> Additionally: I think everyone expected Voyager to die long ago. It is akin to a fridge that happens to still be running 50 years later. A lucky accident. Th

> Additionally: I think everyone expected Voyager to die long ago. It is akin to a fridge that happens to still be running 50 years later. A lucky accident. This speaks more to the quality of engineering than lucky accidents. NASA sets high bars because many of these projects have a single chance of working. They make decisions that maximize the chances that the equipment will function within mission parameters, and the result is often something that far exceeds the original mission. See: Mars helicopter. In the consumer space, an old fridge continuing to operate isn’t chance either. This truly is a case of “they don’t make them like they used to”. Edit: I’m a bit surprised this is controversial. Curious why people feel this is wrong.