MethaneSAT fails in orbit – SpaceNews

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WASHINGTON — A privately funded satellite designed to measure methane emissions has failed after only a little more than a year in orbit.

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Jeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science… More by Jeff Foust



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