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The STAR-30 motor ignited during blackout - did they make it?
Forty-three days into a NASA Discovery mission, a spacecraft vanishes during a planned engine burn, leaving behind three debris objects. The investigation points to an internal failure.
The STAR-30 motor ignited during blackout - did they make it?
This episode explores the CONTOUR mission, a NASA Discovery-class spacecraft designed to image comet nuclei. It delves into the advanced engineering meant to protect it from the harsh environment of space, and the unexpected event that led to its disappearance.
Mission: CONTOUR (Comet Nucleus Tour)
Launch Date: July 3, 2002
Disappearance Date…
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