Submitted by ye_olde_astronaut t3_10j5onq in space
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mouse_puppy t1_j5iloaq wrote
Did you even read the article? I mean, I know this I'd Reddit but come on. It's 98% deployed, is not mission affecting, handled its earth flyby without issue, and is considered an acceptable level of risk.
OptimusSublime t1_j5inmw3 wrote
NASA has always done more with less. It's kinda their thing. This mission is no exception.
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SpartanJack17 t1_j5iqufj wrote
Are you confusing it with Psyche, a mission that's been delayed a couple of times? Lucy has already launched, one of the solar panels stopped deploying at 98%, and NASA decided that they don't need to go the rest of the way. It's not a setback.
mynameismy111 t1_j5jf67d wrote
the array appears stable and can generate sufficient power to carry out its mission. Credit: NASA/GSFC
mynameismy111 t1_j5jf6vc wrote
the array appears stable and can generate sufficient power to carry out its mission.
To be fair how often do we read the link instead of the headline
mccannr1 t1_j5k0rla wrote
This headline makes it sound like it's a disaster. The array is 98% deployed and working well within mission parameters. It's good to go.
PandaEven3982 t1_j5k0wfg wrote
And for the moment, that's all that matters. I'm sure the failure mode will be studied to a fare thee well, but the mission advances. Go Lucy!
danielravennest t1_j5k41gz wrote
The worry is since that array isn't latched, it may cause problems when they use the rocket engines.
edstirling t1_j5kay40 wrote
"Nasa abandons hope of further deployment."
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TecumsehSherman t1_j5l3bwa wrote
"Space program shuts down! 'We just couldn't deploy the dammed solar panels' says former Chief Space Person"
shotsallover t1_j5l3wrs wrote
Or, maybe they use the engines to shake it loose so they can finish deploying it?
BLooDCRoW t1_j5l4pkb wrote
"NASA to declare bankruptcy after catastrophic deployment failure."
hobbitdude13 t1_j5l7ra7 wrote
"We just ployed them so hard we couldn't deploy them." - NASA spokesperson
vanearthquake t1_j5l7vaf wrote
You’ve been watching lots of movies haven’t you
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dboyr t1_j5le8vo wrote
It honestly sounds like a very reasonable attempt at a fix
amitym t1_j5lgpfa wrote
"What started as a monosaster has doubled into a disaster."
alvinofdiaspar t1_j5ll0oo wrote
Believe it or not that's a thing - they tried that (among many, many other things) to try and deploy the high gain antenna on the Galileo probe. It all failed.
alvinofdiaspar t1_j5llavl wrote
I don't know if they should even bother at this point - provided that the unlatched solar panel doesn't create any problems going forward. At some point trying to fix it might be more risky than leaving it alone.
philharlow t1_j5lv0gy wrote
A few well-aimed bullets should fix it
Inariameme t1_j5mfgbo wrote
using the engines (i assume) is an inevitablity
deployment might be a closed process
without the capacity to reinitialize
featherwolf t1_j5mldad wrote
It sounds like exactly the kind of maneuver JPL would pull.
GarunixReborn t1_j5mn9bv wrote
they could just retract it while the engines are operating, wouldn't that work?
alvinofdiaspar t1_j5mpeh0 wrote
Don't quote me on this because I don't know the details of the mechanism - but I don't think it is designed to be retracted; it's supposed to be one of these do once and done kind of design.
Chicken_Teeth t1_j5mxul9 wrote
We can send a tiny rocket loaded with WD-40 up there. Should need less force to launch less mass. Then just let off a little pressurized WD-40 from time to time to build speed in the vacuum. Or set up a planetary slingshot.
Sumpkit t1_j5n1fih wrote
Quick, someone call Alec Baldwin
Robert_The_Red t1_j5ncioj wrote
More like, played a lot of ksp.
myusernameblabla t1_j5njyzo wrote
"NASA Slammed into Bankruptcy by Capitalist Critics as Efforts to Fully Deploy Lucy Solar Array Come to a Halt, Global Economic Meltdown Imminent and Housing Prices rise yet AGAIN!”
therikan5 t1_j5oe8w6 wrote
Lots of fake scientists in these comments 🤣 most of them obviously didn’t pay attention in school
reckoner23 t1_j5qa1l7 wrote
I think its time to put a filter block on spacenews.com
Greedy-Creme-995 t1_j5ijret wrote
More setbacks. This mission will never get done.