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NASA Deep Space 1 Mission Is Over
Ashran writes "The Nasa DS1 site has the blurb: 'With highly successful primary, extended, and hyperextended missions behind it, the Deep Space 1 mission is over. The spacecraft continues to function, but engineers held a bittersweet retirement party for the veteran explorer today. The guest of honor was, of course, unable to attend because of travel commitments.'"
Guys, read the page more closely, or go to here. DS1 was retired in 2001!
The date on the page referanced in the Slashdot article is dynamic, it displays whatever todays date it. And you are correct, this occured one year ago today.
I just wanted to get a story posted and since most stories on slashdot are either really old or dupes I thought I'll try it with this one ;)
.. and not write it off as some wierd Acid flashback /winke
No honestly I didnt notice it was a year old and I should have listened to the voices inside my head screaming "DEJA VU"
Before you email me, remember: "There is no god!"
In light of several posts made regarding several space-exploration-related articles in recent weeks, I thought this comment was particularly insightful:
Now with no further technology objectives and no further science objectives, there is not sufficient justification for keeping the spacecraft operating.
In the comments posted regarding the recent space-station article, for example, several posters alleged that NASA simply chooses to throw good money after bad. The italicized quote from the above-linked article indicates that just isn't reality. When the science for a particular project is complete and no further useful information can be gleaned, the project is abandoned.
This continues to give me hope for the space program. As much as the penny pinchers do have a say over things, the scientists still obviously manage to make good decisions and carry through with them.