• 4dpuzzle@beehaw.org
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    11 months ago

    If what you say is true, this is the second time a Japanese mission has been salvaged after a failure of rocket nozzle. The Kaguya mission to Venus failed to enter Venusian orbit after the main engine nozzle exploded. They managed to enter the orbit during their next pass using the smaller attitude thrusters.

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      11 months ago

      My source for this information is this Scott Manley video. Which quotes the official Japanese report.