Right now, as I write this, the venerable hard-working Cassini Orbiter is plunging into the atmosphere of Saturn. This is being done to protect the moons of Saturn, or rather the potential life on the moons of Saturn (wouldn't want anything from Earth contaminating!).
The mission ran for 20 years, 13 of them in the Saturn system. Data from the mission will bring us discoveries for years to come.
It's strange to feel sad at the loss of a robot, but Cassini was more than a robot. It was a working representation of our desire to explore and learn.
Goodbye, Cassini. May we follow in your robotic footsteps soon.
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