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One Last mission For Deep Space 1

Posted by timothy on from the do-it-for-the-gipper dept.

Vertigo01 writes: "Looks like NASA has found a fitting end for Deep Space 1, they're going to fly her THROUGH the coma of a comet to try and take some pictures of the comet's core ... the kicker is that they're doing it with barely any fuel left, and a kludged-together science-camera to replace the toasted navigation system ... kind of a fitting end for her IMO."

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  1. Alien civilizations stumbling upon satellite... by Schnake · · Score: 0, Troll

    Now if they could make the satellite crash on the comet, and somehow get the comet to change trajectory to aim towards distant stars suspected of sustaining life -- what a cool way that would be to contact alien civilizations (provided they have the technology and they're eagerly searching for others in the universe).