Deep Space 1 Enters Safe Mode After Ion Engine Falters
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Deep Space 1 probe encountered several difficulties last week, going into a ``safe'' mode on Nov. 11 and only achieving 4.5 min. of ion engine thrust instead of the planned 17 hr. on Nov. 10. Neither problem was considered serious by JPL engineers late last week, and...
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