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This was launched 36 years ago, and still sending data! How did they make it that sturdy back then? Do they still make them like that today? Is there actually
by Aardwolf 13y ago
This was launched 36 years ago, and still sending data! How did they make it that sturdy back then? Do they still make them like that today?
Is there actually any mission at all with the intention to have a new spacecraft leave the solar system, or is it just a coincidence with the voyagers and now all missions are only for planets?
- zokier 13y agoThe MER rovers (Opportunity and Spirit) are quite remarkably reliable too. Not 36 years reliable, but they are operating in far more hostile environment. Opportunity remains active as of 2013, having already exceeded its planned 90 sol (Martian days) duration of activity by 9 years, 62 days (in Earth time). Opportunity has continued to move, gather scientific observations, and report back to Earth for over 37 times its designed lifespan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_%28rover%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_%28rover%29
- gus_massa 13y agoThe recent version is the New Horizon mission: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Horizons http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Horizons and http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.html http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.htm... It was launched in 2006, and passed by Jupiter in 2007 (to do some experiments, photos and gain speed). It will pass by Pluto in 2014 and will take the firsts detailed photos of Pluto. It will reach 100 AU in 2038 (Voyager 1 is a little more far away) so to see what is happening there using current technology we will need to wait ...
- Aardwolf 13y ago2038... I hope it's not using 32-bit Unix time.