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Subject: Shuttle Update
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Date: Tue, 21-Jun-83 22:23:33 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 21 22:23:33 1983
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Crippen turned the shuttle first towards the sun, then away from
the sun, then towards the Earth today in an effort to control the
temperature on SPAS-1, the West German satellite to be deployed
and retrieved tomorrow.  Meanwhile, Anik-C and Palapa-B, released
over the weekend, reached thei intended orbits with no problems.
NASA also announced that TDRS-1 should be in the proper orbit
by Monday.

Conditions at KSC were not favorable today for a landing, and
NASA reports that the weather does not look good for either tomorrow
or Thursday.  Friday, the scheduled landing day, is still iffy.