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ian

RIP Cassini
« on: 15 September, 2017, 08:34:21 pm »
A reminder in the times of Trump, Brexit, and assorted terrormonkeys, that some humans can still do some seriously, breathtaking, awesomely cool shit. It may be wrong to wish on space hardware, but what the hell.

I hope it didn't land on any Saturnians.
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Peter

Re: RIP Cassini
« Reply #1 on: 15 September, 2017, 08:44:58 pm »
Yes, it was a proper job, wasn't it?
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Andrij

  • Андрій
  • Ερασιτεχνικός μισάνθρωπος
Re: RIP Cassini
« Reply #2 on: 15 September, 2017, 09:05:32 pm »
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Quote from: Basil on 10 September, 2016, 08:52:15 pm
;D  Andrij.  I pronounce you Complete and Utter GIT   :thumbsup:

Jaded

  • The Codfather
  • Formerly known as Jaded
Re: RIP Cassini
« Reply #3 on: 15 September, 2017, 10:36:10 pm »
Yeah but, we cud of spent it on a deep fat fryer for a hospital so some people cud of eat.


(sorry, I've just been reading some online comments.)
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Asterix, the former Gaul.

Re: RIP Cassini
« Reply #4 on: 16 September, 2017, 10:28:20 am »
How did it operate so long without breaking down?  Presumably none of it was made by the people who make laptops and none of its software was by Microsoft?
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mrcharly-YHT

Re: RIP Cassini
« Reply #5 on: 17 September, 2017, 08:47:47 am »
Bits did break down. They sent software patches and worked around it.

None of it had to put up with browsing the internet and installing shite every day. Stable environment.
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T42

  • Apprentice geezer
Re: RIP Cassini
« Reply #6 on: 17 September, 2017, 10:37:25 am »
It probably used low-component-density ICs, too, 'cos radiation. Robust thingies that go on for ever.
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nicknack

  • Hornblower
Re: RIP Cassini
« Reply #7 on: 17 September, 2017, 11:03:27 am »
It's very impressive but I reckon Opportunity beats it. Nearly 14 years trundling around Mars - a decidedly grubbier place than space around Saturn.
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David Martin

  • Thats Dr Oi You thankyouverymuch
Re: RIP Cassini
« Reply #8 on: 17 September, 2017, 06:59:19 pm »
Bit dusty here..
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Bledlow

Re: RIP Cassini
« Reply #9 on: 18 September, 2017, 04:22:38 pm »
Quote from: ian on 15 September, 2017, 08:34:21 pm
A reminder in the times of Trump, Brexit, and assorted terrormonkeys, that some humans can still do some seriously, breathtaking, awesomely cool shit. It may be wrong to wish on space hardware, but what the hell.

I hope it didn't land on any Saturnians.
:thumbsup:
to all the above.
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David Martin

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Re: RIP Cassini
« Reply #10 on: 23 September, 2017, 11:06:06 pm »
Just watched Hidden Figures. Must get back to learning more Maths
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Bledlow

Re: RIP Cassini
« Reply #11 on: 27 September, 2017, 05:47:51 pm »
Quote from: asterix on 16 September, 2017, 10:28:20 am
How did it operate so long without breaking down?  Presumably none of it was made by the people who make laptops and none of its software was by Microsoft?
I recall hearing one of the people who worked on the Voyager probes talking about the tiny memory & how much he'd want to increase it to on a new version, many years after the originals.

His number was so small that it astonished his interviewer. The Voyager bloke said that he didn't want too much because they needed to know absolutely everything about every piece of software installed, & if they had more people might be tempted to use it.
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Andrij

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Re: RIP Cassini
« Reply #12 on: 26 November, 2017, 07:45:44 pm »
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Quote from: Basil on 10 September, 2016, 08:52:15 pm
;D  Andrij.  I pronounce you Complete and Utter GIT   :thumbsup:

T42

  • Apprentice geezer
Re: RIP Cassini
« Reply #13 on: 27 November, 2017, 08:44:49 am »
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