Satellite Rescue Continues

Attempts continue to recover the pan-African fixed satellite Rascom-QAF1, which is suffering from a severe helium leak following launch atop an Ariane 5 in late December. The leak left the spacecraft stranded in geostationary transfer orbit as Thales Alenia Space pondered what to do (AW&ST Jan. 7, p...

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