Deep Space 1 puts itself into safe mode as problems mount
NASA's Deep Space 1 technology testbed, already plagued by a balky xenon ion engine, put itself into a safe mode after its on-board software indicated a possible problem with the star tracker intended to help guide the probe to an asteroid rendezvous next summer. The probe, first in a series of "New...
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