I presume it could be repaired - it was built once, it could be built again; I guess perhaps it's no longer required?
Quote from: Chris S on 01 December, 2020, 06:13:27 pmI presume it could be repaired - it was built once, it could be built again; I guess perhaps it's no longer required?It's whether it's cost effective to do so...J
The reason it couldn't be repaired was that once 2 cables had snapped, the entire structure was in imminent danger of collapse.There was no safe way to replace the busted cables.
Is this the standard USAnian problem of failing to fund maintenance of structures, like interstate bridges?
I'm a bit ignorant about radio telescope technology, but isn't Arecibo completely obsolete, given the construction of the Square Kilometer Array, and its precursor?
https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/arecibo/Some video on the link above.
Kim, you are very bad!
Yeah, and in about two weeks the aliens will arrive undetected.And probably then leave, visiting Earth is a bit like getting off a coach in Swindon to stretch your legs, you don't want to meet the locals.
Quote from: andrewc on 03 December, 2020, 05:11:35 pmhttps://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/arecibo/Some video on the link above.That's well-timed. Did it start to go and they sent a drone up just in time, or did they send the drone up then apply the Fine Adjustment Tool to the tower or something?