cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoAthena spacecraft declared dead after toppling over on moonwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square47linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10
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minus-squareveee@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoWhen one day we get people back on the moon, is there a chance these devices could be brought back online?
minus-squaregibmiser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoMore likely salvaged as part of a permanent moon base.
minus-squarebamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoThis was a plot point in The Martian which was pretty neat. There was also an episode of Futurama which was also neat
minus-squareCocodapuf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoWell, if we have boots on the moon, at that point we don’t need probes like these. At that point you just drop a sensor, or whatever experiment you want directly on the surface.
When one day we get people back on the moon, is there a chance these devices could be brought back online?
More likely salvaged as part of a permanent moon base.
This was a plot point in The Martian which was pretty neat. There was also an episode of Futurama which was also neat
Well, if we have boots on the moon, at that point we don’t need probes like these. At that point you just drop a sensor, or whatever experiment you want directly on the surface.