> Next up was maneuvering from our LEO drop-off altitude down to VLEO, where it would be safe to eject the telescope contamination cover
Why would it be unsafe to do this earlier?
> We had been tracking intermittent memory issues in our TT&C radio throughout the mission, working around them as they appeared. Our best theory is that one of these issues escalated in a way that corrupted onboard memory and is preventing reboots. We've tried several recovery approaches. So far, none have worked, and the likelihood of recovery looks low at this point.
Seems to be a pretty big problem as well, I wonder what their ideas are to diagnose the root cause here.
It all sounds a bit overoptimistic, but that may just be my interpretation.
> Next up was maneuvering from our LEO drop-off altitude down to VLEO, where it would be safe to eject the telescope contamination cover
Why would it be unsafe to do this earlier?
> We had been tracking intermittent memory issues in our TT&C radio throughout the mission, working around them as they appeared. Our best theory is that one of these issues escalated in a way that corrupted onboard memory and is preventing reboots. We've tried several recovery approaches. So far, none have worked, and the likelihood of recovery looks low at this point.
Seems to be a pretty big problem as well, I wonder what their ideas are to diagnose the root cause here.
It all sounds a bit overoptimistic, but that may just be my interpretation.