Voyager-1 at 100 AU!, A space milestone this month |
Voyager-1 at 100 AU!, A space milestone this month |
Aug 2 2006, 12:51 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2492 Joined: 15-January 05 From: center Italy Member No.: 150 |
Nobody highlighted this and I didn't find any comment from Nasa/Voyager sites.
On August,11 the intrepid Voyager-1 probe will reach 14.960 billion Km from the Sun, one hundred times the average Earth-Sun distance! This event will be followed, after 16 days, by the 100AU from Earth reach. From astrophysical standpoint, first event is the most important but, I think, most people will be emotionally hit from the second one. So I would like to start a poll on this. -------------------- I always think before posting! - Marco -
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Aug 6 2006, 08:43 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1870 Joined: 20-February 05 Member No.: 174 |
The AIAA journal "Astronautics and Aeronautics" had a major article on TOPS in an issue in the early 70's, before the mission was canceled and re-created as Mariner Jupiter/Saturn, then Voyager. I was P****D when they renamed the vehicles from Mariner 11 and 12 to Voyager 1 and 2. I'm sure it was a NASA HQ public information office stupidity, figuring a #1 would be more interesting than a #11.
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