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M&E (mechanical and electrical) was a designation of the main launch control equipment room where the launch control wires from the block house, where all of the wiring into the cable distribution units which held the launch control.

There could be to 6,912 cables that would have to be checked. They would fan out into the. They would open valves, change pressures, ect. They all ended up in the M&E room.

The drawer on the desk downstairs - There were  28 mounted logic units in a rack. They were designed to be opened/pulled out and put a new unit in. They were designed for when you don't have much time for going to war. Slick 3 equipment were all cold war era from before 1985.

I was in operational control during the launch. His job prior to launch day, he would check for equipment failures ect, including bad sensors.

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