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NASA’s Psyche Mission Looking Into Propulsion System problem. After a pressure drop in one of two lines feeding xenon gas to the spacecrafts thrusters, falling from 36 psi to ~26 psi.

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NASA’s Psyche Mission Looking Into Propulsion System problem. After a pressure drop in one of two lines feeding xenon gas to the spacecrafts thrusters, falling from 36 psi to ~26 psi.

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NASA’s Psyche Mission Looking Into Propulsion System - NASA Science

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Engineers with NASA’s Psyche mission are working to determine what caused a recent decrease in fuel pressure in the spacecraft’s propulsion system.

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It could also be blockage in the line. It’s not uncommon in ion drives.

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