Giove B survives reaction wheel scare
PARIS — The European Space Agency (ESA) says a reaction wheel glitch that marred the first phase of flight of the Giove B test bed satellite has been fixed, and the spacecraft is now performing nominally. Engineers are preparing to switch on the navigation payload on the spacecraft, which is...
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