NASA freezes ice-hunting cubesat Moon mission for good after thruster fail

NASA has given up searching for ice hidden inside craters on the surface of the Moon's South Pole - for now - after the Lunar Flashlight cubesat carrying out the mission failed to generate enough thrust to reach its intended orbit. Launched in December, the briefcase-sized spacecraft was designed…

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