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Since it's such a large number and difficult to comprehend Voyager 1 is about 116 AU away. 1 AU is the distance from earth to the sun (150,000,000 km). Earths c

by rickr 16y ago

Since it's such a large number and difficult to comprehend Voyager 1 is about 116 AU away. 1 AU is the distance from earth to the sun (150,000,000 km). Earths circumference is 40,000 km. Space is big. Also, a neat summary of the computers on Voyager can be found here: http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/faq.html http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/faq.html I'm still trying to track down the article on the comm used.

wil2k 16y ago
Great websites to browse around. I can only heavily recommend the "did you know" [ http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/didyouknow.html http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/didyouknow.html ] and "fast facts" [ http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/fastfacts.html http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/fastfacts.html ] pages. It makes one truly appreciate and wonder about the amazing accomplishments of this machine (and it's sister, Voyager 2) and the men and women who made this 'grand tour' mission possible. Sometimes I've wished I was born a few decades earlier so I could have been a part of the team that really pushed mankind's space boundaries and knowledge.