NASA engineers are delaying a second engine firing in its Jupiter-bound spacecraft in order to check out the propulsion system. The craft, Juno, is on a mission tomap Jupiter's magnetic and gravity fields.<\/p>\n
NASA says it has postponed a maneuver planned for the Jupiter-bound spacecraft Juno. <\/p>\n
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The decision comes a week after Juno successfully fired its main engine. The second engine firing was slated for Tuesday but was delayed to Sept. 14. <\/p>\n
After the last maneuver, engineers noticed higher-than-expected pressure in the propulsion system and wanted time to check it out. <\/p>\n
The back-to-back burns are needed to put the spacecraft on course to fly by Earth next year and use the planet's gravity to accelerate to the outer solar system. <\/p>\n
The space agency says the delay will not affect Juno's arrival atJupiter, scheduled for 2016. <\/p>\n
Juno was launched last year. It's on a mission to peer throughJupiter'scloud cover and map its magnetic and gravity fields. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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