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NASA to try and reach Opportunity one last time, calling it quits after that

Accepted submission by microtodd at 2019-02-13 18:41:43
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microtodd [soylentnews.org] 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 [usnews.com]

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

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