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NASA Won't Release DART Mission Report

An AP newswire article by Alicia Chang, via ABC Technology News, reports that:

Citing sensitive information, NASA said Friday it will not publicly release its official report on the failure of a spacecraft during a mission to rendezvous with a Pentagon satellite without human help.

The 70-page document on the DART spacecraft mishap contains details protected by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, said space agency spokesman Michael Braukus.

But NASA plans to release a summary of the report that will explain why DART did not complete its mission last year, Braukus said. An initial analysis found the 800-pound spacecraft suffered a fuel problem, but engineers did not detect a fuel leak.

posted by Fergie @ 4/14/2006 02:25:00 PM