Chapter 98 - Sol Hundred and Nine, Please Don't Tremble

Mai Dong placed her eye on the eyepiece as she slowly adjusted the magnification knob. The optical tracking system in the Discovery module was a laborious piece of equipment. It was formerly used to help in the Orion's rendezvous, and after the Canadarm70 came into service, this system was practically left defunct. The Canadarm70 could directly grapple the Orion spacecraft and engage in a precise dock. There was no longer any need for such primitive optical tracking.