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In response to "fascinating.... shouldn't they just fire off everything they got to get max speed where it should maint, are they getting anything from it out there? -- nm" by zeitgeist

They're being used to keep the antenna pointed at Earth, not for any meaningful ummm, traveling velocity? -- nm

Posted by JD (aka Jason Dean) Sep 16 '24, 18:28

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what I mean is, its not doing any science out there and returning info, or even taking photos, so why keep it aligned...fire off those rockets and -- nm - explode into space, born to be wild... Sep 16, 18:36 2
- It is doing science 🙂 -- (link) - JD Sep 16, 18:41 1
  - ok, didn't know it still had a purpose in life -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 16, 18:46

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