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17 A small clip-on aluminum baffle was placed over the propane vent port on the XRP vent of the Solar Maximum Satellite. This was done in about 5 minutes using the MFR to place the crewman in the proper position. Without the MFR, it would have been difficult to maneuver to the location without bumping and possibly damaging the satellite. The repair of the MEB required a number of flight peculiar tools and equipment. All of them functioned adequately, however, a few comments follow regarding minor deficiencies: The EVA scissors are not the ideal tool for sliting tape and cutting tie wraps, thermocouples, and grounding wires. The extended blunt end required that the scissors be pushed well into the tie-wrapped bundles before the cutting surface would work. Extra care was needed to prevent damaging any of the wires in the tightly wrapped wire arrays. The three-layer Kapton tape carried on the tape caddy worked extremely well. It remained pliable, but stiff enough to not roll up as it was removed from the caddy. The sticky-back tape on the MEB door hinge, thermal closeout, and new thermal blanket, however, did not function at all. The environment caused the adhesive to either dry up or freeze resulting in no adhesive qualities whatsoever. The Kapton tape was used to hold the thermal closeout and to screen the MEB thermal blanket. No problems were noted removing the thermal grommet screws except for one that was taped to the blanket and somehow floated free and was lost. The power screwdriver was extremely valuable in this task. The new MEB was difficult to mount on the hinge and was persuaded with the light tap of a fist. This tight fit was also pointed out during CEIT so it was not a surprise. A general comment on tether rings on the star tracker covers and MEB thermal blankets was that the straps were too wide to be attached to the wrist tether easily. CINEMA 360 [[underlined]] Cinema 360 was located in a Get Away Special (GAS) cannister [[sic]] in the payload bay. The camera was operated by sending a series of commands using the GAS hand controller. In spite of the unnecessarily complex syntax of the controller, the Cinema 360 operations were nominal. IMAX [[underlined]] All operations with the IMAX camera system went smoothly and all nine rolls of film were used. The planned scenes were photographed as well as several additional earth and sunrise scenes. The size and complexity of the camera was, however, a significant impact to training and orbit operations. The training hours were adequate and there were no difficulties in handling either the film or the camera on-orbit. The size of the
