Figuring out how much fuel remains in the Mars Odyssey spacecraft turned out to be more complicated than NASA engineers were expecting.Figuring out how much fuel remains in the Mars Odyssey spacecraft turned out to be more complicated than NASA engineers were expecting.
Measuring the fuel supply on Odyssey, a decades-old spacecraft without a fuel gauge, is no easy task.Measuring the fuel supply on Odyssey, a decades-old spacecraft without a fuel gauge, is no easy task.
The 22-year-old Mars Odyssey recently showed signs of missing fuel, sparking an interplanetary mystery that required some clever scientific sleuthing.The 22-year-old Mars Odyssey recently showed signs of missing fuel, sparking an interplanetary mystery that required some clever scientific sleuthing.