Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001

posted 05-05-2018 03:12 AM               

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Spacewalking STS-49 astronaut Pierre Thuot prepares for his attempt to capture the errant Intelsat VI satellite (out of frame) with a specially designed capture bar during an EVA on May 10, 1992. However, the attempt failed and the satellite was later captured by hand during the first and only three-man EVA.

Posts: 1634
From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005

posted 05-06-2018 09:32 PM               

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In October 2004, shortly after I moved to Houston, there was an ASE event at Rocket Town located in Webster, Texas (near JSC). There were 10 astronauts in attendance.

I was busy talking to a guy while watching a video on a large screen of 3 astronauts capturing a satellite, when I commented something to the effect that I thought that was a pretty cool thing to be doing. The guy I was talking to pointed to one of the astronauts and said enthusiastically "that's me." Unknowingly I had been shooting the breeze with Rick Hieb; STS49 mission specialist and spacewalker!