This was a great dress rehearsal for the Io encounters. We've been wondering how the spacecraft might hold up when it gets close to Io. This latest brush with radiation makes us think that the odds of survival may be fairly good.
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We now have to make long-term plans for the vehicles because they may be around for quite a while. Either mission could end tomorrow with a random part failure. With the rovers already performing well beyond their original design lifetimes, having a part wear out and disable a rover is a distinct possibility at any time.Jim Erickson
It does cause tension in the family when you have to make choices between having Thanksgiving with your family and going off to solve a problem on the spacecraft.
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So far it looks fine, but it will be awhile before we're sure about that arm position. We'll be doing further analysis to see if there are other poses that are better for the arm.
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I'm not sure I'd want that, they may be difficult to control.
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