Science Cassini Spacecraft crashes into Saturn - It's been a grand 20 years

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...t-crashed-into-saturn/?utm_term=.9be8cd24ffc6

After all of the cool photos it captured, I'm kinda bummed out by this news.

 

[IV 445]

You served your planet well, Cassini.

 

[Fareal]

I'm fucking emotional over this. It's been an incredible twenty years. Huge love to Cassini Team.

 

[break these cuffs]

NASA but out a neat ebook about it early this year. Anyone into space pictures should check it out.

https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/resources/7777/

 

[The Great Chandler]

At least we left a mark on Saturn.

 

[Trans Fat 41g]

SEMPER FI Cassini

 

[Henry Bemis]

Who feels goddamn old today?

 

[SoberBlitz]

F

 

[Alec Benson Leary]

But what shirt was the lead engineer wearing?

 

[GentlemanFaggot]

Cassini has finally gone home...

 

[CWCchange]

Still waiting for a manned mission to Mars, or at least back to the moon.

 

[Jewelsmakerguy]

Godspeed litter spacecraft. Your contributions to space won't be forgotten.

 

[Trans Fat 41g]

Godspeed litter spacecraft. Your contributions to space won't be forgotten.

We'll let your fallen brethren choose a suitable reward.

 

[Alec Benson Leary]

Godspeed litter spacecraft. Your contributions to space won't be forgotten.

I assume you meant "little" but it's funny because the probe essentially is litter on Saturn now.

 

[Jewelsmakerguy]

I assume you meant "little" but it's funny because the probe essentially is litter on Saturn now.

Yeah, I meant little. But hey, litter's litter.

 

[Tragi-Chan]

It's how it would have wanted to go.

 

[AN/ALR56]

Sad to see it finally complete it's mission, always seemed like Cassini was indestructible, years of long distance space and careful maneuvering around Saturn.

It's contributions to science are extremely important, hope we see a sucessor mission very soon.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

NASA has a thing for crashing probes into gas giants.

 

[Trombonista]

Apparently this was the only way they could afford to end the mission.

 

[Caddchef]

RIP IN PEACE lill' space craft, you're in heaven with da angels now.