<![CDATA[Why do I have to keep reading articles like this series &amp; nobody ever mentions that once in space, this shit has to keep running?]]>RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116923654078567097

Why do I have to keep reading articles like this series & nobody ever mentions that once in space, this shit has to keep running?

Optimistically we're launching 10 rockets a day just to replace the satellites every 5 years, but what about replacing the GPUs which burn out in as little as one year? What of unpredicted failures? Collisions? Micro-meteorites?

I've never heard of a man-made structure that can run for 5-7 years without maintenance on Earth, let alone in fucking space.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/4f0ef539-ccb9-4bac-9091-6b5d447913af/why-do-i-have-to-keep-reading-articles-like-this-series-amp-nobody-ever-mentions-that-once-in-space-this-shit-has-to-keep-runningRSS for NodeWed, 05 Aug 2026 05:57:34 GMTWed, 15 Jul 2026 11:23:51 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Why do I have to keep reading articles like this series &amp; nobody ever mentions that once in space, this shit has to keep running? on Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:46:55 GMT]]>@georgebaily If such mega-reliable hardware existed, They™️ would have formed a cartel against it. For reference, see the 1000-hour light bulb.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/jwcph/statuses/116923827198941765https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/jwcph/statuses/116923827198941765Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:46:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why do I have to keep reading articles like this series &amp; nobody ever mentions that once in space, this shit has to keep running? on Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:26:08 GMT]]>@jwcph or if such mega reliable hardware exists, where can we buy it

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/georgebaily/statuses/116923745489834072https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/georgebaily/statuses/116923745489834072Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:26:08 GMT