Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoVoyager space probe closes in on a 50 year missionwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkVoyager space probe closes in on a 50 year missionwww.theregister.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 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).
minus-squareburble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoThere are actually tons of nuclear power systems like this in space: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_power_systems_in_space
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoOh, yea, I’d just forgotten what specifically voyager used.
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).
There are actually tons of nuclear power systems like this in space:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_power_systems_in_space
Oh, yea, I’d just forgotten what specifically voyager used.