Water-hunting NASA cubesat won't reach Moon after total thruster fail
A tiny NASA cubesat, sent to hunt for signs of water ice on the Moon, will not reach lunar orbit after all four thrusters in a miniaturized propulsion system malfunctioned en route.
But NASA has been forced to change the mission due to a failure in its propulsion system. Three of its four thrusters started sputtering shortly after launch, but mission control decided to power on with one functioning engine. The cubesat was spun at a rate of six degrees per second for stability while its remaining thruster fired to try and make the Moon shot.
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