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Junior Member  Group: Members Posts: 33 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 291  |
Based off the latest interviews these are the scenarios they're trying next to recover full operation:
-re-activate the 3rd reaction wheel which failed last year and had metal-on-metal friction. They're hoping the lubricant spread over the rest period and restores full function -See if they can use the thrusters to compensate for the missing reaction wheels. Unsaid in the interview, but I suppose they could see if they can do anything with a noisy reaction wheel (or if they could salvage any data while scanning the field as mentioned previously). |
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