The Stupidest Glitch Imaginable Killed a $72 Million Lunar…
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The Stupidest Glitch Imaginable Killed a $72 Million Lunar Mission in a Single Day | "The software that should have pointed Lunar Trailblazer’s solar panels toward the Sun instead pointed them 180 degrees away from the Sun."
>This caused the satellite to enter a “cold state” with low power and no attitude control shortly after launch, resulting in a total loss of communications with ground teams, according to the report. This, coupled with “many erroneous on-board fault management actions,” ultimately led to Lunar Trailblazer’s failure.
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>This caused the satellite to enter a “cold state” with low power and no attitude control shortly after launch, resulting in a total loss of communications with ground teams, according to the report. This, coupled with “many erroneous on-board fault management actions,” ultimately led to Lunar Trailblazer’s failure.
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