The reaction wheels of NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) that position and stabilize the spacecraft were brought back online and LADEE acquired its safe-mode attitude profile after a successful launch on Sept. 6, NASA said in a statement. During technical checkouts the evening of Sept. 6, the LADEE spacecraft commanded itself to shut down the reaction wheels as a result of fault protection limits put in place before launch to safeguard the wheels, NASA said. The limits…
NASA LADEE’s Reaction Wheels Online After Successful Launch
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