unconfirmed rumors that the initial ping sent back from Voyager was...vote Trump! Ok, I lied, but it seems that repairs to the antenna array in Canbeera, Australia was the fix.
Astounding to think that the computer onboard has '200,000 times less' memory than an average smart phone of today, but it's still chugging 4-plus decades after launch
1 posted on
11/03/2020 2:38:42 PM PST by
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To: blueplum
Good sign. The Communist News Network is trying to distract its dozen viewers from the election.
2 posted on
11/03/2020 2:40:22 PM PST by
rfp1234
(Caveat Emperor)
To: blueplum
3 posted on
11/03/2020 2:40:46 PM PST by
DannyTN
To: blueplum
Beaming back from space. GOD loves President Trump.
4 posted on
11/03/2020 2:41:44 PM PST by
Track9
(English language instruction in china is sponsored by the CCP to facilitate espionage.)
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5 posted on
11/03/2020 2:42:03 PM PST by
Vaquero
( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: blueplum; Daffynition
NASA Voyager 2 is receiving commands from Earth again "Be sure to drink..."
9 posted on
11/03/2020 2:44:29 PM PST by
Ezekiel
(The pun is mightier than the s-word. Goy to the World!)
To: blueplum
Voyager sending 30 electoral votes from Mars to President Trump!
10 posted on
11/03/2020 2:44:33 PM PST by
V_TWIN
(Where's Hunter???)
To: blueplum
Trying to send a vote from space for Biden.
11 posted on
11/03/2020 2:44:37 PM PST by
Huskrrrr
To: blueplum
“You got a command for me? Okay... Yeah, I reckon I do that. Gonna take me awhile, though... You don’t mind a wait, do ya?”
...And I wonder: how long does it take to send out a signal to Voyager 2? And for the signal to return? I imagine it is nearly the same time. The time for the round trip will no doubt surprise me.
12 posted on
11/03/2020 2:45:08 PM PST by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: blueplum
The Voyager team is interesting. Using technology from long ago that only a few understand.
16 posted on
11/03/2020 2:46:14 PM PST by
devane617
(Kyrie Eleison, where I'm going, will you follow?)
To: blueplum
My son is an astronautical engineer at NASA. His first job was flight operations on a solar observation satellite. It launched the month he was born for a two year mission.
At some point, something broke and the satellite lost contact for several years. Suddenly one say they regained contact and it’s been performing it’s mission since.
He was about 20 and still in college when he interviewed. He actually said he was born for this job.
17 posted on
11/03/2020 2:46:49 PM PST by
cyclotic
(The most dangerous people are the ones that feel the most helpless)
To: blueplum
Canbeera. My Aussie in-laws are going to love that. It’s quite accurate.
20 posted on
11/03/2020 2:48:01 PM PST by
Seruzawa
(TANSTAAFL!)
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To: blueplum
MalffffunCtion ... need input
22 posted on
11/03/2020 2:49:45 PM PST by
NonValueAdded
("Sorry, your race card has been declined. Can you present any other form of argument?")
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23 posted on
11/03/2020 2:50:30 PM PST by
V_TWIN
(Where's Hunter???)
To: blueplum
Response: “Nag, nag, nag.”
12 billion miles, not good news for those trying to get away.
To: blueplum
If we could somehow bring it back, it would be a great time capsule.
25 posted on
11/03/2020 2:51:36 PM PST by
fwdude
(Pass up too many hills to die on, and you will eventually fall off the edge of the world.)
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27 posted on
11/03/2020 2:53:13 PM PST by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
To: blueplum
A big shout-out to my Dad who led the development program at General Electric to build the Radioisotope Thermal Generators (RTGs) that are still powering the Voyager spacecraft. I was in college when he was running that program. Dad passed 19 years ago -- Well Done, Dad!
28 posted on
11/03/2020 2:53:55 PM PST by
ProtectOurFreedom
("Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out" -- David Horowitz)
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29 posted on
11/03/2020 2:54:04 PM PST by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: blueplum
You think that’s something, my ‘77 Pinto still has a working radio. I can get BeeGees and other assorted disco hits. The car doesn’t move, but, yeah, I can listen to the radio.
30 posted on
11/03/2020 2:54:23 PM PST by
John Milner
(Marching for Peace is like breathing for food.)
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