Galileo uses star scanner for orientation in latest Europa flyby
The Galileo spacecraft completed its latest flyby of the Jovian moon Europa on Sept. 25, but did so in cruise mode without gyroscopes because the gyros activated a fault protection program on Sept. 24, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory said. "The onboard star scanner was used instead as the primary...
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