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Eric Ladd
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Posted: 19 March 2018 at 11:46am | IP Logged | 1 post reply

Good old VGer is operational.

Voyager 1 fires up thrusters after 37 years


This happened last year, but I didn't see any posts on it. Kind of amazing that Voyager 1 is still active. It left our own solar system 12 years ago.


Edited by Eric Ladd on 19 March 2018 at 11:48am
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Robbie Parry
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I know I could Google it, but is this the longest-operating space probe? It started in 1977, right?
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Voyager 1 is the farthest NASA spacecraft from Earth.
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Rebecca Jansen
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Posted: 20 March 2018 at 11:10am | IP Logged | 4 post reply

2 was launched before 1 and then 1 passed 2 at some point, and if I remember 2 has always been communicable. The use of the thrusters on 1 for the first time since 1980 was reported at the time on PBS I think. It's supposed to still be communicable until 2025 after which a strange bald disco lady will... nah, that trick never works.

A couple earlier Pioneer craft have also left the solar system.


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