Astronomy Cast Ep. 342: Sunsetting Spacecraft
Channel: astrospherevids
Date: 2014-04-21

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Streamed live on Apr 7, 2014
Everything dies, including our technology. But when we've hurtled a few thousands pounds of robotic instrumentation to another planet, it gets a little difficult to shut it down and clean up. What do we do when a mission has reached the end of its useful life?
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