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20-Oct-2006 During Solar Conjunction, Mars Spacecraft Will Be on Autopilot
Read the new release 'During Solar Conjunction, Mars Spacecraft Will Be on Autopilot'
For a brief time, the sun will get in the way of communications between Earth and Mars spacecraft, but mission teams are well prepared for this natural event called solar conjunction.
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