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djdsf t1_iu2q0ea wrote

Reply to comment by alle0441 in NASA spacecraft records epic ‘marsquakes’ as it prepares to die by marketrent

While that's true, wouldn't the argument that keeping something alive for longer is also cheaper than building a whole new one and sending it to space again?

I'm understand new tech as well, but come on, there has to be a world somewhere where keeping this thing alive for an extra year for maybe $3M more is cheaper than sending another one that will run 3 years for $70M right?

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djdsf t1_iu2nasb wrote

Reply to NASA spacecraft records epic ‘marsquakes’ as it prepares to die by marketrent

I'm stupid compared to these fine folks that make this tech, but has nobody ever told them to stick like a brush or something that can run electrically and clean the solar panels?

If I have 10% power remaining, i might as well use 8% of it to clean the thing that generates power instead of praying the wind cleans the panels.

Or is there a reason why we can't attach an electric brush but we can attach drills and all this other stuff?

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