REALLY amazing, just read this morning.
First keep in mind that Voyager 1 and 2 were never supposed to operate this long. AMAZING feat of technology 47 years ago when we led the world in everything.
For those not following some time ago this year or late last year they lost communication with Voyager 1. They suspected that its antenna lost its position facing earth. They tried forever and thought it maybe lost forever and that was ok except for the personal trying to save it. It has far exceeded it's lifetime. (see bottom link this was corrected in April 2024)
Well, amazing, this is a great short read. Through timed power management they were able to fire its thrusters and position the antenna properly sending signals 15 billion miles through space. Gosh, I tell you, as a nation, we need more of this stuff. It was a source of national pride. We should have been on Mars and beyond by now. 47 years ago was true engineering with rudimentary computers if even that.
I just love this stuff- (this is current)
First keep in mind that Voyager 1 and 2 were never supposed to operate this long. AMAZING feat of technology 47 years ago when we led the world in everything.
For those not following some time ago this year or late last year they lost communication with Voyager 1. They suspected that its antenna lost its position facing earth. They tried forever and thought it maybe lost forever and that was ok except for the personal trying to save it. It has far exceeded it's lifetime. (see bottom link this was corrected in April 2024)
Well, amazing, this is a great short read. Through timed power management they were able to fire its thrusters and position the antenna properly sending signals 15 billion miles through space. Gosh, I tell you, as a nation, we need more of this stuff. It was a source of national pride. We should have been on Mars and beyond by now. 47 years ago was true engineering with rudimentary computers if even that.
I just love this stuff- (this is current)
I see that they solved a comm problem back in April 2024 that I was not aware but still needed to fire its thrusters in the above link.
Voyager 1 is 15 billion miles from Earth and still sending data
For the first time since November 2023, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has started transmitting useful data back to Earth.
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Voyager 1 is 15 billion miles from Earth and still sending data
For the first time since November 2023, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has started transmitting useful data back to Earth.
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