1. An infrared seeker and a tiny computer would fire small jets, steering the hurtling mass of metal toward sure destruction. 2. All this ramifying fired his jets. 3. But the problem was solved when the astronauts closed the manifold and fired the jet, apparently blowing out some kind of blockage. 4. Last week, the orbiter fired thruster jets to fine-tune its aim on the planet. 5. Once positioned, Endeavour will fire its jets to shove the two modules together. 6. The crew is firing the jets of the Soyuz space craft docked alongside the space station to reorient the Mir and direct its solar arrays at the sun. 7. To help the engineers perfect their computer models, the astronauts conducted a series of precise tests early Saturday morning in which jets were fired one at a time. 8. While the two units were just five inches apart, the shuttle commander, Col. Kenneth Cameron of the Marine Corps, fired several jets to raise Atlantis. 9. By approaching from below, the shuttle can avoid firing steering jets toward its target. 10. The shuttle steering jets will be fired once the docking rings touch, to ensure capture. |