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The Little Satellite That Could
Intended to last only 1 year, EO-1 ended up working for 17
Over that time, it gathered tons of useful data and stunning images
Running on fumes, EO-1 was switched off on March 30, 2017 [switch sound]
slowly spiralling down until 2056 when it will burn up on re-entry
But EO-1's technological advances live on in NASA's current fleet of satellites