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xkcd #3310: Rejected Space Mission Profiles (lemmy.nz)

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xkcd #3310: Rejected Space Mission Profiles

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Although NASA agreed that Voyager 2 'seemed lonely' they decided against launching a companion orbiter mission after further measurements indicated that the spacecraft actually preferred the peace and quiet.

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[-] ryrybang@lemmy.world 16 points 11 hours ago

I have a few suggestions for candidate ~~prisoners~~ astronauts for this mission.

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 hours ago

*~~billionaires~~ astronauts

this post was submitted on 12 Oct 2026

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