Mars Ingenuity

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Mars Ingenuity

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Yep...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/202 ... ast-flight

Still a huge success which far outdid expectations...
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Damn.

I think Voyager 1 is also kaput now.
How about not having a sig at all?
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Mito Man wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:57 am I think Voyager 1 is also kaput now.
Yes, sadly...

https://blogs.nasa.gov/sunspot/2023/12/ ... -computer/

Interestingly, as the Earth moves faster than the Voyager's, at the moment, Voyager 1 is actually getting closer to the earth...
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:( Shame, Ingenuity was great.
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dinny_g wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:01 am
Mito Man wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:57 am I think Voyager 1 is also kaput now.
Yes, sadly...

https://blogs.nasa.gov/sunspot/2023/12/ ... -computer/

Interestingly, as the Earth moves faster than the Voyager's, at the moment, Voyager 1 is actually getting closer to the earth...
Reports of my demise have been greatly exagerated!!!

https://www.theguardian.com/science/202 ... -old-probe

Seriously cool! 8-)
JLv3.0 wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:26 pm I say this rarely Dave, but listen to Dinny because he's right.
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