PanAmSat will try to fix Galaxy VIII-i with sun's heat
SOLAR FIX: PanAmSat may try to use the heat of the sun to repair the xenon ion engine on its Galaxy VIII-i spacecraft, but only after it gets a backup satellite in place to take over customer service. The company plans to send Galaxy III-C into the same orbital location as the faltering platform...
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