Artemis 1 cubesat fails to fire engine as planned during moon flyby - Space.com

A tiny NASA moon probe failed to perform a crucial maneuver as planned on Monday (Nov. 21), but the cubesat might still be able to salvage its water-hunting mission.

Such data is of great interest to NASA's Artemis program, which aims to build a crewed research outpost in this region.

Related: Amazing views of NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket debut (photos).

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The cubesat was supposed to perform an engine firing during its flyby of the moon on Monday but failed to do so, likely because of a stuck valve in its propulsion system, NASA officials said.

LunaH-Map, which is led by researchers at Arizona State University, isn't the only Artemis 1 cubesat to suffer problems after being deployed by the mission's Space Launch System rocket.

 —  NASA's daring Artemis 1 'Red Crew' saved the day for the launch to the moon.

Artemis 1, the first mission of the Artemis program, is sending an uncrewed Orion capsule on a nearly 26-day journey to lunar orbit and back. .

If all goes according to plan, Artemis 2 will launch astronauts around the moon in 2024 and Artemis 3 will put boots down near the lunar south pole a year or so later.

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