btw
Jan Davis (STS 85) did a great job testing that arm from space (aboard Discovery):
http://spaceboy.nasda.go.jp/lib/shuttle/mfd/e/mfd_01_e.html.
I'm partial to STS 85 *g* We saw the liftoff live and kept up with it until it landed (11 days in space). Liftoff day, August 7th was also Kent Rominger's birthday. He loved the 'candles'. *g*
Cheers,
Marcia