The slap fight between Donald Trump and Elon Musk has highlighted the absurdity of keeping so much of our space program and satellite internet infrastructure in the hands of a single oligarch.
    • Pup BiruEnglish
      3•7 hours ago

      which part? it’s still transmitting right? and they got useful and interesting data from it only a few years ago

      • @outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        -2•7 hours ago

        No, honey, it’s 2025.

        I don’t know what happened to you, but im so fucking sorry.

        Edit: you can down vote me all you want. It doesn’t change the truth. Odds are everyone you knew is dead.

        • @tyler@programming.devEnglish
          1•4 hours ago

          What are you talking about. They were saying nasa sent it to space in the 70s and it’s still functioning.