NASA tries savin' MAVEN as Mars probe loses contact with Earth
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NASA's MAVEN Mars orbiter stopped responding to Earth in early December, with fragmentary tracking data suggesting the spacecraft is tumbling unexpectedly and may have changed its orbital trajectory. Recovery efforts are urgent as an approaching solar conjunction will block communications between Earth and Mars, potentially leaving NASA with only two aging operational orbiters around the red planet.
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