These solar panels are still working after 50 years. Solar degradation is overstated. www.amsat.org/amsat-ao-7-a... Also, newer solar panels are and will be made of different materials than current, making earlier estimates inaccurate.

I mean, yeah, they should, but this admin will probably give him a medal instead.

Link?

Crystals are useful as a frequency standard but I prefer direct digital synthesis and variable frequency oscillators.