Finding Bearings

Here's a good detail on the probable loss of the ten-year-old Mars Global Surveyor. It likely couldn't position the troublesome solar panel on one side in an unorthodox manner, move its other to compensate to gain adequate power, and then twist its communication hardware towards Earth accurately after it came out from the darkness behind Mars.

Also along those knotted lines, here's a good detail of the challlenges facing Nancy Pelosi as she decides who to appoint Chair of the House Intelligence committee.