Space Voyagers Adventure Fleet Satellite Mission Rescue

Now you can be the astronaut. Take off, fixing the broken satellite in outer space, then return safely to Earth

Publisher: Space Voyager
Platform: Ages 3 and up
Packaging: Retail Box

Product Description:

Perform your own space walk and retrieve a satellite with this Space Voyagers Satellite Rescue Mission Play set. It comes complete with a shuttle, an astronaut figure and two satellites. The die-cast shuttle has a manipulator arm and retractable landing gear. Shuttle measures approximately 7" long.

The Leasat 3 was one of five communications satellites that were launched in the 1980's to improve global UHF communications for the military. Unfortunately, the $85 million craft experienced and electronic systems failure after launch, leaving it useless floating above the earth. Four months later on August 31, 1985, a rescue mission was conducted by the Space Shuttle Discovery STS 51-1 to repair the satellite.

Once Discovery was safely in orbit, an astronaut climbed onto the robotic arm in Discovery's payload bay. The arm was extend and the astronaut was able to make contact with Leasat 3. Then the robotic arm pulled both the astronaut and the satellite into the cargo bay. In the bay, a new electronics box was installed onto Leasat 3, successfully repairing the electronic malfunctions. The next day the satellite was returned to orbit and Discovery 51-1 then returned safely to earth.

Small parts - not for children under the age of three