbital insertion maneuvers.


 INITIAL ORBITAL MANEUVERS:

 During the Orbital Insertion Maneuvers you will basically
 circularize your low orbit, and then set up the Shuttle Orbiter
 for the mission you will be performing.  There are a number of
 miscellaneous procedures that must be carried out each time the
 Shuttle first enters orbit.  Once the Shuttle is in orbit, you
 are ready to begin mission communications.

 Provided below are generic mission procedures which can be
 utilized for each mission.

 At T + 000:00:09:00.00, the orbit insertion burn will prepare and
 occur.  This takes a bit of time and is mostly handled by the
 on-board computers.

 At T + 000:00:10:30.00, you will be required to set both ADI's to
 the INTRL setting.  Similar to the launching procedure, simply
 place the ADI switch to the INTRL setting.

 At T + 000:00:11:00.00, you are instructed to circularize your
 orbit.  On the left keypad enter SPEC 104 PRO and then enter
 ITEM 27 EXEC.  The will adjust the OMS Burn to a circularized
 orbit.

 At T + 000:00:12:24.00, the OMS-1 Burn will be completed.  Ground
 control will inform you of this action.

 At T + 000:00:14:30.00, you will begin the post-OMS Burn APU shutdown.
 You are instructed to turn to enable the three APU auto shut down
 switches.  Next, turn the three Boiler Controllers to the off
 position and, finally, set the APU controls to the off position.

 At T + 000:00:15:40.00, Ground Control will now request that you
 change the program on the third CRT.  You are requested to enter
 the following command OPS 105 PRO.

 At T + 000:00:16:50.00, Ground Control will request that you
 close the external tank umbilical doors in preparation of
 opening the payload bay doors.

 At T + 000:00:19:00.00, after the umbilical doors have been
 closed you must latch them shut.  On the same panel as the door
 close switches, select to latch both of the doors.

 At T + 000:00:46:34.00, you must do another small CRT program
 change.  Enter the following command: OPS 106-PRO on the keypad.

 At T + 000:00:47:00.00, Ground Control will request that you open
 the payload bay doors.  To do this, enable both system 1 and system 2
 power systems and click on the open switch to start the opening sequence.
 Once the doors are fully opened, Ground Control will inform you that
 the doors show fully open.

 At T + 000:00:48:50.00, because of the large amount of heat that was
 built up during the launch procedure, you will now begin preparing
 to open the bay radiators.  Start by releasing the radiator latches,
 found on the same panel as the payload door controls.  Now turn on
 both left and right System Mechanical Power switches, then select deploy
 for both starboard and post latches.

 At T + 000:00:52:00.00, the latches should now be opened-you may deploy
 both of the cooling radiators.  Make sure that both system power
 switches are on and then select deploy for both starboard and port
 radiators.  Once both radiators are open, Ground Control will confirm
 their position.

 At T + 000:00:53:30.00, to finalize the orbital procedure, you must
 now deploy the KU Band Antenna.  On the same panel, position the KU
 antenna switch to the deploy position.  Once the antenna has been
 fully deployed, Ground Control will also confirm its position.

 At T + 000:00:55:00.00, with all of the orbital preparations complete,
 Ground Control will now inform you to start the Mission Comms when
 you are ready.  To do this, use the menu system to pull down the
 request mission comms under the actions title.  When Ground Control
 has confirmed that orbital preparations are complete, they will
 inform you to get the job done.

 LANDING:

 The landing phase is rarely exactly the same each time. Once you
 have requested "Landing Comms", you will go through the same
 procedures you went through when preparing the Shuttle for mission
 comms, but in reverse. The process of stowing the KU band antenna,
 closing and latching the radiators, stowing the RMS arm (if used),
 and closing and latching the payload doors, occurs in almost exactly
 the reverse order.

 After the Orbiter is prepared for the orbital re-entry, you will just
 float around the earth until you reach the de-orbit oms burn. When
 this happens, the Shuttle will automatically turn and face heads
 down toward the earth and the opposite direction it is travelling and
 perform the 'slow down' burn. After the burn is complete, the Orbiter
 will again, in automatic, turn around facing the direction it is travel-
 ling in a slightly nose up attitude for the re-entry. You may want to
 gently adjust the pitch and roll so that it is perfectly centered on the
 earth.

