Mars Express successfully powers through eclipse season
Submit on Wednesday, September 27th, 2006 04:43
ESA’s energy-deprived Mars Express spacecraft has emerged from an eclipse season introducing a special, ultra-low-power mode nicknamed “Sumo.” The development of this new mode had become necessary as a faulty connection, discovered after launch, reduced the available power by almost a third.
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