Cubesat launched on Artemis 1 trying to fix propulsion system

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From SpaceNews.com"
"WASHINGTON — A cubesat launched on Artemis 1 missed its original chance to go into orbit around the moon but could still carry out its primary mission if engineers fix its thrusters in the coming weeks."

https://spacenews.com/cubesat-launched- ... on-system/

Here's hoping for the best!

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[GCoyote]

Should have gotten the extended warranty.

I wish the engineering team luck, although the fact that NASA is frequently able to fix problems on probes many millions of miles from Earth tells me luck is not as big a factor as some like to think.

[Ylem]

Hopefully they can fix it.
Using iodine for fuel is something new to me.

[GCoyote]

Engineers keep trying new elements for the ion stream. I think mercury was the first element tested on orbit as an ion propellant.

[Makuser]

Hi Stephen. Wow, using iodine as fuel is new to me too. Here is a history of the ion propulsion techniques used:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_thruster
Thanks for finding and sharing this link with us on here Stephen and I hope that NASA can come up with a fix.

[helicon]

Iodine? That's pretty cool. I'd give the engineers better than a 50% chance of fixing the orbit. Thanks for sharing the article Stephen.