Boeing/NASA TRDS I Satellite Malfunction

The new $200-million Boeing/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center TDRS I Tracking and Data Relay Satellite suffered a major propulsion malfunction during its climb to geosynchronous orbit. This occurred in the days after TDRS' successful launch into an elliptical transfer orbit on Mar. 8. The spacecraft...

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