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European Gaia mapping satellite is retired but proves very tough to kill

I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that The last commands have been sent to the ESA's Gaia satellite and, after a dozen years scanning the galaxy, the spacecraft is shutting down its computers and boosting out into a retirement orbit around the Sun.…

Mar 31, 2025 - 12:43
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European Gaia mapping satellite is retired but proves very tough to kill

I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that

The last commands have been sent to the ESA's Gaia satellite and, after a dozen years scanning the galaxy, the spacecraft is shutting down its computers and boosting out into a retirement orbit around the Sun.…

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