LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A malfunctioning U.S. weather satellite whose primary instruments were switched off in mid-September is slated to return to full service Oct. 18, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said late Oct. 16.

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Dan Leone is the NASA reporter for SpaceNews, where he also covers other civilian-run U.S. government space programs and a growing number of entrepreneurial space companies. He joined SpaceNews in 2011.Dan earned a bachelor's degree in public communications...