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  • Crappy solar panels may cripple Mars InSight lander

    From RichA@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 7 23:57:58 2022
    "I regret to report that the mission was shut-down...over a thin layer of dust..."

    https://phys.org/news/2022-10-insight-mars-lander-storm.html

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Sat Oct 8 06:44:22 2022
    On Fri, 7 Oct 2022 23:57:58 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rander3128@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    "I regret to report that the mission was shut-down...over a thin layer of dust..."

    https://phys.org/news/2022-10-insight-mars-lander-storm.html

    The mission was designed that way. Nothing wrong.

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  • From Michael F. Stemper@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Sat Oct 8 08:58:51 2022
    On 08/10/2022 07.44, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Oct 2022 23:57:58 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rander3128@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    "I regret to report that the mission was shut-down...over a thin layer of dust..."

    https://phys.org/news/2022-10-insight-mars-lander-storm.html

    The mission was designed that way. Nothing wrong.

    As a matter of fact, as stated at the above link:

    The lander has long-since surpassed its primary mission and is now close
    to the end of its extended mission, conducting "bonus science"


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    Michael F. Stemper
    No animals were harmed in the composition of this message.

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  • From RichA@21:1/5 to Michael F. Stemper on Mon Oct 10 14:34:08 2022
    On Saturday, 8 October 2022 at 09:58:54 UTC-4, Michael F. Stemper wrote:
    On 08/10/2022 07.44, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Oct 2022 23:57:58 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    "I regret to report that the mission was shut-down...over a thin layer of dust..."

    https://phys.org/news/2022-10-insight-mars-lander-storm.html

    The mission was designed that way. Nothing wrong.
    As a matter of fact, as stated at the above link:

    The lander has long-since surpassed its primary mission and is now close
    to the end of its extended mission, conducting "bonus science"


    --
    Michael F. Stemper
    No animals were harmed in the composition of this message.

    And yet they keep taking data from probes launched over 40 years ago because they just keep working. Value for money.

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 10 21:49:37 2022
    On Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:34:08 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rander3128@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Saturday, 8 October 2022 at 09:58:54 UTC-4, Michael F. Stemper wrote:
    On 08/10/2022 07.44, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Oct 2022 23:57:58 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    "I regret to report that the mission was shut-down...over a thin layer of dust..."

    https://phys.org/news/2022-10-insight-mars-lander-storm.html

    The mission was designed that way. Nothing wrong.
    As a matter of fact, as stated at the above link:

    The lander has long-since surpassed its primary mission and is now close
    to the end of its extended mission, conducting "bonus science"


    --
    Michael F. Stemper
    No animals were harmed in the composition of this message.

    And yet they keep taking data from probes launched over 40 years ago because they just keep working. Value for money.

    Thank goodness you're not involved in engineering any of these things!

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  • From RichA@21:1/5 to Chris L Peterson on Thu Oct 13 15:58:30 2022
    On Monday, 10 October 2022 at 23:49:41 UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:34:08 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Saturday, 8 October 2022 at 09:58:54 UTC-4, Michael F. Stemper wrote:
    On 08/10/2022 07.44, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Oct 2022 23:57:58 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    "I regret to report that the mission was shut-down...over a thin layer of dust..."

    https://phys.org/news/2022-10-insight-mars-lander-storm.html

    The mission was designed that way. Nothing wrong.
    As a matter of fact, as stated at the above link:

    The lander has long-since surpassed its primary mission and is now close >> to the end of its extended mission, conducting "bonus science"


    --
    Michael F. Stemper
    No animals were harmed in the composition of this message.

    And yet they keep taking data from probes launched over 40 years ago because they just keep working. Value for money.
    Thank goodness you're not involved in engineering any of these things!

    Yes, because I'd engineer OUT the planned obsolescence caused by solar panels.

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  • From Chris L Peterson@21:1/5 to All on Sat Oct 15 21:35:37 2022
    On Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:58:30 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rander3128@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Monday, 10 October 2022 at 23:49:41 UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:34:08 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Saturday, 8 October 2022 at 09:58:54 UTC-4, Michael F. Stemper wrote:
    On 08/10/2022 07.44, Chris L Peterson wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Oct 2022 23:57:58 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rande...@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    "I regret to report that the mission was shut-down...over a thin layer of dust..."

    https://phys.org/news/2022-10-insight-mars-lander-storm.html

    The mission was designed that way. Nothing wrong.
    As a matter of fact, as stated at the above link:

    The lander has long-since surpassed its primary mission and is now close >> >> to the end of its extended mission, conducting "bonus science"


    --
    Michael F. Stemper
    No animals were harmed in the composition of this message.

    And yet they keep taking data from probes launched over 40 years ago because they just keep working. Value for money.
    Thank goodness you're not involved in engineering any of these things!

    Yes, because I'd engineer OUT the planned obsolescence caused by solar panels.

    And trash the entire mission by doing so.

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  • From StarDust@21:1/5 to RichA on Sat Oct 15 22:29:29 2022
    On Friday, October 7, 2022 at 11:57:59 PM UTC-7, RichA wrote:
    "I regret to report that the mission was shut-down...over a thin layer of dust..."

    https://phys.org/news/2022-10-insight-mars-lander-storm.html

    Musk is sending cleaning ladies to Mars to sweep the solar panels clean!
    How about that?
    🤣🤣🤣

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