@wbnns
Voyager has flown 49 years, but only because a team on Earth still keeps it alive
So I simulated 10,000 spacecraft where parts break and nobody can fix them. Some wait for Earth to tell them what to do. Some decide for themselves
I expected the gap to hinge on how fast Earth replies, but it doesn't... 1 day or 6 months, same result
It hinges on whether anyone's still there
https://dusk.mru.space/