chevysoldier Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Outrageous. "When NASA’s Voyager 1 space probe launched on 5 September, 1977, its mission was to explore Jupiter and Saturn and help scientists learn more about our solar system. Thirty-six years later, Voyager 1 is still providing discoveries.NASA recently learned that Voyager 1, which has now traveled more than 15.8 million miles from Earth, has moved so far from our planet that it is now in what is called interstellar space, or a region of our solar system, where it has come into contact with particles that were released by stars other than our sun."http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/voyager-spacecraft-127785 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smashweights Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 So let me get this straight, in 1977 we had the technology to build a spacecraft that is still working 37 years later without maintenance and can send data back to Earth from farther than the Sun can emit solar wind but my cell phone can't get reception inside the hospital and my motorcycle needs service every 7500 miles? GTFO! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Aaaaaand, my fucking car STILL can fly dammit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyco1 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 I'd hope it traveled more than 15.8 million miles, that wouldn't get you to Mars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted September 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 I'd hope it traveled more than 15.8 million miles, that wouldn't get you to Mars.I just looked around, other articles say 11-15 Billion miles. M & B are close on the keyboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Everything is designed to tap into a consumers pockets. You can't sell parts to a ship in space that's not coming back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsuMj Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Voyager 1 uses a radioisotope thermoelectric generator for its power supply. Reasonably, these could last 80-90 years without any maintenance or refueling - depending on how much energy the voyager needs to operate. It's a pretty neat technology and technically what I'm writing my disseration on... well thermoelectric material development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 So let me get this straight, in 1977 we had the technology to build a spacecraft that is still working 37 years later without maintenance and can send data back to Earth from farther than the Sun can emit solar wind but my cell phone can't get reception inside the hospital and my motorcycle needs service every 7500 miles? GTFO! Hospitals use EMF blocking paint (like YShield) to essentially disable cell phones. Lots of other places use the same stuff. FYI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smashweights Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Hospitals use EMF blocking paint (like YShield) to essentially disable cell phones. Lots of other places use the same stuff. FYI. I don't believe this is true (of hospitals) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Amazing. Nuke powered with an 8 track player. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Yet our government can't balance a budget. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsuMj Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Yet our government can't balance a budget. and then NASA has to pay for the consequences of them not being able to balance the budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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