Austin GodberUpdate on #NASA #LunaHMap. tl;dr: valve still stuck, power good, heating to unstick valve for alternate target
https://spacenews.com/cubesat-launched-on-artemis-1-trying-to-fix-propulsion-system/
Kuuke's SterrenbeeldenArtemis 1 cubesat faalt tijdens scheervlucht langs de Maan
Een kleine NASA-maansonde slaagde er niet in een cruciale manoeuvre uit te voeren. Deze manoeuvre stond gepland voor maandag 21 november 2022. Maar de cubesat kan zijn missie om te zoeken naar water op de Maan mogelijk toch nog redden.
#ruimtevaart #Artemis #cubesat #lunahmap
https://www.kuuke.nl/artemis-1-cubesat-faalt-tijdens-scheervlucht-langs-de-maan/
RTN#NASA’s #LunaHMap Post-Launch Upd.: " "Nov. 17, .. powered .. prop-system. .. system was not able to achieve thrust prior to .. lunar flyby on Nov. 21." ".. valve may be partially stuck .." "If .. system is able to achieve thrust within the next few months, .. mission may .. recover .. original science mission." ".. battery charge is functioning well. .. batteries are currently fully charged from the solar arrays." https://blogs.nasa.gov/lunah-map/2022/11/22/nasas-lunah-map-post-launch-update/ 22.11.2022 #ArtemisI #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #Mond
AkaSci 🛰️Update on the LunaH-Map CubeSat.
Failed to fire thrusters on Nov 21 during flyby. Because of a stuck propulsion system valve. Valve is now being heated, which might free it up.
If the propulsion system operates within the next few months, LunaH-Map can continue its mission using alternate trajectories available to achieve lunar orbit or use non-lunar orbits to study asteroids.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/lunah-map/
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