Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoVoyager space probe closes in on a 50 year missionwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down10cross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.world
arrow-up164arrow-down1external-linkVoyager space probe closes in on a 50 year missionwww.theregister.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square3fedilinkcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.world
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·6 days agoNot to be a “snob”, but chances are if you know about Voyager 1/2, you probably know that their power supplies are running out. More clarity is never bad though.
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 days agoI didn’t realize this detail about them, and I’m old enough to have read about them like crazy at launch time. Good info, I’d wondered how they were powered, but never enough to go look it up (I probably knew in 1978, but that was a few years ago).
Not to be a “snob”, but chances are if you know about Voyager 1/2, you probably know that their power supplies are running out. More clarity is never bad though.
I didn’t realize this detail about them, and I’m old enough to have read about them like crazy at launch time.
Good info, I’d wondered how they were powered, but never enough to go look it up (I probably knew in 1978, but that was a few years ago).