OMG sciencefromFuturism4 months agoScientists Tried to Kill Spacecraft But It Was So Tough That It Refused to DieGaia spacecraft's decommissioning illustrated challenges of powering down resilient technology designed for survival.
fromTheregister4 months agoEuropean Gaia satellite is retired but proves tough to killSwitching off a spacecraft at the end of its mission sounds like a simple enough job, but spacecraft really don't want to be switched off.OMG science