Mars orbiter puts itself in safe mode again

Friday, August 28, 2009 - 23:50 in Astronomy & Space

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter put itself into a safe mode Wednesday morning, 26 August, for the fourth time this year, while maintaining spacecraft health and communications. While in safe mode, the spacecraft has limited activities pending further instructions from ground controllers...

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