Shyssiryxius t1_j2kcdnz wrote on January 1, 2023 at 11:45 PM

Reply to Ancient Chinese text reveals earliest known record of auroral display, described as a ‘five-colored light’ event in either 977 or 957 BCE by marketrent

I imagine the person finding this ancient journal note being like damn this handwriting sucks, is that a 5 or a 7?!?

Shyssiryxius t1_j1tlb2l wrote on December 27, 2022 at 7:49 AM

Reply to comment by Commies4Lyfe in Meet the amateur astronomer who found a lost NASA satellite by jarvedttudd

It's not just the design life but usually the life of the project itself. When you hear that the Curiosity rover was designed to last 6 months that's the amount of time they essentially budgeted for for the project including wages for the teams that operate the hardware. Obviously by the time the rover arrives 18 months later the person doing the NASA budget can then ask for more money to expand the project timeframe, and as long as the hardware continues to function this generally happens YoY.