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Thunderbeast

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3. I wish that the treasure we are spending on manned missions...

Reply to NullTuples (Original post)

Wed Apr 26, 2023, 04:40 PM

Apr 2023

...would be re-deployed to develop and maintain these powerful robots.

Maintaining us carbon-based life forms in the hostile environment of space carries too much overhead. Fifty years ago, Carl Sagan advocated a machines-only approach to space exploration.

I think he was right.

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Amazing machines! lastlib Apr 2023 #1

That means ... amazing engineers too. Some weren't born until after original engineers died Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2023 #5

I love reading news about the Voyager flights. NBachers Apr 2023 #2

It will be a sad day indeed when we lose contact with them. lastlib Apr 2023 #11

I wish that the treasure we are spending on manned missions... Thunderbeast Apr 2023 #3

The Mars rovers have been miraculous localroger Apr 2023 #7

+1000 NNadir Apr 2023 #12

Wonder what kind of info they're getting from them? brush Apr 2023 #4

The computers in those things were built in the early 1970's localroger Apr 2023 #6

Just think of moniss Apr 2023 #8

Amazing machines and engineers. Nt Baked Potato Apr 2023 #9

Not only amazing that they can do it but someone thought of building that feature those many years a keithbvadu2 Apr 2023 #10

Our far travelers! Ty, engineers, et al Amazing! electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #14