Comments on: Testing underwater interplanetary robots on the cheap https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/testing-underwater-interplanetary-robots-on-the-cheap/ Mon, 02 Oct 2017 17:34:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Ted https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/testing-underwater-interplanetary-robots-on-the-cheap/#comment-1013672 Mon, 02 Oct 2017 17:34:57 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=47980#comment-1013672 Mr. Z: Many years ago when I managed a RadioShack store there were rumors that various Nasa engineers would stop by their local RS to get various parts; resistors, capacitors etc. Waiting to go thru channels took a lot of time and the final cost was huge.

As I understand it these parts were used for experimentation, mock-ups etc. They never flew (as far as I know) and the folks at JPL seem to carrying on that tradition.

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