{"id":7457,"date":"2014-04-21T19:51:57","date_gmt":"2014-04-21T19:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7457"},"modified":"2014-04-21T19:51:57","modified_gmt":"2014-04-21T19:51:57","slug":"yutu-lunar-rover-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7457","title":{"rendered":"Yutu lunar rover update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leonard David reports on the latest info from China on the status of the Yutu lunar rover:\u00a0Update: China\u2019s Yutu Moon Rover<\/a><\/p>\n

According to the news outlet, there are \u201clast-ditch efforts\u201d to rescue the ailing lunar rover.<\/em><\/p>\n

Chinese engineers now say a blockage in the rover\u2019s power circuitry is at fault for issues encountered and specialists are looking to bypass the problem. The trouble has meant that the rover\u2019s main driving mechanism cannot be powered up. Yutu \u2013 or \u201cJade Rabbit\u201d \u2014 is currently incapable of activating its wheels or solar panels.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Leonard David reports on the latest info from China on the status of the Yutu lunar rover:\u00a0Update: China\u2019s Yutu Moon Rover According to the news outlet, there are \u201clast-ditch efforts\u201d to rescue the ailing lunar rover. Chinese engineers now say a blockage in the rover\u2019s power circuitry is at fault for issues encountered and specialists … Continue reading Yutu lunar rover update<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[79,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chinese-space","category-the-moon"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-1Wh","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5702,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5702","url_meta":{"origin":7457,"position":0},"title":"Chinese rover moves onto the surface of the Moon","author":"TopSpacer","date":"December 14, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The Yutu rover has now rolled onto the surface of the Moon from the Chang'e 3 lander. http:\/\/youtu.be\/OgfAQdKtQkE Update: More from Emily Lakdawalla\u00a0on the rover's deployment:\u00a0Six wheels on soil for Yutu! - 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