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07-06-2022, 08:29 AM
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NASA has lost contact with CAPSTONE
NASA Spacecraft Sent to Unexplored Orbit for Moon Outpost Goes Silent
NASA has lost contact with CAPSTONE, a spacecraft sent to an unexplored orbit as a test for an outpost around the Moon called the Gateway. July 5, 2022 https://www.vice.com/en/article/7k8...ost-goes-silent CAPSTONE Update on Communications Issue https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2022...ications-issue/
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07-06-2022, 05:04 PM
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Some additional details. Looks like they are still trying to determine the exact root cause of the communications issue.
Blog link: https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2022...first-maneuver/ Earl
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07-09-2022, 06:52 AM
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Good little robot... Mission Team Determines Cause of NASA’s CAPSTONE Communications Issues https://scitechdaily.com/nasas-caps...ications-issue/ During the commissioning of NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft, the Deep Space Network team noted inconsistent ranging data. While investigating this issue, the spacecraft operations team attempted to retrieve diagnostic data on the spacecraft’s radio and sent an incorrectly formatted command that made the radio inoperable. The spacecraft fault detection system should have rebooted the radio immediately but did not because of a fault in the spacecraft flight software. Eventually, CAPSTONE’s autonomous flight software system cleared the fault and brought the spacecraft back into communication with the ground, allowing the team to implement recovery procedures and begin commanding the spacecraft again. While CAPSTONE was out of contact with Earth, the spacecraft autonomously maintained proper orientation to keep its antenna pointed towards Earth and allow the solar panels to keep the battery charged. CAPSTONE also used its thrusters to perform a standard maneuver to dump excess momentum from its reaction wheels, which are internal wheels that help the spacecraft rotate and point itself.
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The other day I sat next to a woman who has a profound fear of flying. I wanted to comfort her, so I said, "Don't worry, we're not gonna' crash. Statistically, we got a better chance of being bitten by a shark." Then I showed her the scar on my elbow from a shark attack. I said, "I got this when my plane went down off of Florida." - Dennis Regan
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07-12-2022, 05:29 PM
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..And they didn't fix it before launch? Got to be kidding.
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07-13-2022, 12:22 PM
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I think they mean they noted issues during initial communication with the satellite after launch.
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