When I was a kid, I used to wonder if you could go skateboarding in that dish! Hope they get it patched up soon.
It happened again: https://gizmodo.com/second-cable-fails-at-arecibo-causing-even-more-damage-1845619120
"Researchers are concerned that increasing stresses on remaining cables could lead to cascading failures and the collapse of the antenna platform that is suspended over the dish."
NSF making plans to decomission Aricebo!! The cables can not be repaired safely https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301674#.X7afajgoo88.twitter My comment is this is what happens when we don't spend money on science.
What a shame. I’d like to know if this is a result of design flaws, poor maintenance, weaker than specified materials, or some combination.
I agree that seems to be at least part of the reason, having just seen a photo of it in the other thread.