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Somebody explain this. Voyager 2 related
Posted on 6/6/21 at 7:45 am
Posted on 6/6/21 at 7:45 am
Voyager 2 was launched August 20, 1977. It’s coming up on 44 years on it’s mission.
It is 11 billion miles away. It has left the solar system and is now in interstellar space.
We have re-established contact with it. It takes 17 hours each way to send and receive data from Voyager. 34 hours total.
Somebody explain this……
Why is it that if I move to the other side of the house I lose my WiFi signal?
It is 11 billion miles away. It has left the solar system and is now in interstellar space.
We have re-established contact with it. It takes 17 hours each way to send and receive data from Voyager. 34 hours total.
Somebody explain this……
Why is it that if I move to the other side of the house I lose my WiFi signal?
Posted on 6/6/21 at 7:47 am to Geekboy
Subtle “I have a house” jab at OWLFAN.
Show some class.
Show some class.
Posted on 6/6/21 at 7:50 am to Geekboy
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Somebody explain this……
Why is it that if I move to the other side of the house I lose my WiFi signal?
You need a bigger antenna...
Posted on 6/6/21 at 7:56 am to Geekboy
Voyager will pass near a star in 40,000 years
Posted on 6/6/21 at 7:59 am to Geekboy
Because your cheap electronics were made in China
Posted on 6/6/21 at 8:52 am to Geekboy
quote:
Somebody explain this……
Why is it that if I move to the other side of the house I lose my WiFi signal?
Even better, Voyager uses magnetic tapes for working memory. They have to upload new subroutines to make the spacecraft do what they want. That’s how they’ve been able to modify the spacecraft to remain useful.
So nasa has been reprogramming a 50 year old computer in interstellar space to essentially change its purpose and function on the fly.
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:34 am to Geekboy
How much does your router cost?
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:36 am to Geekboy
I watched a YouTube video on the two voyagers. They were massively over engineered. The mission plan was supposed to just check out Jupiter and maybe Saturn, but the engineers wanted to see if they could explore the edge of the solar system, which they supposedly didn’t have the funding for. I don’t remember all the details.
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:43 am to Geekboy
Everyone in your neighborhood has WiFi so the transmitters have to be wimpy to prevent interference.
D.R. Horton doesn't build interstellar probes yet, so NASA can go all out with the signal strength.
D.R. Horton doesn't build interstellar probes yet, so NASA can go all out with the signal strength.
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:46 am to Geekboy
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Why is it that if I move to the other side of the house I lose my WiFi signal?
quality content.
bravo, Geek.
This post was edited on 6/6/21 at 9:51 am
Posted on 6/6/21 at 9:57 am to Geekboy
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Why is it that if I move to the other side of the house I lose my WiFi signal?
Despite being 11B miles away, there is a lot less shite between us and Voyager, than your laptop and router across your house
Posted on 6/6/21 at 10:33 am to Geekboy
quote:There is no drywall in space. Duh.
Why is it that if I move to the other side of the house I lose my WiFi signal? We have re-established contact with it. It takes 17 hours each way to send and receive data from Voyager. 34 hours total.
Posted on 6/6/21 at 10:51 am to Geekboy
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Geekboy
Name does not check out
Posted on 6/6/21 at 11:18 am to Geekboy
NASA got the extended warranty for Voyager 2
Posted on 6/6/21 at 11:28 am to Geekboy
160 bits per second.
That's the download rate from Voyager.
Sound like a fair trade for perfect coverage of your house?
That's the download rate from Voyager.
Sound like a fair trade for perfect coverage of your house?
Posted on 6/6/21 at 12:29 pm to Geekboy
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We have re-established contact with it. It takes 17 hours each way to send and receive data from Voyager. 34 hours total.
Wonder if the Boomer guy on the project has hit "print" 34 times and wondered why it wont respond...
FWIW, I am a Boomer!
Posted on 6/6/21 at 12:35 pm to Geekboy
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Why is it that if I move to the other side of the house I lose my WiFi signal?
Or when it clouds up the satellite tv goes out?
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