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Back The nightly hand-over between the planning shift and the orbit shift

The nightly hand-over between the planning shift and the orbit shift


Depicts: ESA SM3B team
Location: Goddard Space Flight Center
Copyright: ESA 2002. Photo by Lars Lindberg Christensen

The orbit shift works at night when the astronauts are working in space. The discussion is about the upcoming solar panel retraction manoeuvre. The situation is tense and concentration levels are high.

[3 March 2002 03:43 UT]

Last Update: 1 September 2019
16-Feb-2026 23:04 UT

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