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geekhack Community => Other Geeky Stuff => Topic started by: fohat.digs on Sun, 03 December 2017, 09:32:53
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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/1/1720285/-Voyager-1-Thrusters-Fired-Up-After-37-Years-of-Deep-Sleep (https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/1/1720285/-Voyager-1-Thrusters-Fired-Up-After-37-Years-of-Deep-Sleep)
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Very neat. I wonder how much time is left though since the power to operate the remaining instruments is dwindling.
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Very neat. I wonder how much time is left though since the power to operate the remaining instruments is dwindling.
it's got solar power for the instruments + batteries no ?
the thruster fuel, if they're only using millisecond bursts , it should last for a long while..
Funny thing is, they probably need to use super computers to calculate those millisecond bursts, which used up way way more power than the thrusters themselves.
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I wonder how much time is left though since the power to operate the remaining instruments is dwindling.
In the article it said that there is enough plutonium to last for a very long time. I think that in 2050 it will still have over half its power left.
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I see. I was reading some older articles that said there was enough power until 2025.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-far-can-voyager-i-go-4728025/
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Very neat. I wonder how much time is left though since the power to operate the remaining instruments is dwindling.
As per Wikipedia.
"Voyager 1's extended mission is expected to continue until around 2025 when its radioisotope thermoelectric generators will no longer supply enough electric power to operate its scientific instruments."
Amazing it lasted so long, especially considering the environment.
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Very neat. I wonder how much time is left though since the power to operate the remaining instruments is dwindling.
As per Wikipedia.
"Voyager 1's extended mission is expected to continue until around 2025 when its radioisotope thermoelectric generators will no longer supply enough electric power to operate its scientific instruments."
Amazing it lasted so long, especially considering the environment.
idk.. space is hazardous to organic LIFE..
But Voyager is mechanical ...
Clearly Terminators species are more suitable for space flight.
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idk.. space is hazardous to organic LIFE..
But Voyager is mechanical ...
Depends...
Metals here rely on oxidization to keep them from cold welding (this was a problem on early satelites), metals get confused and bond at the molecular level in a vacuum/absense of oxygen. Then you have the wild temp differences, for example, the side facing the sun can be several hundred degrees difference in temp compared to the shaded side. Then you have dust, which at those speeds will rip through the craft like paper, and of course radiation.
It's not exactly rosy for anything in space.
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I really wonder how dirty it is or if there's bacteria or anything on it like there's bacteria on ISS
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I really wonder how dirty it is or if there's bacteria or anything on it like there's bacteria on ISS
didn't u watch the Matt Damon movie ? hahahaha
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I really wonder how dirty it is or if there's bacteria or anything on it like there's bacteria on ISS
didn't u watch the Matt Damon movie ? hahahaha
You talking about interstellar?
I watched it a while ago, but forgot a lot of it