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Lasombria t1_iu2xp16 wrote

Reply to comment by moeriscus in NASA spacecraft records epic ‘marsquakes’ as it prepares to die by marketrent

My father worked for JPL for 40+ years, and no, they really don't. What they do is make the projected lifespan as guaranteed as possible. A happy side effect of that is these great extended-mission lifespan, but the goal is hitting the primary lifespan securely.

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moeriscus t1_iu2yxy9 wrote

Ah, thank you for your insight!

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Lasombria t1_iu385pf wrote

Glad to help. :) Dad loved to about distinctions like that.

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