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2017-12-02 Science & Technology

A brief glimpse of future history-NASA fires Voyager thrusters dormant 37 years

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Posted by Skidmark 2017-12-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Thanks for the post Skid. Going for forty years.

At 13 billion miles from Earth, there's no mechanic shop nearby to get a tune-up...

Posted by Woodrow 2017-12-02 05:21|| 2017-12-02 05:21|| Front Page Top

#2 V'ger?? Didn't I see a movie about this years ago? Didn't it find a mechanics shop out there and get some custom work done?

Posted by AlanC 2017-12-02 08:13|| 2017-12-02 08:13|| Front Page Top

#3 That's about how long my thruster's been dormant.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2017-12-02 11:33|| 2017-12-02 11:33|| Front Page Top

#4 So when the Tesla in orbit around Mars starts with a flick of the key in 100 years...

Posted by 3dc 2017-12-02 11:35|| 2017-12-02 11:35|| Front Page Top

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