After sending the commands on Tuesday, it took 19 hours and 35 minutes for the signal to reach Voyager. Then, the Earth-bound spacecraft team had to wait another 19 hours and 35 minutes to see if the spacecraft responded. It did.
Amazing stuff.
53 posted on 12/02/2017 6:42:22 PM PST by Libloather
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Yea, incredible. I was calculating its location to compare it to Alpha Centuri (the nearest start). Still less than 1% of the distance...but a RESPECTABLE fraction of that 1%.
55 posted on 12/02/2017 7:21:36 PM PST by BobL
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