ooli@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · 9 months agoThe Voyager spacecraft will probably last a billion years, says a scientist on the mission for nearly five decadeswww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1132arrow-down18
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minus-squareSheridan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·9 months agoIn Star Trek, one Voyager probe turned into a sentient super intelligence; the other was destroyed by a Klingon Bird of Prey.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 months ago the other In Star Trek, there were presumably more than two because one of the two shown on screen was labeled “Voyager 6.”
minus-squareLazaroFilm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoWe need more voyagers. Wouldn’t it be awesome to periodically send probes around with updated technologies on board?
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoWe’ve been doing that; we just haven’t been naming them “Voyager.” I suppose we could’ve called New Horizons “Voyager 3” instead.
In Star Trek, one Voyager probe turned into a sentient super intelligence; the other was destroyed by a Klingon Bird of Prey.
In Star Trek, there were presumably more than two because one of the two shown on screen was labeled “Voyager 6.”
We need more voyagers. Wouldn’t it be awesome to periodically send probes around with updated technologies on board?
We’ve been doing that; we just haven’t been naming them “Voyager.” I suppose we could’ve called New Horizons “Voyager 3” instead.