Farewell Voyager 2 - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: SiliconWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2023, 09:58:27 pm
content: https://www.businessinsider.com/nasa-loses-contact-voyager-2-sent-wrong-command-mistake-space-2023-8?r=US&IR=T

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2023, 10:07:48 pm
content: Quote from: SiliconWizard on August 20, 2023, 09:58:27 pmYou are late to the game. They designed the Voyager probes to re-align automatically. But they also sent some other commands to start this process earlier which has happened succesfully in the mean time. So nothing is lost.

author: sleemanj
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2023, 10:09:36 pm
content: https://hackaday.com/2023/08/04/voyager-2-communication-reestablished-with-one-big-shout/

author: CatalinaWOW
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2023, 10:11:23 pm
content: Like certain famous comedians, writers and others, the reports of Voyager 2s death has proven premature.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 21, 2023, 01:24:58 am
content: Quote from: CatalinaWOW on August 20, 2023, 10:11:23 pmIndeed. There was a scare for a bit, but there are some smart minds around - some back in the 70s and some contemporary - that brought things back to nominal.Those people have my respect.

author: Benta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 21, 2023, 08:17:41 pm
content: Quote from: SiliconWizard on August 20, 2023, 09:58:27 pmI think you need to check the date of the articles you read. It's usually at the top.

author: mendip_discovery
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 21, 2023, 08:35:00 pm
content: We all get caught out from time to time not realising news is old news. Used to happen all the time on the FB.I am just pleased that its still going. I just wish they would send some more modern probes with the idea they could keep going further and still communicate beyond my lifetime.

author: coppercone2
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 22, 2023, 04:52:30 am
content: I am waiting for the year 5023 post about someone touching up a solder joint on voyager so it can be communicated with again

author: CatalinaWOW
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 22, 2023, 03:07:00 pm
content: Quote from: coppercone2 on August 22, 2023, 04:52:30 amThat solder joint hasn't failed in the last 50 years. If it fails sometime in the next 3000 is it really a bad joint?

author: gnuarm
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 22, 2023, 06:59:05 pm
content: Quote from: coppercone2 on August 22, 2023, 04:52:30 amI guess they'd charge $100 for fixing the joint, and $100,000,000,000 for the travel charge.

author: TimFox
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 22, 2023, 07:20:20 pm
content: It could be worse: they might have to take it into the shop...

author: Infraviolet
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 22, 2023, 07:58:08 pm
content: Perhaps a human interstellar civilisation would leave Voyager travelling on its way, keeping track of it so tourist ships could pay it a visit.

author: SiliconWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 22, 2023, 08:40:43 pm
content: Quote from: Infraviolet on August 22, 2023, 07:58:08 pmThat is, if they survive the "interstellar shout".

author: coppercone2
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 23, 2023, 01:33:16 am
content: Quote from: CatalinaWOW on August 22, 2023, 03:07:00 pmyeah because you know that some guy forgot to clean the flux off after tinning and then did a solder joint that was covered in icky spent flux or some other thing. way to let down civilization to get early lunch

author: coppercone2
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 23, 2023, 03:07:04 am
content: Quote from: gnuarm on August 22, 2023, 06:59:05 pmso basically a tank of gas with inflation?

author: mendip_discovery
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 23, 2023, 06:11:08 am
content: Quote from: coppercone2 on August 22, 2023, 04:52:30 amMy sources suggest it will return for repair around 2270.