Cassini Spacecraft Enters Safe Mode

NASA is trying to determine why the Cassini spacecraft entered safe mode at 7 p.m. EDT Nov. 2. Safe mode is a precautionary standby mode entered by the flight computer when it encounters a problem that requires assistance from mission control. Cassini has stopped sending science data, instead...

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