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February 03, 2014

Waiting for Yutu
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 03, 2014
It's been more than a week since China's first robot lunar rover developed some serious mechanical problems. It was unable to fold one of its two solar panels inwards to protect its most sensitive components from the cold lunar night. We will need to wait longer to find out exactly how much damage Yutu has sustained from two weeks of darkness, but the prognosis for some of its parts is not good. It's a shame that Yutu has suffered from these problems, but it is a common element of spaceflight. Yut ... read more

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