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[First lines. Earth, North America rises into view upside down, then shakes with a large thud]
Neil Taggart : Shit.
Matt Walsh : Hey, handle with care. That's a billion dollars worth of Uncle Sam's money.
Neil Taggart : Yeah, tell me about it. Trying again.
[Earth is revealed as reflection in solar panel. Shuttle's Remote Manipulator Arm hits satellite again]
Neil Taggart : Dammit.
Angela Perry : Uh, Neil, I think the idea is to *catch* the satellite.
Neil Taggart : Yeah, very funny. I've got a big problem here.
[Arm hits satellite again]
Chuck Taggart : Neil, talk to me.
Neil Taggart : Uh, the arm's acting up. Servo controls are out of phase. Shoulder pitch is completely locked up.
Chuck Taggart : Uh, Houston, this is Odyssey. We have an RMS malfunction resulting in a minor collision with the payload, over?
Ed Scrivens : Roger, Odyssey. We are reassessing ground track, reviewing increment two contingency. Recommend you carry out arm diagnostic error routine 3S. Also suggest you review ACS task assessment, over?
Chuck Taggart : Roger, Houston.