 Soon you will notice an orange glow appearing on the bottom of the
 Shuttle and the dark black of space beginning to transform into the
 familiar blue sky again. At the time, the accelerated speed is gener-
 ating immense heat in the Shuttle. It is vital that you maintain the
 slightly nose up attitude through this stage, or you will burn up
 during re-entry.

 When you finally completely re-enter the atmosphere, you will notice
 that your controls have switched from the Reaction Control Jets to
 standard aerodynamic controls. Now, locate the landing are with
 the aids of the HSI, the HUD, and the SPEC 50 circle down screen
 found on CRT#3. If the Horizontal Situation Screen is not loaded on
 CRT#3, hold down the ALT key and the keyboard should appear over
 the screen. Now click on clear and then on SPEC 50 PRO. This will
 show the flight track you want to follow down until you are at a safe
 distance to start your final approach.

 Around the 20,000 foot mark, start your final approach. Use th F2
 HUD screen to follow in on final approach. If you're a bit high, use
 the air break to slow you down while you descend. As you approach
 the runway, make sure you arm your landing gear and keep your
 speed up over 300 knots. Now at about 1,000 feet, start you pre-flare
 maneuver to slow the Shuttle's speed down. Shortly after, deploy
 your landing gear and then at about 100 - 200 feet, perform the final
 flare maneuver. You should touch down on the rear wheels first and
 the let the nose gently come down to touch the ground as well.

 If you need to straighten out the Shuttle as you coast down the
 runway, use the , and . keys for steering control. Now to slow down,
 press the W key for the wheel breaks and use the = key to apply full
 air brakes.

 Once you have stopped, the game will a pause a moment allowing you
 to view your recent success, and the bring you to the mission de-
 briefing/evaluation screen. Cross your fingers and hope that you've
 done well.


 TEST FLIGHTS:

 Since you are only out in space to test the Space Shuttle, you will not
 receive any mission commands during either test flight from Ground
 Control. Thus, by requesting mission comms, you will only start the
 landing procedures.

 MISSION PROCEDURES

 ALT 747:

 This is a simple unpowered test landing for the new Shuttle Com-
 mander. The mission will start with the Shuttle piggy-backed on the
 747 at 000:00:00:45.0 to 747 seperation. Approximately ten seconds
 later, you will be notified to turn on the HUD displays. Once this is
 complete, you are on your own. You must manually guide the Shuttle
 down to a safe landing. Caution:  a stall at this low height would
 almost certainly spell disaster so keep your speed up! Also be sure to
 arm and deploy your landing gear with the ALT-G commands as
 Ground Control will not inform you of this action.

 MMU TEST FLIGHT:

 When the Orbiter is prepared for this mission, all you have to do is
 release the MMU, move it a short distance away from the Shuttle and
 then return it to the Shuttle and finally re-attach the MMU. This all
 sounds rather simple. However, space is a very big place and maneu-
 vering in 3 dimensions is something humans do not often do. Like
 the Shuttle, the MMU can both rotate and translate on three sepa-
 rate axis. If you manage to get the MMU moving and rotating on
 more than one axis, you will soon understand just how difficult it can
 be to move about in space. It is strongly recommended that you
 spend some time getting used to moving around in space before
 continuing onto more advanced missions. It is also advised that you
 make all of your adjustments precise, and on a single axis only.

 SATELLITE LAUNCH:

 This is the first mission in which the Shuttle crew will perform a
 function that is a non-test based maneuver. After the Shuttle is
 prepared for the mission, request "Mission Comms" to start the count
 down to the satellite launch.

 At 000:00:24:00.00, you are instructed to activate the PAM power
 system and check the system status. Simply place the PAM system 2
 power switch into the norm position and wait for the system to power
 up and for the system status check to run.

 At 000:00:20:00.00, the system will have completed the status check.

 At 000:00:17:30.00, you are instructed to take manual control of the
 Orbiter. To do this, go to the DAP panel and click on the manual
 button.

 At 000:00:15:00.00, you are instructed to maneuver the Shuttle into
 the correct position for satellite deployment. this operation is a bit
 tricky. You'll need to set the ADI instrument to the REF position and
 align the three error needles on the nearby ADI instrument. Al-
 though accuracy here is important, Ground Control does have the
 ability to maneuver the satellite after deployment if the Shuttle is not
 in the optimum position.

 At 000:00:14:00.00, the spin table is automatically unlocked and the
 satellite lifts into the deployment position where it will begin to spin
 up to the correct deployment rotation speed.

 At 000:00:06:50.00, the spin table and satellite will have achieved the
 correct rotational speed.

