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               SPACE SHUTTLE A VOYAGE INTO SPACE.
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1. KEYBOARD CONTROLS

SELECT KEY SELECTS FLIGHT MODES

"L" INITIATES COUNTDOWN CLOCK

"E"  PRESS  TO  START PRIMARY ENGINE ON LAUNCH PRESS AGAIN TO CUT
ENGINE WHEN ORBIT IS ACHEIVED. 

"C" CARGO DOORS OPEN/CLOSE TOGGLE

"ESC" PAUSE

"SPACE BAR" STATUS CHECK

JOYSTICKS PUSH UP AND DOWN FOR  X-AXIS  LEFT  AND  RIGHT  ADJUSTS
Y-AXIS.  WITH FIRE DEPRESSED UP AND DOWN WILL ADJUST Z-AXIS. 

2. LAUNCH SCREEN DESCRIPTION
               
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               *COMPUTER THRUST SUGGESTED LEVEL--*
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                         *STATUS BOX *
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               *SSME  *  *          3 *  *RCS    *
               *PLBD  *  *   2/----/  *  *RVZ    *
               *GEAR  *  * /--        *  *C-W    *
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                          LAUNCH PATH

3. LAUNCH SEQUENCE

A.) SELECT LEVEL 2 OR 3 NOT 1.  LEVEL 1 IS MERELY A DEMO MODE. 

B.) PRESS START WAIT 8 SEC FOR SYS TO ACTIVATE

C.) WHEN CLOCK APPEARS PRESS L TO START COUNTDOWN. 

D.) WHEN COUNT DOWN STARTS PRESS E TO ACTIVATE MAIN ENGINE. 

E.)  AT  MET-004  PRESS RED BUTTON TO IGNITE MAIN ENGINE THEN USE
THIS BUTTON TO KEEP T AND C BARS LINED UP. 

F.) KEEP ON FLIGHT PATH BELOW STAUS  BOX  BY  ADJUSTING  JOYSTICK
DIRECTIONS  THEN AT 200 NAUT MILES ALT PRESS E TO DEACTIVATE MAIN
E

G.) WHEN ORBIT IS REACHED IMMEDIATLEY OPEN  CARGO  BAY  DOORS  BY
PRESSING C. 

H.) PRESS R TO ACTIVATE OMS ROTATIONAL ENGINES MOVE JOYSTICK BACK
AND FORTH TO ADJUST PITCH TO -28.  THIS WILL ACHIEVE STABLE O

               
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THE  GOAL  OF SPACE SHUTTLE IS TO DOCK WITH THE SATELLITE AS MANY
TIME AS POSSIBLE AND THEN RETURN TO EARTH AND LAND. 

1.) DOCKING SEQUENCE

MATCH THE POSITION OF THE SHUTTLE WITH THAT OF THE SATELLITES  BY
CORRECTING Z,Y AND X AXES INTHAT ORDER

A. PRESS T TO ACTIVATE RCS

B. CORRECT Z AXIS TO ZERO

C. CORRECT Y AXIS TO ZERO

D.  CORRECT  X AXIS POSITIVE MEANS SATELLITE IS IN FRONT NEGATIVE
MEANS THAT THE SATELLITE IS BEHIND YOU.  PUSH FORWARD TO INCREAS

E. WHEN YOU MEET THE SATELLITE, ALL AXES MUST BE ADJUSTED TO ZERO
AND STABILIZED FOR 2 SECONDS YOU WILL THEN RECEIVE A RENDEVOUS


**DEORBIT BURN MANEUVER**

1.  ADJUST Z AXIS UNITL ALTITUDE READS 210

2.  PULL JOYSTICK BACK OR FORTH TO SED SPEED TO MACH 23.9

3. PRESS R TO ACTIVATE OMS

4. TURN SHUTTLE AROUND  COMPLETELY  BY  JOSTICK  LEFT/RIGHT  TILL
YAW=180. 

5.  SET PITCH AT -004

6. PRESS FIRE BUTTON TILL MACH REACHES 19.0

7 TURN SHUTTLE BACK AROUND BY SETTING YAW=0


**REENTRY AND LANDING***

1. PULL BACK JOYSTICK TO SET +24 PITCH FOR PROPER REENTRY ANGLE. 

2. CLOSE CARGO BAY DOORS. 

3.  FOOLOW  REENTRY  COURSE EXACTLY (THE GRAPH APPERING UNDER THE
STAUS BOX) BY JOYSTICK MOVEMENTS L/R AND U/D. 


**LANDING**

1.  WHEN YOU SEE MOUNTAINS MAKE A RIGHT  TURN.  LINE  UP  SHUTTLE
WITH RUNWAY USING RADAR SCREEN. 

2. FOLLOW GLIDE PATH INDICATORS AND STAY BETWEEN THE ARCHED LINES
AGAIN BY USING JOYSTICK(THE GLIDEPATH INDICATOR AGAIN APPERS I

3.  PRESS FIRE BUTTON TO DISPLAY RANGE. 

4.  WHEN RANGE IS NEGATIVE DROP LANDING GEAR. 

5. PUSH STICK FORWARD TO LOWER NOSE. 

6.  WHEN SHUTTLE HITS RUNWAY PUSH FORWARD AGAIN TO KEEP NOSE FROM
POPPING UP. 


**LIST OF ACRONYMS**
     
     AX AXIS
     ALT ALTITUDE
     FLT FLIGHT
     MET MISSION ELAPSED TIME
     MECO MAIN ENGINE CUTOFF
     OMS ORBITAL MANEUVERING SYSTEMS
     RCS REACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
     RNG RANGE
     SRB SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER
     SP/M SPEED IN MACH
     SSME SPACE SHUTTLE MAIN ENGINE
     STS SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
     TAEM TERMINAL AREA ENERGY MANAGEMENT
     DAP DIGITAL AUTO PILOT