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Voyager probes 40th anniversary

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Reply 80 of 83, by digger

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Thanks for the update, Jo22! I read about the recent misalignment and how it is expected to self-correct, but your post was much more detailed and explanatory.

Amazing how a 45-year-old probe is still chugging along somewhere, venturing beyond our solar system, with multiple redundancies in its design still paying dividends. Indeed, here's hoping that it will phone home again in October. 🤞🏽

Reply 81 of 83, by 640K!enough

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digger wrote on 2023-07-31, 10:56:

Amazing how a 45-year-old probe is still chugging along somewhere, venturing beyond our solar system, with multiple redundancies in its design still paying dividends.

Indeed, now if only Apple, appliance, car and other manufacturers would learn a few lessons about sound, dependable design from this, we might all be better off.

Reply 82 of 83, by BitWrangler

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Ummm don't Apple already patch things to reduce speed and turn off features every couple of years to save the battery 🤣

Unicorn herding operations are proceeding, but all the totes of hens teeth and barrels of rocking horse poop give them plenty of hiding spots.

Reply 83 of 83, by digger

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BitWrangler wrote on 2023-08-10, 20:41:

Ummm don't Apple already patch things to reduce speed and turn off features every couple of years to save the battery 🤣

Brilliant 🤣 👏🏽