A day-by-day review of the STS-44 mission is presented. Emphasis is given to the deployment of the Defense Support Program (DSP) missile warning satellite. The cutting short of the mission due to the failure of the IMU 2 navigation system is described.


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    Atlantis deploys early warning satellite - Mission cut short by navigation system failure


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    1992-04-01



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    Language :

    English





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