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Title: Voyager 1 at edge of solar system
Post by: tux_linux on January 18, 2011, 08:51:08 am

Voyager 1 at edge of solar system (http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-01-17/news/bs-md-voyager-20110117_1_voyager-stamatios-tom-krimigis-edward-c-stone)

This is a good news!

The satellites, dispatched 1977, are on their way since 33 years and will be flying all the way for thousands of years - but will NASA be able to listen?

regards
Torsten

Title: Re: Voyager 1 at edge of solar system
Post by: Dawie on January 18, 2011, 10:53:28 am

Interesting article. Thanks for sharing.
David

Title: Re: Voyager 1 at edge of solar system
Post by: cherie on January 18, 2011, 11:11:27 am

AMAZING!  I remember reading when it was launched and all.  That is so cool that something that was made years ago, is still operating.  We could learn a thing or two from the past, if we would only learn not to be so stubborn or pushy to get stuff out there.  Just look at the ol gas guzzling vehicles!  They may have ate the fuel, but the body's lasted a very long time.

Title: Re: Voyager 1 at edge of solar system
Post by: Marcellarius on January 18, 2011, 02:26:21 pm

great story!
thanks for reminding Torsten,

maybe this gives an idea to scroll

(http://www.ark3.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Vogager-1-plaque.jpg)

Title: Re: Voyager 1 at edge of solar system
Post by: tux_linux on January 18, 2011, 06:54:14 pm

hmmmm - need some tweak to get it into a pattern... wasn't it supposed a round, golden plate?  ::)

regards
Torsten

Title: Re: Voyager 1 at edge of solar system
Post by: Becky on January 18, 2011, 09:40:30 pm

Let's see if this works...

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Voyager.jpg/290px-Voyager.jpg)

Title: Re: Voyager 1 at edge of solar system
Post by: Russ C on January 18, 2011, 10:21:13 pm

"To infinity... and beyond!"  8)

Title: Re: Voyager 1 at edge of solar system
Post by: tux_linux on January 19, 2011, 02:32:17 am

@ Marcel
is this the plate of Voyager1? Wiki lists another golden record:

Voyager plaque @ Wikimedia.org[/img]

regards
Torsten (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Voyager_Golden_Record_Cover_Explanation.svg)