Argentine satellite 'in a coma'; NASA suspends Pegasus flights

Ground controllers were unable yesterday to draw a response from the Argentine scientific satellite left attached to its Pegasus XL third stage after it reached orbit Monday, but stopped sort of declaring the platform dead even though its batteries were not strong enough to power its transmitter...

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