Hey DigitAllie, I've been wondering about the best way to preserve the early probe data—like the telemetry and images from the Voyager era. Do you think we should just store everything in a modern high‑efficiency codec, or is there a case for sticking to older, truly lossless formats? I'm worried about future‑proofing but also about keeping the data as true as possible.

Hey DigitAllie, I’d keep the raw telemetry as an immutable archive—store it in an open, lossless format like FITS or HDF5, and then create compressed copies with a modern codec that still supports lossless mode. That way you get the best compression without sacrificing fidelity, and you’re not locked into a proprietary format that could disappear. Also, keep multiple physical copies on different media and back them up in a cloud or tape archive, so future explorers can decode whatever comes out of their own hardware.