I’m just so aggravated right now with the loss of even more web resources. Now it’s the DSN . I get 404 now and lost the Mars world map with all the current missions and their relationships. I can still see the antennas but now mars actual at 2020 or Curiosity is gone. I’ve looked for hours for it. Last year we lost the three dimensional rover you could drill down on to get extended information about science and engineering payloads. We lost the scrolling banner at the top of many Mars page’s that gave current blog, or mission articles, news, etc. now we have to dig to get it, except for here. With out this community (Paul and Special) we would be completely lost. I truly hope we don’t loose the location map or raw image server.
From what I hear from insiders it’s not a pretty picture. Staff cuts have had a huge impact on the Mars missions, it’s surprising some outreach functions are still working. The MSL raw image server is very fragile recently and goes down on a frequent basis. I have nothing but praise for those remaining staff for doing their best for holding what’s left together. The redesign of the mission pages was a disaster, but there’s no going back on that by the looks of things. I’m expecting what’s left to deteriorate further if additional cuts are made. Watch this space