 At 000:00:00:00.00, Ground control will instruct you to select and
 deploy the satellite. This operation consists of placing the Payload
 Select switch to position 2, and the switching the payload latches
 switch to the release position. As soon as that is done, the satellite
 will begin to move away from the Shuttle and provide you with a very
 nice external view of the operation's completion. After approximately
 a minute, the satellite will have achieved a safe distance from the
 Shuttle and you may begin the landing procedure.

 LAUNCH HUBBLE TELESCOPE:

 This is the first mission in which you will use the RMS, or robot arm.
 The overall procedure is to place the Shuttle into orbit. First, lift the
 telescope out of the payload bay with the RMS. Next, move the
 telescope away from the Shuttle, release the telescope and the move
 the Shuttle away from th deployed telescope.

 Hubble Release starts at 000:00:25:00.00

 At 000:00:24:55.00, you are requested to select the port rms and turn
 on the power. After this has been done, release the RMS from its
 stowed position. It will take approximately 8 seconds for the RMS to
 be released and then approximately 30 seconds for the RMS to be
 deployed into the ready state.

 At 000:00:21:00.00, now that the RMS is ready to perform either
 automatic or manual operations, it is time to gab the Hubble Tele-
 scope. Ground Control will instruct you to move the RMS into the
 GRAB position and start the auto grab sequence. This is accom-
 plished by placing the RMS MODE knob to auto selection number 3,
 and then placing the Auto Sequence switch to proceed.

 The onboard computers will automatically move the RMS to a posi-
 tion exactly over the grapple point of the Hubble telescope.

 At 000:00:17:00.00,the auto sequence will have completed and you
 will be instructed to grab the Hubble with th RMS's standard end
 effector. To do this, simple press the ENTER key on the keyboard.

 At 000:00:14:00.00, Ground Control will instruct you to move the
 Hubble out of the main payload bay and into a safe position. This
 automatic sequence is initiated by setting the RMS MODE knob to
 auto selection number 2 and placing the auto sequence switch to
 proceed.

 This sequence will lift the Hubble up and out of the Shuttle bay and
 leave it resting parallel with the Shuttle bay, a few feet outside of the
 bay itself.

 At 000:00:10:00.00, the third and final sequence will be requested
 from Ground Control. In this sequence, you will maneuver the
 Hubble Telescope to its release position, initiated by placing the auto
 sequence switch to proceed. This is a sequence that provides a nice
 view of the Hubble Telescope solar panels being deployed as the
 telescope nears it release point.

 At 000:00:07:00.00, the telescope will have completed its movement
 to the release position and you simply have to give the Remote
 Manipulation System - Standard End Effector the command
 to release the grapple point by pressing BACKSPACE.

 At 000:00:04:00.00,Ground Control will give instructions to place the
 Orbiter in manual control and move a safe distance away from the
 Hubble Telescope. To do this, go to the Orbital Dap panel and high-
 light the manual control selection. Take an external view and very
 carefully move the Shuttle away from the telescope using the transla-
 tion key commands. If you collide, with the telescope you run a
 chance of tearing off the RMS completely so caution here is vital.

 After Ground Control has informed you that you have reached a safe
 distance from the Telescope, you may request "landing comms"

 SPACE STATION SOLAR PANEL:

 This mission is very similar to th one described on the previous
 page. You will be deploying a large solar panel that will in future
 missions supply power to a space station. The same procedures will
 be followed as in the Hubble Telescope mission with few variances. It
 is suggested that you follow the commands from the previous mission
 to become more familiar with Shuttle operations as the next two
 mission will become exceptionally more difficult.

 SPACE STATION CREW MODULE:

 In this mission, you will be performing another series of actions to
 further the space station program. Using the RMS, you will be
 required to attach a crew module to the solar panel that was deployed
 in the previous mission.

 At 000:00:01:00.00, you are instructed to select the port RMS, supply
 power to the RMS, release the RMS latches and deploy the RMS>
 This operation is the same as in the two previous missions.

 At 000:00:08:00.00, the Auto Grab sequence should be initiated.
 Similar to the previous mission, you will select RMS auto mode 3 and
 PROCEED with the sequence. Finally, you will grab the module
 when the sequence has completed.

 At 000:00:14:00.00, being the Auto Safe Position sequence. Select
 RMS AUTO MODE  2 and proceed with sequence.

