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Like 'the loss of a loved one': NASA's Mars orbiter MAVEN is officially dead after months of radio silence - Space
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NASA's MAVEN Mars orbiter has been declared dead after months of radio silence, with repeated contact attempts failing to revive the spacecraft. Team members described the loss as emotionally difficult, likening it to losing a loved one. MAVEN's end joins a pattern of aging NASA missions facing power and contact limits, similar to recent decisions to power down instruments on long-running probes like Voyager 1 to conserve energy.
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