The Voyager spacecraft will probably last a billion years, says a scientist on the mission for nearly 5 decades
www.businessinsider.com
The Voyager spacecraft will run out of fuel soon, but a longtime mission scientist says they may continue traveling interstellar space for eons.
  • LazaroFilm@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    We need more voyagers. Wouldn’t it be awesome to periodically send probes around with updated technologies on board?

    • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      8 months ago

      We’ve been doing that; we just haven’t been naming them “Voyager.” I suppose we could’ve called New Horizons “Voyager 3” instead.