Better To Burn Out, Or To Fade Away?
On the site Space.com, I found a nice article by David Powell about the Cassini spacecraft’s future. (Cassini has done some wonderful work recently, including bringing us wonderful images such as the one below of Titan and Epimetheus, and Saturn’s rings.)
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Cassini’s NASA handlers are wondering about what they will do with it when its mission is over. Here are some of the options they are considering:
