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Re:NASA says distant exoplanet could have rare water ocean, ... by BoxOfRain on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @05:08AM (#37478480)
Perhaps not, if the speed you can drive a probe is increasing with technological development it might be a waste of time to send a probe that'll be overtaken by its newer sisters.
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Re:NASA says distant exoplanet could have rare water ocean, ... by throwaway74902 on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @05:17AM (#37478538)
The technological development is driven by the need to launch the probe. You need to start somewhere.
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Re:NASA says distant exoplanet could have rare water ocean, ... by tigerlily on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @05:53AM (#37478793)
And what's more is we'll probably send the next probe someplace else.
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