Timing Conflict Triggers Maven Safehold, NASA Says
NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (Maven) orbiter placed itself in a safehold state Nov. 19 that the agency says was triggered by a “timing conflict between commands.” The spacecraft, which began full science operations Nov. 16, remained in high-data-rate communications with controllers...
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