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longship

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5. Without fuel, it could not align with Earth to transmit.

Reply to Sen. Walter Sobchak (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 15, 2017, 05:57 PM

Sep 2017

And eventually the RTG power would diminish and it would go dark. Meanwhile a rogue probe is not a good idea when it is full of Earth bacteria and one does not know where it will eventually land.

The Cassini team considered sending it to Uranus or Neptune, but there was insufficient fuel to make the maneuver.

The best idea is to just crash it into Saturn.

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NASA Mission Control Live: Cassinis Finale at Saturn [View all] LongTomH Sep 2017 OP

Big, big moment in human history. byronius Sep 2017 #1

Amazing stuff! Sadly tho Plucketeer Sep 2017 #2

I hate it when they burn them up Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2017 #3

Without fuel, it could not align with Earth to transmit. longship Sep 2017 #5

I'm not pretending to be rational about it, I just get attached Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2017 #6

Without fuel with which to navigate, impossible. longship Sep 2017 #9

They used the fuel at Saturn for the twice extended mission Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2017 #10

No prob, my friend. Just making sure everybody else understands. longship Sep 2017 #11

And now Trump has put a person who doesn't believe in Science as head of NASA? Botany Sep 2017 #4

Good bye Friend............................and Thanks for the memories 20 years worth turbinetree Sep 2017 #7

Thanks for the post! Equinox Moon Sep 2017 #8