JAXA Struggles With stuck ETS-VIII switch

Credit: JAXA
Normally, blowing your fuse isn't the best strategy for solving an in-orbit failure, but that's the course the Japanese space agency JAXA says it's pursuing to overcome a series of switches that won't stay "on." JAXA's problem is with Low Noise Amplifiers (LNAs) on its latest Experimental Test...

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