DS1 Outbound After Post-Launch Scare
Ground controllers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory are preparing for an initial firing of the large ion electric propulsion system on the Deep Space 1 spacecraft launched Oct. 24 on NASA's first Med-Lite version of the Boeing Delta 2 booster. First activation of the xenon-powered NASA/Hughes...
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