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> When the backup thrusters were fired in 2017, the spacecraft had been on their way for forty years. Every time I read about Voyager, it seems there is some n
by xattt 4y ago
> When the backup thrusters were fired in 2017, the spacecraft had been on their way for forty years.
Every time I read about Voyager, it seems there is some new detail that comes out about the level of redundancy that was built into the spacecraft.
At this point, I would not be surprised if there was another replica that’s been flying beside the original all this time as yet another redundancy.
- aunty_helen 4y agoYou’re not going to believe this… but https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_2 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_2
- xattt 4y agoRelative to the scale of the universe, yes, I guess it is flying beside it.
- waldothedog 4y agoAfter a night of no sleep, I am laughing very hard at this. Thanks for taking the edge off