To: MtnClimber
It is amazing that we can send a spacecraft so far away and so precisely. The radio signals take so long to cross the span.
2 posted on
07/25/2017 9:49:47 PM PDT by
MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber
How long does it take a radio signal to reach Saturn from Earth?
I'm gonna guess about an hour thereabout?
3 posted on
07/25/2017 10:09:40 PM PDT by
Fiddlstix
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To: MtnClimber
It was launched in Oct. 1997 - 20 years ago.
Also from 1997:
“Apple Computer introduces the PowerBook 2400c notebook computer. It features 180 MHz PowerPC 603e processor, 1.3 GB hard drive, 10.4-inch active-matrix color display, two PC Card slots. Weight is 4.4 pounds; price is to be about US$3500.”
5 posted on
07/25/2017 10:17:15 PM PDT by
21twelve
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