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You can agree with me or not, but Voyager 1/2 is a top technological achievement of the humankind. A piece of hardware so good that it survived working correctl

You can agree with me or not, but Voyager 1/2 is a top technological achievement of the humankind. A piece of hardware so good that it survived working correctly 47 years in a hostile environment, driven by a computer with the power of modern car key. Amazing.

atoav 2y ago
Agreed, and to me as a electronics/software engineer it serves as a constant reminder that if you want things to be reliable, sometimes less of the right stuff can indeed be more.
corint 2y ago
It's incredible. The engineers who designed and built those spacecraft were brilliant. I'll raise a glass to their work!
dTal 2y ago
>driven by a computer with the power of modern car key I appreciate the sentiment, but perhaps it is the car key which is impressive here...
- rollcat 2y ago
  Not necessarily. The car key seems inevitable in retrospect. Both Voyagers have had decades of opportunities for something to go irreparably wrong. Let's see if that car key will still be functional in 50 years, and then pass judgement.
- prettyStandard 2y ago
  As I'm on my 3rd car key for a car I've had about 8 years. Nevermind I disassemble the key and clean the button and battery terminals.
- xboxnolifes 2y ago
  If one controls an entire space ship, and the other can unlock a few doors, which is more impressive?
billpg 2y ago
It took a rather embarrassing amount of time before I realised you weren't saying "Voyager Half".
LinuxBender 2y ago
You can agree with me or not I agree with you entirely. I can not think of a single piece of tech with the complexity of Voyager that has been battle hardened and resilient to last that long, keep doing what it was designed to do without a major on-site overhaul, upgrade or tech refresh. Certainly not any of our current satellites or anything created since Voyager. I think I know why this will never occur again but that's a much bigger topic.
- pbronez 2y ago
  > I think I know why this will never occur again but that's a much bigger topic. I'd read that blog post
skirge 2y ago
bathroom in every house > Voyager

atoav 2y ago

Agreed, and to me as a electronics/software engineer it serves as a constant reminder that if you want things to be reliable, sometimes less of the right stuff can indeed be more.

corint 2y ago

It's incredible. The engineers who designed and built those spacecraft were brilliant. I'll raise a glass to their work!

dTal 2y ago

>driven by a computer with the power of modern car key I appreciate the sentiment, but perhaps it is the car key which is impressive here...

rollcat 2y ago
Not necessarily. The car key seems inevitable in retrospect. Both Voyagers have had decades of opportunities for something to go irreparably wrong. Let's see if that car key will still be functional in 50 years, and then pass judgement.
prettyStandard 2y ago
As I'm on my 3rd car key for a car I've had about 8 years. Nevermind I disassemble the key and clean the button and battery terminals.
xboxnolifes 2y ago
If one controls an entire space ship, and the other can unlock a few doors, which is more impressive?

billpg 2y ago

It took a rather embarrassing amount of time before I realised you weren't saying "Voyager Half".

LinuxBender 2y ago

You can agree with me or not I agree with you entirely. I can not think of a single piece of tech with the complexity of Voyager that has been battle hardened and resilient to last that long, keep doing what it was designed to do without a major on-site overhaul, upgrade or tech refresh. Certainly not any of our current satellites or anything created since Voyager. I think I know why this will never occur again but that's a much bigger topic.

pbronez 2y ago
> I think I know why this will never occur again but that's a much bigger topic. I'd read that blog post

skirge 2y ago

bathroom in every house > Voyager