NASA stops CAPSTONE spacecraft from spinning out of control

NASA stops CAPSTONE spacecraft from spinning out of control

After a trajectory correction manoeuvre on September 8, NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft suffered an issue that caused it to spin so fast that the onboard reaction wheel could not control or counter it. CAPSTONE team members successfully completed an operation to stop it from spinning on October 7. Data from CAPSTONE suggests that the most likely […]

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