return2ozmatoSpace@lemmy.world·8 months agoNASA's Voyager 1 probe hasn't 'spoken' in 3 months and needs a 'miracle' to save it(www.livescience.com)external-linkarrow-up1204arrow-down16message-square50fedilink
arrow-up1198arrow-down1external-linkNASA's Voyager 1 probe hasn't 'spoken' in 3 months and needs a 'miracle' to save it(www.livescience.com)return2ozmatoSpace@lemmy.world·8 months agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squarelolcatnipEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilinkStill very impressive regardless of who did it. Its original mission plan was for a little over 3 years but it worked for 46 years!
minus-squareSpaceNoodlearrow-up6arrow-down0·8 months agoedit-28 months agolinkfedilink14-15x operational plan isn’t unheard of. The Mars Ingenuity helicopter outperformed by that much as well. Done right, engineering does very much resemble magic.
It’s NASA engineering.
Still very impressive regardless of who did it. Its original mission plan was for a little over 3 years but it worked for 46 years!
14-15x operational plan isn’t unheard of. The Mars Ingenuity helicopter outperformed by that much as well.
Done right, engineering does very much resemble magic.