Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!microsof!uw-beaver!cornell!vax135!floyd!harpo!eagle!alice!alb From: alb@alice.UUCP Newsgroups: net.columbia Subject: IUS Problem Reported Message-ID: <1896@alice.UUCP> Date: Wed, 1-Jun-83 04:17:26 EDT Article-I.D.: alice.1896 Posted: Wed Jun 1 04:17:26 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Jun-83 22:10:55 EDT Lines: 7 The Houston Chronicle yesterday reported that an Air Force spokesman had said that the second stage of the IUS that was to deliver TDRS-1 to its orbit failed because of a faulty steering cone. The cone, which is packed up in separate, nested segments during the first stage burn, is supposed to unfold and deploy itself for the second stage burn.