technical difficulty
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technical difficulties
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Peregrine Mission One failed after it experienced a critical technical difficulty in their propulsion systems, which made it impossible for the Peregrine lunar lander to touch down on the lunar surface.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2024
Part of the reason no other museum has displayed a space shuttle or Saturn V rocket vertically is the enormous cost and technical difficulty in doing so.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2022
Online resources include Gravelmap, which shares dirt roads, and Dirty Freehub, which offers curated routes across the West and gives details about elevation, technical difficulty, cellphone coverage and e-bike access.
From Washington Post ● May 9, 2022
Aside from the technical difficulty, the Chinese pipers were also surprised by how physically demanding it could be.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2022
When I asked Mom about it, she admitted that yes, she and Dad had a teensy bit of technical difficulty with the van.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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