The Explorers' Club, № MCIX

Operation AXIOM: The Space Age—The 40th Anniversary of S.T.S.-51-I, Part II
31 August-3 September 1985: Van Hoften & Fisher conducted two E.V.A. to capture & repair the non-fuctioning Syncom IV-3 (Leasat-3) satellite, originally deployed during S.T.S.-51-D (April 1985); the spacewalkers had to manually capture the massive Syncom IV-3 & attach a grapple fixture before it could be grasped by the Canadarm; after 112 orbits, the Discovery landed at California's Edwards.

Commentary: "Ox" van Hoften & Bill Fisher's wild, largely improvised capture & repair of the Syncom IV-3 satellite looks a lot like "Ox" van Hoften & "Pinky" Nelson's wild, largely improvised capture & repair of the SolarMax satellite during S.T.S.-41-C (April 1984). These were the salad days of the Space Shuttle program, when anything was possible & everything was achievable.

Bonus! Space Age Song o' the Day: S.T.S.-51-I
James Brown, "Living in America" from Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Space Cadet Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary: The crew were awakened on 3 September by Linda Ronstadt's song "Living in the USA." Your humble narrator is not familiar with "Living in the USA," but the title did bring to mind "Living in America."

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