Difference between revisions of "Voyager 1 & Voyager 2"
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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Voyagerinstruments.jpg|right|200px]] | |||
NASA is not the best, most honest source for scientific information,<ref>https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/why-all-images-of-space-are-photoshopped-2048113</ref><ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2022/07/18/yes-nasa-did-manipulate-the-webb-telescopes-first-color-images-last-week/?sh=201dd0c3e41a</ref><ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/11/16/fact-check-image-mars-rover-digital-rendering-not-photograph/8255914001/</ref><ref>I am not going to get into how the Apollo Missions were faked here. Go google the info yourself.</ref> but here is what they say about the two probes:<ref>[https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/frequently-asked-questions/fact-sheet/ Voyager FAQ]</ref> | NASA is not the best, most honest, source for scientific information,<ref>https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/why-all-images-of-space-are-photoshopped-2048113</ref><ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2022/07/18/yes-nasa-did-manipulate-the-webb-telescopes-first-color-images-last-week/?sh=201dd0c3e41a</ref><ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/11/16/fact-check-image-mars-rover-digital-rendering-not-photograph/8255914001/</ref><ref>I am not going to get into how the Apollo Missions were faked here. Go google the info yourself.</ref> but here is what they say about the two probes:<ref>[https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/frequently-asked-questions/fact-sheet/ Voyager FAQ]</ref> | ||
''The twin spacecraft Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched by NASA in separate months in the summer of 1977 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. As originally designed, the Voyagers were to conduct closeup studies of Jupiter and Saturn, Saturn's rings, and the larger moons of the two planets.'' | ''The twin spacecraft Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched by NASA in separate months in the summer of 1977 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. As originally designed, the Voyagers were to conduct closeup studies of Jupiter and Saturn, Saturn's rings, and the larger moons of the two planets.'' | ||
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'''Estimated Velocity:''' 34,390 mph. The speed fluctuates a bit, but that is close to the average. | '''Estimated Velocity:''' 34,390 mph. The speed fluctuates a bit, but that is close to the average. | ||
===Image=== | |||
[[File:Voyager interstellar.jpg|thumb|center|500px|Artist's rendition of Voyager 1 leaving the solar system and entering the vastness of interstellar space. Well, that's almost true...Voyager 1 is around 300 years away from the Oort Cloud, so there is still stuff in the way before it is truly interstellar. Let's just say Voyager has made it to the Heliopause.]] | |||
==Message For Potential Conquerors== | |||
{{Q|"This is a present from a small distant world, a token of our sounds, our science, our images, our music, our thoughts and our feelings. We are attempting to survive our time so we may live into yours"<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/voyager-spacecraft-carry-golden-records-explain-earth-to-aliens-2022-6</ref> - '''Jimmy "Horse-toothed Jackass" Carter'''}} | |||
Smart guy scientists included an "interstellar time capsule" on board of both probes. Basically, they sent a bunch of pictures, songs, and other assorted crap out into space, letting everybody know just what sort of dumbasses we are. | |||
==Golden Record== | |||
If you were an alien species that wanted to find and conquer somebody stupid, it would be really helpful if you had a set of directions. Fortunately, humankind has provided just such a thing. On the '''"Golden Record"''' that is affixed to the Voyager probes, smart guy scientists thought it would a great idea to show the location of the Earth in relation to 14 pulsars that were known at the time. | |||
[[File:Goldenrecorddirections.jpg|center|500px]] | |||
==See Also== | |||
*[https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/orrery/#/sc_voyager_1 View where NASA thinks Voyager 1 is right now.] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 00:04, 22 April 2024
Two of the coolest things that mankind has ever done (if you believe in space) that will probably outlive man himself. Voyager 1 & Voyager 2 are 2 space probes that were launched back in the 1970s when somebody figured out that Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were all going to be lined up in a strategic manner. Both probes have been flying ever since.
History
NASA is not the best, most honest, source for scientific information,[1][2][3][4] but here is what they say about the two probes:[5]
The twin spacecraft Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched by NASA in separate months in the summer of 1977 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. As originally designed, the Voyagers were to conduct closeup studies of Jupiter and Saturn, Saturn's rings, and the larger moons of the two planets.
To accomplish their two-planet mission, the spacecraft were built to last five years. But as the mission went on, and with the successful achievement of all its objectives, the additional flybys of the two outermost giant planets, Uranus and Neptune, proved possible -- and irresistible to mission scientists and engineers at the Voyagers' home at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
Current Status
Both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have been in the news a lot lately. Of course they are, mostly because the earth is speedily creeping toward World War 3 while at the same time learning that aliens are behind it all. But (if you believe in space) Voyager 1 and 2 both keep chugging along.
While they keep speeding themselves from Earth, they are starting to run into problems. Since at this distance, it takes over 20 hours to send information and receive information from them, a lot of things can happen and a lot of things seem to be going wrong. That's okay, when was the last time you had anything last over 47 years?
Information below is current as of 4-21-24.
Voyager 1
Launch Date: Mon, 05 Sept 1977 12:56:00 UTC
Mission Elapsed Time: 47 Years, 7 Months, 15 Days
Distance from Earth:
- 15,070,857,162 miles
- 162.7 AU (Astronomical Units = 92,955,807.3 miles)
Estimated Velocity: 38,000 mph. The speed fluctuates a bit, but that is close to the average.
Voyager 2
Launch Date: Sat, 20 Aug 1977 14:29:00 UTC
Mission Elapsed Time: 48 Years, 8 Months, 1 Day
Distance from Earth:
- 12,660,058 miles
- 136.2 AU (Astronomical Units = 92,955,807.3 miles)
Estimated Velocity: 34,390 mph. The speed fluctuates a bit, but that is close to the average.
Image
Message For Potential Conquerors
"This is a present from a small distant world, a token of our sounds, our science, our images, our music, our thoughts and our feelings. We are attempting to survive our time so we may live into yours"[6] - Jimmy "Horse-toothed Jackass" Carter 
Smart guy scientists included an "interstellar time capsule" on board of both probes. Basically, they sent a bunch of pictures, songs, and other assorted crap out into space, letting everybody know just what sort of dumbasses we are.
Golden Record
If you were an alien species that wanted to find and conquer somebody stupid, it would be really helpful if you had a set of directions. Fortunately, humankind has provided just such a thing. On the "Golden Record" that is affixed to the Voyager probes, smart guy scientists thought it would a great idea to show the location of the Earth in relation to 14 pulsars that were known at the time.
See Also
References
- ↑ https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/why-all-images-of-space-are-photoshopped-2048113
- ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2022/07/18/yes-nasa-did-manipulate-the-webb-telescopes-first-color-images-last-week/?sh=201dd0c3e41a
- ↑ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/11/16/fact-check-image-mars-rover-digital-rendering-not-photograph/8255914001/
- ↑ I am not going to get into how the Apollo Missions were faked here. Go google the info yourself.
- ↑ Voyager FAQ
- ↑ https://www.businessinsider.com/voyager-spacecraft-carry-golden-records-explain-earth-to-aliens-2022-6