1. She participates in weekly, two-way audio or video conferences with her family and receives regular news reports from ground controllers. 2. Ground controllers will then fire the booster, sending the satellite into its proper orbit. 3. As the tension grew, Russian ground controllers lost patience with the fatigued three-man Russian and American crew. 4. As the tension grew, Russian ground controllers lost patience with the fatigued crew. 5. A ground controller was seen yawning at his console. 6. A month earlier, Mir commander Vasily Tsibliev argued vehemently with ground controllers over the origins of a cooling system leak. 7. Afraid the heat shield would come off, ground controllers ordered Glenn not to jettison a rocket pack on the back of the heat shield. 8. After discovering the blunder on Thursday, ground controllers at the Mission Control Center outside Moscow scrambled to conserve power on the Mir. 9. After discussion with ground controllers, the astronauts removed it and were successful on the second attempt. 10. All three IMUs still are working, but ground controllers are taking precautions. |