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Lunar Flashlight Mission Altered due to Propulsion Issues

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Tom Patton
Feb 14, 2023
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NASA launched its Lunar Flashlight Mission in December of last year, and the CubeSat almost immediately began to experience issues with its propulsion system. Three of its four thrusters were underperforming.

As part of the troubleshooting procedure, the mission team performed tests to determine whether the one fully functional thruster could provide ade…

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