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Europe’s veteran gamma-ray space telescope nearly killed by charged particle strike – Space.com

“We were immensely relieved to get the spacecraft out of this ‘near-death’ experience,” an ESA official said.

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The European Space Agency (ESA) nearly lost a veteran space telescope last month when a charged particle disabled one of the reaction wheels that keep its solar arrays pointed at the sun. 
The incident led to a race against the clock as ground controllers…

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