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Space, the final frontier

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[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I remain fascinated by these 2 plucky adventurers and became attached to them. I was 7 when they launched and watched updates on John Cravens Newsround (news program for kids) and then also through school, College, University and professional life. Aged mid 50s, they feel like one of us out there.

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Did you ever have the Voyager photo book? I was fascinated by mine as a kid.

[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

I didn't, but wish I had! I was fascinated, and I still am. We will never see the Voyager probes again. With Hubble etc., we see so much more

[–] Banzai51@midwest.social 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Godspeed Voyager probes. In my mind, these are one of the seven wonders of the modern world.

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[–] Simmy@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I thought they fixed the issues. Anyways article is under a paywall, so can't read

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The probes are running out of fuel, so they're not going to have enough energy to keep operating their systems for much longer.

[–] Simmy@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

Someone close by should mod it with a cheap low powered raspberry pi, simple.

[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Why would they not have used a better fuel source? Is are they dumb?