Gotta be a leak somwhere, meaning escaping thrust in an unknown trajectory too. Fingers crossed for the backup lines I'll bet.
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It could also be blockage in the line. It's not uncommon in ion drives.
Gotta be a leak somewhere
Leaks are never a good thing, hopefully the backup has enough xenon to complete the mission
Probably picked up a nail.
Probably picked up a nail.
I guess that's a little better than picking up a hitchhiker ;)