LOS
I know! Watching TV coverage of orbital missions as a kid, it was always a little spooky when the guys would go sailing off into the ‘Loss-Of-Signal’ void.
“Beyond here, be Dragons..â€
It was fun waiting for Capcom to regain contact.
I thought it was pretty cool, how they re-tasked TDRS I to function as a North/South Polar Outpost Com/TV/Broadband relay.
Sort of a hint of what might exist on the Moon someday.