Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Space Shuttle had a teletype onboard for the first 10 years of its tenure. We get our hands on one of them, and try to revive it. In this episode, we attempt to fix the many mechanical issues.

Ken's article on the Space Shuttle Teleprinter: righto.com/2024/08/space-shuttle-interim-teleprinter.html

Part 1: youtu.be/7HihKMIVnbs
Part 3: youtu.be/K141MUrpkwo

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Swipsey Cake Walk by Scott Joplin, performed by Scott Kirby: scottkirby.net/music/free-music

"Elevator Music" Credit: Crinoline Dreams by Kevin MacLeod

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00:00 Recap of previous episode
01:05 Disassembly
03:46 Repairing the stuck drum
05:29 Cleaning the drum
05:59 Paper transport problems
07:00 First roller extraction
09:02 Fixing the roller with a tube and the lathe
09:57 Daunting re-assembly
12:56 Hammer mechanism cleaning and reassembly
14:42 It's aliiive