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February 13, 2014

Yutu Awakes
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 13, 2014
After a considerable delay and some highly vague statements, China has indicated that the Yutu Moon rover is transmitting telemetry to Earth. This is a highly encouraging development, as it suggests that all is not lost for the embattled robot. It also counteracts earlier speculation by analysts (including this writer) that Yutu was completely dead. Yutu experienced problems shortly before the onset of a two-week lunar night when one of its solar panels failed to retract. The panel was designed to ... read more

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