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A particularly interesting bit from the article: > Voyager has already relied on backup systems to last as long as it has. In 2017, the probe fired thrusters t
by bern4444 4y ago
A particularly interesting bit from the article:
> Voyager has already relied on backup systems to last as long as it has. In 2017, the probe fired thrusters that were used during its initial planetary encounters during the 1970s -- and they still worked after remaining unused for 37 years.
Incredible that the thrusters still worked after 37 years with no activity. Talk about engineering rigor.
- kwonkicker 4y agoThings last a lot longer in a vacuum
- askin4it 4y agoThat's propaganda from the home vacuum bagger racket https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materials_for_use_in_vacuum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materials_for_use_in_vacuum Enjoy this article that the political wiki-mafia didn't find interesting enough to "fix".