To: Red Badger
Five spacecraft are on track to leave the solar system
Name Launched Current distance (AU) Speed (km/s)
Voyager 1 1977 145 17
Pioneer 10 1972 123 12
Voyager 2 1977 120 15
Pioneer 11 1973 100 11
New Horizons 2006 43 14
50 posted on
11/08/2019 3:55:43 PM PST by
outofsalt
(If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
To: outofsalt
51 posted on
11/08/2019 4:43:24 PM PST by
wgmalabama
(Mittens is the new Juan. Go away mittens)
To: outofsalt
I think it would be cool just to see how far / fast we can get an operating probe. No stops, just multiple sling shot maneuvers if needed. Competing designs.
52 posted on
11/08/2019 4:45:18 PM PST by
wgmalabama
(Mittens is the new Juan. Go away mittens)
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