Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Don't fix it if it ain't broke

Broke or Not? / No. 38

Card No. 38

Sunday, November 1, 2026. The answers, with sources.

The answers

  1. Since 2021

    A small helicopter NASA sent to Mars

    Done for 2024

    Ingenuity was planned for up to 5 flights and made 72. A rotor blade was damaged on landing on January 18, 2024, and it never flew again.

  2. Since 1896

    An underground railway line in Budapest

    Still going

    Budapest's M1, the first underground railway in continental Europe, opened on May 2, 1896. It turned 130 in 2026 and still carries passengers every day.

  3. Since 1995

    AltaVista, a web search engine

    Done for 2013

    Yahoo shut AltaVista down in 2013 and pointed the address at Yahoo Search. In 2000, 17.7 percent of internet users used AltaVista, versus 7 percent for Google.

  4. Since 1984

    The Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Series 4x4

    Still going

    Still built. The 70 Series debuted in 1984, and a 2023 update gave it a 2.8-litre diesel with an automatic option. It is sold in Japan, Australia and Africa.

  5. Since 1990

    A NASA telescope carried into orbit by the space shuttle

    Still going

    Hubble is still doing science. After a gyroscope failed in 2024, NASA set it to point using one gyro and keep the other two in reserve.