At the same time, the Mars helicopter was supposed to do something like four flights and ended up at 72.
My son is an engineer at NASA. The first job he had was as a data technician on a then 24 year old solar observation satellite. It launched the week he was born and was supposed to be a two-year mission.
It’s still transmitting data and images of the sun.
Thank you.
Sh!t happens, when you are trying to figure out how to do completely untried *stuff*; and trying and failing is a necessary part of succeeding.