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by nine_k 1407 days ago
«As it was anticipated that "anything could go wrong", the final part of the flight mission was calibration, where amongst other activities, data was gathered with the spacecraft axis deliberately misaligned for 24 hours, to exacerbate any potential problems. This data proved invaluable for identifying the effects.»

One should always be open to the possibility of a failure, and do everything to meet it well-prepared!