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NASA Revamps Historic 4-Million-kg Mars Antenna

coondoggie writes NASA is working on some difficult renovations to reinvigorate its 70-meter-wide 'Mars antenna.' The antenna, a key cog in NASA's Deep Space Network, needs about $1.25M worth of what NASA calls major, delicate surgery. The revamp calls for lifting the antenna — about 4 million kilograms of finely tuned scientific instruments — to a height of about 5 millimeters so workers can replace the steel runner, walls and supporting grout."

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  1. Re:In other news, Apple is happy. by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Man, that joke was so clever and insightful, did you RTFA to come up with it?

  2. Re:In other news, Apple is happy. by SnarfQuest · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    They should really avoid holding it that way.

    OK, try to think of something besides porn.... Nope, not gonna happen.

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