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LAGEOS is a beautiful object. Wikipedia says its projected lifespan in orbit is 8.4 million years, which somehow makes me very happy today.
by andyjohnson0 4y ago
LAGEOS is a beautiful object. Wikipedia says its projected lifespan in orbit is 8.4 million years, which somehow makes me very happy today.
- gpderetta 4y agoThe mission plaque as a message for Earth habitants of the future is also cool!
- ISL 4y agoI'm a little sad that the mission-planning team didn't include a "Look out below!" warning on the other side of the plaque. Dropping a half-ton, two-foot-diameter, sphere of brass out of orbit is something of a health hazard to whatever life forms might have to catch it. If Miley Cyrus needs a follow-up hit, "Wrecking Ball" and "LAGEOS" have the same number of syllables.