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> They sure knew how to engineer stuff then. Arguably, the current generation of engineers aren't too shabby themselves. Spirit and Opportunity were designed t
by rflrob 16y ago
> They sure knew how to engineer stuff then.
Arguably, the current generation of engineers aren't too shabby themselves. Spirit and Opportunity were designed to last 90 sols, with their actual missions lasting some 25 times that, and Opportunity is still knocking about up there.
- veb 16y agoOn a second thought, you're absolutely right. There's really no way I can tell what's good engineering or bad in present time until a few decades down the track.