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Derelict spacecraft? I don't believe it, the odds against it are astronomical, but derelict spacecraft are a popular sci-fi trope.
by MichaelCollins 4y ago
Derelict spacecraft?
I don't believe it, the odds against it are astronomical, but derelict spacecraft are a popular sci-fi trope.
- sammalloy 4y agoAlso, we’ve crashed numerous probes at the end of their lifecycle into many of the objects in our own Solar System. If an interstellar probe from a civilization like our own completed its mission, would it also be programmed to self-destruct itself in a similar manner? I think it’s a highly unlikely series of events, but there is a method to the madness.