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This thing is nothing short of marvellous. It survived the harsh Martian environment for 15 years with an expected mission span of 90 days (!). Whenever Opport
by neuronic 8y ago
This thing is nothing short of marvellous. It survived the harsh Martian environment for 15 years with an expected mission span of 90 days (!).
Whenever Opportunity takes its last Ampere, it will do so after accomplishing several magnitudes more than it was designed for.
Would not wonder one bit if this tank of a rover keeps going another couple of years.
- TomK32 8y agoElon's gotta send a repair bot next time, not his car.
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- planteen 8y agoCertainly an engineering marvel. However I feel like the 90 day initial "goal" was to ensure to set the bar low so the mission could be declared a success.
- astrodust 8y agoIt's an over-engineering marvel. The 90 day goal was probably to keep congress from losing their shit and shutting down NASA if it only lasted 91 days due to a freak accident.