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This is a good overview of the Voyager program, but did they just slap that headline on it to try and make it news? I was expecting some sort of announcement. B
by rozab 4y ago
This is a good overview of the Voyager program, but did they just slap that headline on it to try and make it news? I was expecting some sort of announcement. But there isn't even any definite plans to shut down any instruments in the near future.
- perlgeek 4y agoThe title is also very weird, considering that Voyager 1 and 2 have been shutting down instruments since 1990 and 1991, respectively: https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/science/thirty-year-plan/ https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/science/thirty-year-pla...
- Aardwolf 4y agoThe Voyager crafts generate a never ending supply of news articles about leaving the solar system or shutting down, because there plenty of different moments that are considered "leaving the solar system" or shutting down, and there are multiple Voyager crafts as well...