JPL says stuck check valve doesn't endanger Galileo

Spacecraft controllers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory believe they can operate the Galileo Jupiter probe safely despite a propulsion system check value that apparently stuck in the open position during a course change in July. The open check valve in the helium pressurization system could allow...

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