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I wonder if a "modern" probe from 2024 could ever have a similar lifespan. With systems hundred times more complex and build by a NASA that is a fraction of wh
by welzel 2y ago
I wonder if a "modern" probe from 2024 could ever have a similar lifespan.
With systems hundred times more complex and build by a NASA that is a fraction of what it was 50 years ago, i guess a modern day Voyager will not even make it to the edge, let alone continue to function.
- rtkwe 2y agoWe'll have a chance to see with New Horizons. It's one of the five craft to ever be put on a solar escape trajectory.