Japan's ISAS Will Try To Rescue Nozomi --Again

SHORT CIRCUIT Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) plans to isolate a failed portion of the electric circuits for its Nozomi (Planet-B) Mars orbiter in a tricky maneuver this month. Launched in July 1998, the 535-kg. (1,177-lb.) spacecraft has had a troubled passage. A stuck...

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