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Puny Humans! Welcome to Interstellar Space! (Possibly!)

BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
in Zocalo v2.0
Voyager 1 is getting close to becoming or has recently become the first manmade interstellar spacecraft, depending on which argument you believe. Go Voyager! They don't make them like that anymore!
Various news sites are carrying the story, so those of you not living under a rock have probably already heard it. For the rest, check out the [url=http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/voyager_heliosphere.html]NASA article[/url]. In fact, you can all check it out for the supremely awesome Hubble picture of a [url=http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/52706main_hstorion_lg.jpg]bow shock[/url].

Comments

  • LennierLennier Ranger
    Its amazing really. According to this article at [URL=http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/voyager_mystery_031105.html]space.com[/URL] , we could be communicating with voyager for another 15 years.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Yep, quite impressive. I bet the original designers didn't expect either of the probes to get this far while still operational.
  • Falcon1Falcon1 Elite Ranger
    So any bets on how long it will be until it comes back having mutated in V-Ger? :D :p
  • RubberEagleRubberEagle What's a rubber eagle used for, anyway?
    never, that'll be voyager 6
  • ZoltanZoltan Ranger
    Okay, so how much longer until the Klingons discover it, and blow it up with a bird of prey? :-D

    -Zoltan
  • StrikerStriker Provided with distinction
    Or having it slam into a Peacekeeper ship? :)
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Better hope it doesn't accidentally collide with an alien ship and kill their religious leader.
  • ZoltanZoltan Ranger
    Hey, come on now guys.... I was SERIOUS! Don't you remember Star Trek 5? The Klingons were so bored, they didn't know what to do with themselves - So they had a little "target practice" on the Earth probe! heh :D

    -Zoltan
  • whitestar90whitestar90 Elite Ranger
    Yes I remember that scene.
    Lets hope NASA doesn't forget its out there and start picking up its transmissions and think its aliens trying to communicate.
    *laughs*
  • the_exilethe_exile Kupo!
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by whitestar90 [/i]
    [B]Yes I remember that scene.
    Lets hope NASA doesn't forget its out there and start picking up its transmissions and think its aliens trying to communicate.
    *laughs* [/B][/QUOTE]

    No serious scientific institution would ever be stupid enou--

    *remembers meters-to-feet incident*

    ...err, nevermind. :rolleyes:
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