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Mr. Sparkle

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31. One of them is attached to the International Space Station.

Reply to Greg_In_SF (Reply #30)

Tue Aug 5, 2025, 02:24 PM

Aug 2025

Im sure it would not be very hard to keep it working, if they wanted to.

And Nasa usually extends the life of their satellites, unless they have better options.

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