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Published online 19 March 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/452267a
Saturn flyby is a success despite computer glitch
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Sorry, But the mission was NOT a success judged by the terms in which it was presented to the public - i.e. that its purpose was to sample the 'geysers' emananting from the so-called 'tiger stripes' of Enceladus. You shouldn't allow NASA and its collaborators to get off the hook of their own failures in your headlines. Your readers deserve a rather more sanguine appraisal of the situation - especially those who are US taxpayers and have to foot the bill for the whole exercise.
David Ellard: Despite your opinion to the contrary, this experiment was a resounding success. 11 of 12 recorders worked just fine, and from 3 billion miles away. Personally, I'd prefer paying my US dollars into a mission like this as opposed to sending them to Iraq where the costs are far higher while the chances of success are far lower.