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25 years is a long time...

BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
But that's how long Voyager 2 has been going now. Voyager 1 is about 16 days behind on travelling time, but has 17AU on distance.

These two little travellers are what really inspire me in people's ability to achieve anything when they put their minds to it. I only hope a shortsighted government doesn't cut funding while they're still alive.

Just think, within ~7 to 21 years, the first manmade interplanetary object will become the first manmade interstellar object.

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[url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Never eat anything bigger than your own head.[/url]
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras

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  • Yeah thats just awesome [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

    Soon the Centauri will arrive :P

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  • I think NASA will support both of the probes as long as they are still operational.

    I mean how much can it possibly cost? It's not like they have to do maitnience on them.

    And how can can voyager 1 be farther by 17 AU? Thats a decent chunk of the soloar system right there.
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    Ok so it's not exactly Max's journal but I think it's good [url="http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40551"]http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40551[/url]

    [This message has been edited by Ricobirch (edited 08-20-2002).]
  • C_MonC_Mon A Genuine Sucker
    You never know!! [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]

    [This message has been edited by C_Mon (edited 08-20-2002).]
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    [quote]Originally posted by Biggles:
    [b]These two little travellers are what really inspire me in people's ability to achieve anything when they put their minds to it. I only hope a shortsighted government doesn't cut funding while they're still alive.

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    Yep... They don't make em like that anymore...

    [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
    They will be back to find their makers!

    seriously, Voyager was [b]the[/b] think that made me interested in astronomy, hopefully, theyll function for many more years to come, perhaps they can even relay some info on the ISM to us [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

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  • Jon_SJon_S Earthforce Officer
    Voyager 1 and 2 got sent on different paths through the solar system and ended up at different final velocities (and vectors), and after 25 years of higher speed you get a lot of seperation.

    Actually the two probes are heading on a quite divergent vector, one is climbing abover the plane of the solar system, the other diving below it.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    You know what? I forgot to link to the NASA [url="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/releases/2002/release_2002_162.html"]article[/url] about this. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

    Messiah: Same here. They made me realise there was more interesting stuff beyond Earth than on it.

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    [url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Never eat anything bigger than your own head.[/url]
    "Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
  • Faster, Cheaper, Better my assets...

    Oh for the good old days...
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Yeah. Deep Space 1 is a great little probe that's done amazing things, but I'd like to see how alive it is in 20 years.

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    [url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Never eat anything bigger than your own head.[/url]
    "Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
  • WHY_oldWHY_old Elite Ranger
    I gotta agree here, I remember an old "Nova" special that was on overa decade ago about these two, it pretty much changed my life by getting me interested in astronomy (and by extension, Sci-fi).
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    I first heard about them when I was about 8ish, and they were really inspiring.

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    [url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Never eat anything bigger than your own head.[/url]
    "Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
  • ArgoneArgone Genuine Klingon
    If they'er ever intercepted, I think Motzart will be well recieved, But johnny be good might scare the hell out of em. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/eek.gif[/img]

    Argone

    [This message has been edited by Argone (edited 09-01-2002).]
  • Random ChaosRandom Chaos Actually Carefully-selected Order in disguise
    That is spelled Motzart
  • BekennBekenn Sinclair's Duck
    That's Mozart, ye fiends....

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  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Yeah, you uncultured swine! [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]

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    [url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Never eat anything bigger than your own head.[/url]
    "Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
  • good grammar [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

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  • ArgoneArgone Genuine Klingon
    Geezs Guys sorry, but at least my heart was in the right place, I think. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img] [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img] [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

    Argone
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