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Re:NASA mistakenly severs communication to Voyager 2 by account42 on Monday July 31, 2023 @11:37AM (#36944242)
You calculation only makes sense if you put zero value on operating a probe that far out in the galaxy - in which case you should be asking why there was a team working on it in the first place.

But that value is not zero, and replacing it costs quite a bit - both money and time. Asking how and why this happened is a valid inquiry.

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Re:NASA mistakenly severs communication to Voyager 2 by ajb on Monday July 31, 2023 @12:31PM (#36945118)
Under the assumption that it is bricked, the value is indeed now zero. I think where we differ is that you are assuming it will be replaced, but I don't think it will be. It's way past its design life so it was going to expire at some point.

For science, I would want to do an enquiry anyway - I'm just commenting on the financial/accountability aspect.

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