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Philae's Lost Seven Months Were Completely Unnecessary

Posted by samzenpus on from the didn't-have-to-go-down-like-this dept.

StartsWithABang writes: This past weekend, the Philae lander reawakened after seven dormant months, the best outcome that mission scientists could've hoped for with the way the mission unfolded. But the first probe to softly land on a comet ever would never have needed to hibernate at all if we had simply built it with the nuclear power capabilities it should've had. The seven months of lost data were completely unnecessary, and resulted solely from the world's nuclear fears.

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  1. But how would it hug the comet... by Rinikusu · · Score: 5, Funny

    With nuclear arms?

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  2. Re:Wind is the answer! by disposable60 · · Score: 5, Funny

    SOLAR Wind turbines!

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