ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn, nˈæsɐ ɐnˈaʊnst ðˌɐɾɪt wʊd kˈiːp jˈuːzɪŋ ðə mˈɑːɹz ɹᵻkˈɑːnɪsəns ˈɔːɹbɪɾɚ pˈæst ðə mˈɪd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti z, ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪnðə mˈiːntaɪm ðə spˈeɪskɹæft ænd mˈɪʃən mˈʌst fˈeɪs sˈaɪnz ʌv ˈeɪdʒɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd fˈʌŋkʃənəl dɪstˈɜːbənsᵻz: wˈʌn. flˈæɡɪŋ bˈæɾɚɹiz, tˈuː. blˈɜːd ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz fɹʌm hˈaɪ ɹˈaɪz sˈɪns tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, θɹˈiː. lˈoʊɚɹɪŋ ɹᵻlˌaɪəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv dʒˈaɪɹəskˌoʊps ɔːɹ ɐksˌɛlɚɹˈɑːmɪɾɚz fɔːɹ nˌævɪɡˈeɪʃən, wˌɪtʃ wɪl ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚɹ ɐ tʃˈæləndʒˌɪŋ ɛɡzˌæmᵻnˈeɪʃən ˌɔn ɐ mˈætʃɪŋ mˈɪʃən dɪzˈaɪn.
On February 9, 2018, NASA announced that it would keep using the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter past the mid-2020s, although in the meantime the spacecraft and mission must face signs of age-related functional disturbances: 1. flagging batteries, 2. blurred images from HiRISE since 2017, 3. lowering reliability of gyroscopes or accelerometers for navigation, which will require a challenging examination on a matching mission design.