R.I.P. Oppy

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Brian Earl Spilner
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8:20p, 2/13/19
https://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-history-making-mars-rover-opportunity-declared-dead/



Built for 3 months, lived for 15 years.

That'll do, pig.

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TexasRebel
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8:31p, 2/13/19
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Brian Earl Spilner
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In reply to TexasRebel • 8:33p, 2/13/19
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8:44p, 2/13/19
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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 9:15p, 2/13/19
Spirit was a good one, too.
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10:19p, 2/13/19
I was still at A&M when it landed.
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Brian Earl Spilner
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6:48p, 2/14/19
"My battery is low, and it's getting dark."
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3:35p, 2/15/19
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9:04p, 2/15/19
Wait are you guys actually sad about this?
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In reply to Tobias Funke • 12:41a, 2/16/19
Tobias Funke said:
Wait are you guys actually sad about this?

Took my little kids to the launch in Florida and now my kids are grown up so yes, makes me sad.
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Brian Earl Spilner
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In reply to [removed post] • 1:55p, 2/16/19
No idea who that is.

That was opportunity's final transmission.
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In reply to Tomdoss92 • 1:56p, 2/16/19
Tomdoss92 said:
I wasn't sad until I saw this. Now I am very sad.
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In reply to Tobias Funke • 11:56p, 2/17/19
Tobias Funke said:
Wait are you guys actually sad about this?


Sad to see a mision that was supposed to last 90 days, but made it 15+years, proved all the naysayers of using solar at Mars to be in error, and is one of the cooler milestones in Martian exploration history end.

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10:01a, 2/18/19
NASA is one of the things I'm happy to spend my taxes on.
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