 At 000:00:18:00.00, you are informed that you will be rendezvousing
 with the solar panel and that you can find the IMU TRACKING data
 on CRT #2: If that data is not on screen, use the following command
 to bring that CRT onscreen: while holding the ALT key, click on OPS
 104, then on EXEC.

 At 000:0019:00.00, you will place the DAP in manual mode. This will
 allow you to manually track and translate the Shuttle to the orbiting
 Solar Panel. This operation is very difficulty. The following is th
 quickest way to locate and translate to an already orbiting satellite.

 First off, you have to find that floating metal monster. When you
 take over manual control, you are at such a great distance from the
 Solar Panel that you will note be able to discern the difference between
 a star and the panel itself. The best way to locate the satellite is to go
 to an external view and zoom away from the Space Shuttle. While
 you are zooming, you will notice one of the simulated stars is not
 moving as much as all of the others. That odd-looking star happens
 to be the Solar Panel. Now, align the external view so that the Solar
 Panel is in direct line between you and the Shuttle. Next, zoom
 back in toward the Shuttle, making sure you pass by the Solar Panel
 during this zoom. If you do not pass by the Solar Panel, you have
 placed the Shuttle in between the external view and the Solar Panel
 rather than placing the Solar Panel between the external view and
 the Shuttle. Simple, isn't it?

 Now that you have these all lined up in a straight line, continue to
 zoom right up next to the Space Shuttle, which will be facing in some
 random direction. Rotate the Shuttle so that the front windows are
 facing directly in the zoom view. You should now be facing directly
 towards the orbiting Space Station Solar Panel. Now is an exception-
 ally good time to save a log file.

 To begin translating toward the Solar Panel, make sure that you are
 operating the Forward Rotational Hand Controller by pressing F on
 the keyboard. Now, set up the time advance window to advance in
 ten second intervals, displaying every ten seconds. Begin the transla-
 tion by pressing ALT and = a number of times. Now, you are moving
 toward the satellite. Time advance a minute and go back to your
 external view, which should still be facing straight into the nose of
 the Shuttle, and zoom back out to the Solar Panel. Watch the Solar
 Panel for a few seconds to be sure that it is definitely moving toward
 the Shuttle. You may need to re-adjust the view slight. Zoom back
 into the Shuttle and adjust it also if you have adjusted the external
 view. Now go to th HUD display and you should see the Solar Panel
 somewhere in that display. Time advance a few more times and, if
 necessary, increase your translations speed a few more times. In a
 short amount of time, you will begin to notice that the Panel is
 getting bigger in the HUD view. You will have to make a few minor
 up, down, left and right adjustments to keep on the correct track
 towards the Solar Panel. Continue doing this until you begin to get
 close to the Solar Panel. Remember, space is a very big place.

 When you have decided that you are getting close to the Solar Panel,
 you should start slowing down. Begin to fire translation jets in the
 opposite direction (ALT an -). When you are slowly moving toward
 the panel, go to the orbital DAP and select VERN. This will give you
 finer control of the Shuttles movements now that you are close to the
 Solar Panel.

 By examining the Crew Module head closely you will find that one of
 the circles has a darker ring around it (Brown in VGA, RED in EGA
 and Violet in CGA). This is the connection joint. If you also examine
 the Solar Panel, you will find a very similar joint on one end of the
 Panel.

 At this point, you are completely free to move the RMS by manual
 controls using the keys [ and ]. These keys will move or rotate which-
 ever joint has been selected. If you need to select a different join on
 the RMS, use the CNTL-J command to view and select from the list
 of available joints (Shoulder, Wrist, Elbow). When finer movements
 are required while using the RMS, hold down the ALT key while
 pressing th [] keys for slow, very fine movements.

 Using the manual mode of the RMS, position that dark circle so it can
 be easily attached to the Solar Panel without allowing the Solar
 Panel to get close to the Shuttle. Now using your Vernia jets, tans-
 late slowing around until you can line up the two joints at which time
 thy will automatically attach themselves together. Once the two
 pieces are attached, release the Crew Module and move the Shuttle a
 safe distance away from the nearly finished space station. Once the
 Shuttle is at a safe distance you have completed the mission. A job
 well done. Request Landing Comm's and all that is left is to do now
 is land again.

