JUYED-AWK-YACC t1_isynxht wrote on October 19, 2022 at 5:41 PM

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As a NASA mission designer, there would never be solar panels on a Neptune mission.

[deleted] OP t1_isyok9m wrote on October 19, 2022 at 5:45 PM

I'm writing a short story, what would be some plausible obstacles en route to an earth-like planet?

[deleted] OP t1_isyq93v wrote on October 19, 2022 at 5:56 PM

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[deleted] OP t1_isyrbx6 wrote on October 19, 2022 at 6:03 PM

I know that, I'm just talking about another short story I want to write.

JUYED-AWK-YACC t1_isytgv1 wrote on October 19, 2022 at 6:17 PM

Look at The Martian. Most of the problems are things breaking unexpectedly. But FYI, the flight operations team is usually cut back somewhat in deep space because nothing is expected to happen.