Put it down to 2020, design/manufacturing obsolescence or alien sabotage?
The astronomic world & Puerto Rica have just suffered an enormous loss with the collapse of the Arecibo Telescope:
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Metal fatigue and almost impossible to maintain properly. A few other large dishes have also fallen over the years, I suspect we're pushing the limits with "old" metals, need to use exotic materials from now on.
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