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Oh man I get so excited every time I hear news from the Voyager program. What an amazing achievement to do what those guys did back in the 1970s.
by ra 14y ago
Oh man I get so excited every time I hear news from the Voyager program.
What an amazing achievement to do what those guys did back in the 1970s.
- CodeCube 14y agoNo kidding. When I saw the headline, my heartrate spiked a noticeable amount while I waited for the link to load.
- justincormack 14y agoDon't diss the 70s. The 50s went to space. The 60s went to the moon. The 70s left the solar system. Progress...
- btilly 14y agoThe 70s went to space. The 80s shifted right.
- rdl 14y agoThe 1970s essentially carried on from the 1950s and 1960s. The Vietnam war, resource shocks, etc. seem to have killed any real innovation during the 70s (in government/aerospace -- obviously it was better in other fields like microcomputers), and then the shift toward military in the 80s went even farther. (there was a shift right overall, but it was mostly just a shift down in space funding, I think)
- znowi 14y agoYes, same here. It's an inspiring craft for me. I was enchanted by the program as a kid. Distant voyage, golden records, Carl Sagan... almost a romantic sci-fi novel :) I was a bit sad to know that it'll never be seen again. But now I think it's likely that one day we'll find it and put in a museum. Possibly on Mars :)