University Daily Kansan, February 7, 1984
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nauts also had to cancel a rendezvous maneuver to practice for an April satellite repair mission because the $500,000 target balloon burst.
Glynn Lunney, the shuffle program manager, said NASA would participate in the post-mortem to try to determine what happened to the rocket motors.
"OUR POSITION ON the subsequent use of payload assist modules is that they are a very, very important part of the satellite communication industry. We are going to offer all the help we can in the resolution of this problem," said Lunney.
He said it was too early to ten wneues uneat failures would affect future satellite launches
The rockets have been used successfully in the past four launches of satellites on shuttle missions.
The astronauts reported that the launch of the 925-billion Palapa out of the shuttle's cargo bay at the launch site.
Forty-five minutes later the satellite's payload assist module fired.
THE ASTRONAUTS FILMED the rocket firing for ground crews. Brand reported it looked good "as near as we could tell," although the crew didn't not see the entire scheduled 92-seconds burn.
The Palapa deployment had been delayed for two days while tracking stations searched for West Africa.
Brandes said the Indonesians were advised to proceed with the launch of Palapa, despite the Wester problem, by Hughes, McDonnell Douglas and others. The research team provides the Indonesians with technical advice.
After the satellite was launched the astronauts were free to concentrate on preparations for today's five-hour test of the jetpacks that will be used to repair a broken satellite called Solar Max.
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symptoms similar to those experienced during the flu.
"I'm not sure how he contracted it." Kindswater said. "He waited around a couple of days to see if it would go away before going home."
He said the Watkins team said last night that spinal meningitis occurred more often in the late winter and early spring than any other time of the year. He said that the people who suffered from the infection were usually run-down and had weak immune systems.
"THEY TOLD US that the antibiotic was preventive. The symptoms won't even surface if the drug was taken. Only people who came into close contact with Chris need to worry about it."
Schweigel said the infection is transmitted through close contact with other people.
It has a definite bacterial form," he said. "It has no connection with any other illness such as mononucleosis. It is distinct; it stands on its own two feet."
The bacterium that causes spinal meningitis invades the membrane linings of the brain and spinal column as well as the bloodstream, Schwegler said. It causes stiff backs and violent headaches. Eventually, the infected person could lose consciousness.
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Neither Katzman nor Brown would say whether Hunter had appealed the grade because he thought there had been a clerical error.
THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE Athletic Association has no specific rules dealing with incidents involving disputes between coaches and instructors, said Janice Bump, an NCAA legislative assistant.
She would not comment specifically on the dispute between Brown and Katzman.
Information for this story was also supplied by Kansan reporter Todd Nelson and Sports Editor Jeff Cravens.
BRASILIA, Brazil — Secretary of State George Shultz said yesterday the United States was continuously reevaluating the role of the Marines in Lebanon in light of the volatile situation in the country.
By United Press International
"The situation right now is certainly a very unpleasant and unwelcome one." Shultz said at a news conference during a visit to Brazil's capital.
U.S. still assessing Marines' role, Shultz says
"As to its implication for the
case of war, open forces, the future
will have to tell us."
President Reagan said last year that the Marines could be withdrawn from Beirut if the government of Amin Gemayel government collapses. The Lebanese prime minister and Cabinet resigned Sunday amid an intensive flareup of fighting between Moslem rebels and government troops.
Three Marines were reported wounded yesterday in Beirut.
Shultz was cautious in his statement, without giving an unqualified vote of confidence to Gemayel He did not indicate any imminent and radical change in U.S. policy but an adjustment as the conditions warrant.
Shultz and Brazilian Foreign Minister Ramiro Saraiva Guarereo signed reports of five bilateral working groups providing the first agreement by the United States to allow a Latin Ameri- cation technology for weapon construction.
United Press International
SPIRIT LAKE, Wash — Accelerated seismic activity has been observed and measured in inside Mount St. Helens. Scientists monitoring the volcano said yesterday that a small ex- 1980, in a blast that blew out the north face of the mountain.
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