If NASA can't afford to keep attempting contact with Opportunity...
Hackers / makers of the planet, time we take up the task?
signal boosts much appreciated, we're gonna need it β€οΈ
@grufwub wouldn't you need like a large radiowave antenna? I don't think you can just make one of those
@efi there's old dis-used antennas around the world. Not in working condition right away, but maybe a start to work from? Or even current working ones, if people fancy contributing to a cause?
@grufwub I mean, I know you can lease time on the antennas, but idk if an open community can figure out a protocol to manage that without a central authority? like, I don't think space antennas have APIs lol
but maybe I'm wrong
@grufwub if someone else makes contact do they get to keep it
@grufwub Good idea : open source the abandoned-yet-working satellites, their tech and their API.
@grufwub the comms with Opportunity mostly depends on NASA's Mars-orbiting satellites or transmitting close to frequencies which are in use. So I'm not sure NASA would be too keen.
@grufwub
There is some precedent for stunts like this. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Cometary_Explorer
@grufwub Hey @thegibson, looks like another htown opportunity.
The_Gibson 
(yes I'm aware how much of a monumental effort this would be)