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NASA to Try and Reach Opportunity One Last Time, Calling It Quits After That

posted by martyb on Wednesday February 13 2019, @10:23PM   Printer-friendly
from the Marvin-has-a-new-pet? dept.

microtodd writes:

After 15 years, in what was supposed to be a 3 month trip, NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity might finally be going to sleep for good. NASA is going to try one last time to reach the rover, but if they can't get a response then the program will finally officially shut down.

https://www.usnews.com/news/news/articles/2019-02-12/nasa-about-to-pull-plug-on-mars-rover-silent-for-8-months

Submitter: At least now we know Opportunity won't take over the moon: https://xkcd.com/1504/

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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday February 13 2019, @10:35PM

    by bob_super (1357) on Wednesday February 13 2019, @10:35PM (#800764)

    Let it rest in peace for as many years as it will take to terraform Mars, invariably resulting in its destruction, either accidentally by drunk idiots, or on purpose by a developer trying to build a condo in a prime spot.
    Human nature vs human achievements...

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