 REPAIR HUBBLE TELESCOPE:

 Soon after the Hubble Telescope was placed in orbit, it was learned
 that there were a few technical problems with its ability to focus. It
 was a priority to find a solution to this problem or the company that
 developed it would suffer extreme embarrassment. A plan was
 created in which a space-walking astronaut would be sent out to the
 Hubble Telescope to place a small upgrade electronics box on the
 rear section of the telescope. With is piece attached, the Hubble,
 although still not fully meeting its design spec, would be able to give
 the scientific community an improved view of the universe. You will
 now be faced with the challenge of placing this box on the back of the
 Hubble- good luck!

 After the Shuttle has gone through the orbital insertion maneuvers
 and has readied its system for the mission, the MET will start count-
 ing up to T + Hubble Repair. As in the previous mission, you will be
 required to locate an orbiting satellite and then manually maneuver
 the Shuttle close to it. Once you are close again, switch to the Vernia
 jets and maneuver the Shuttle right up next to the Hubble. Now be
 very careful that the Shuttle is moving as close as possible to the
 Telescope's speed as you do not want the two to collide or move away
 from each other when you are using the MMU.

 When your satisfied with the positioning for the Shuttle, release the
 MMU. You will notice that the MMU has a small triangular electron-
 ics box on the front of it. You must place this box on the back (large
 end) of the of the Hubble Telescope. Patience is requested here, so
 take your time moving in toward the Hubble. Use gentle movements
 as the MMU can react rather abruptly to rapid input and you can
 easily overshoot the position you want to be in. The electronics box
 the MMU is carrying will automatically attach when you have the
 MMU close enough and at the correct angle relative to the Telescope.

 Once you have placed the box on the back of Telescope, return to
 the MMU to the Shuttle and re-attach it to its mounting area in the
 Shuttle's payload bay. With that finished, request "landing comms"
 and have a safe return flight.

 SATELLITE RECOVERY:

 In this mission, you will be recovering a satellite by using the RMS
 robot arm rather than using the MMU. When the mission starts, you
 should quickly locate the orbiting satellite on an external view. Now,
 be prepared to begin the rotational and translational movements
 toward the satellite.

 At 000:00:00:05.00, Ground Control will tell you to locate the satellite
 and then operate the RMS to recover it. However, you will need to
 deploy the RMS first.

 At 000:00:02:00.00, select the PORT RMS, and the power ON

 At 000:00:04:00.00, release the port RMS latches.

 At 000:00:08:00.00, Deploy the RMS.

 At 000:00:10:00.00 place the DAP in MANUAL and begin the
 translation to the satellite.

 Once you are close to the satellite, place the DAP in Vernia jet mode
 and maneuver the Shuttle directly below the satellite. Place the
 satellite right above the open bay doors and use the RMS controls to
 grapple the satellite. If after hours of trying this you cannot grapple
 the satellite, maneuver the Shuttle so that the satellite is actually in
 the payload bay and then close the Orbiter doors. Be sure that the
 RMS is not in the way of the doors or they will get stuck.

 With that quick solution to this mission, request "landing comms"
 and return home.

 SECRET MILITARY MISSION

 This mission details the operation necessary for deploying a Military
 Spy Satellite. Once the Shuttle is prepared for this mission, you will
 need to manually grab and deploy the satellite with the RMS arm.

 Releasing Simulation Procedures start at 000:00:25:00.00.

 At 000:00:24:55.00, you are again requested to select the port RMS,
 activate the power system, release the RMS latches and deploy the
 satellite. This process takes a total of approximately 36 seconds to
 complete.

 Now you may manually move the RMS to the satellite's grapple point
 and grab it with the SEE. It is a bit tricky to move the RMS to the
 exact location relying on external views only so use the cameras in
 the Shuttle bay to gain a more accurate view of the positions of the
 RMS arm. Once you have positioned the Standard End Effector at
 the satellite's grapple point, press the ENTER key to actually grapple
 it. Be patient as it may take a number to tries before you can do this
 with ease.

 With the satellite in hand, move up and away from the Shuttle and
 press the backspace key to release the satellite. Now, be sure the
 Shuttle is in manual DAP operations and translate the Shuttle a safe
 distance away from the satellite. During this process you may want
 to move the RMS arm back down inside the Shuttle's main cargo bay.
 Once you are done with this, request "landing comms" and continue
 through the normal landing sequence.

 INSTRUMENT LANDING:

 Very briefly, you will be attempting a simulated landing in heavy
 cloud cover. All external views will be black until you are 35 feet
 above the ground. Use the HSI to find the runway. Follow the grid
 down circle around once, enter final approach and finally, use hud to
 view the highlighted runway. Easy.

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