🛰️ 'Miracle': Europe reconnects with lost spacecraft

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️ 'Miracle': Europe reconnects with lost spacecraft

｢ The lost spacecraft had been "tumbling" when an ESA team in Spain "saw that some sunlight is actually hitting the solar panels," Aschbacher explained.
They seized the chance, using this small amount of power to re-establish a connection.
The spacecraft's solar panel is now facing the sun, allowing it to charge its batteries ｣

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(phys.org)

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