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rtracey

(2,062 posts)
16. well
Fri Sep 15, 2017, 07:53 AM
Sep 2017

Well, It was a great run and to me what I think is an important aspect of this is after 30 years (3 decades) they retained their jobs for this mission. After all the political BS this country went through in 30 year, after all the cuts, layoffs, firings, quitings, etc, they were able to stay on mission.... to me that is the incredible part, which tells us NASA is pretty high up in priority for our country. EVERYONE loves the astronauts.

Goodbye old friend. alfredo Sep 2017 #1
Thank you Cassini, RIP! burrowowl Sep 2017 #2
Oh dear. Somebody's chopping onions. longship Sep 2017 #3
well rtracey Sep 2017 #16
Going out in a blaze of glory hibbing Sep 2017 #4
NASA final orbits Cassini website link Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2017 #11
Poor little probe pokerfan Sep 2017 #5
Awww... calimary Sep 2017 #6
oh that's so sad.... :( :( :( renate Sep 2017 #8
He was my favorite, too... Rhiannon12866 Sep 2017 #9
As a friend said... eggplant Sep 2017 #7
Based on this from the OP link, it is now gone BumRushDaShow Sep 2017 #10
Although it probably didn't vocalize it, Cassini's last directive was... Girard442 Sep 2017 #12
exactly. paleotn Sep 2017 #13
......... paleotn Sep 2017 #14
Cassinni's probably feeling that after all the the info and pictures justhanginon Sep 2017 #15
It's final message... Javaman Sep 2017 #17
Signal Lost. Cassini has now disintegrated. Ghost Dog Sep 2017 #18
Mission Completed demmiblue Sep 2017 #19
Farewell, Cassini--and we thank you! lastlib Sep 2017 #20
Well Done, Cassini LonghornJack Sep 2017 #21
Some of the best $3.6b ever spent by our government. n/t Calista241 Sep 2017 #22
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