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How NASA fixed a camera 370 million miles away

Gail P Sherman
Aug 04, 2025
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Artist concept of Juno near Jupiter. [NASA]

When a camera on a spacecraft 370 million miles away malfunctions, NASA can't just send a technician to repair it, so they have to get creative. They recently revealed the details of a repair of the Juno orbiter.

NASA's Juno spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter and sending back incredible images since 2016. Juno…

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