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  • Moon probe has small glitch after launch, NASA says

    09/07/2013 11:29:29 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 14 replies
    NBC ^ | 1 hour ago | Miriam Kramer, Space.com
    Although the launch was nearly flawless, LADEE ran into some trouble right after its separation from the Minotaur V. The probe's onboard computer shut down LADEE's reaction wheels, which are used to stabilize the attitude of the probe in space, after noticing that they were drawing too much current. Engineers will work to develop a repair plan over the next few days. But there's not a great deal of time pressure at the moment, Worden said. LADEE will take nearly a month to get to the moon on its long and looping route. "The nice thing about this is that...