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re: Voyager 1 sending back mysterious data to NASA.
Posted on 5/18/22 at 8:36 pm to Emteein
Posted on 5/18/22 at 8:36 pm to Emteein
Im just a normal IT nerd and guessing here...
Very low power requirements? Just moving with momentum, no thrusters.
Very very low frequency waves, very very low bandwidth
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how does it still have power?
Very low power requirements? Just moving with momentum, no thrusters.
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How is it still sending a signal back to earth
Very very low frequency waves, very very low bandwidth
This post was edited on 5/18/22 at 8:38 pm
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Posted on 5/18/22 at 8:42 pm to Hulkklogan
It's using heat from a decaying radioactive source for power. No thrusters. It's just bouncing between gravitational forces. Some nerds did some mad math to set this thing on the path It's been on.
Posted on 5/19/22 at 4:55 am to Hulkklogan
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no thrusters
TIL
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Since the oxidizer is carried on board the rocket, rockets can generate thrust in a vacuum where there is no other source of oxygen. That's why a rocket will work in space, where there is no surrounding air, and a gas turbine or propeller will not work
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