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It lives! 47-year-old Voyager 1 is back in action (www.digitaltrends.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How long does it take to actually transit/communicate with it via s-band or x-band? It's more than 15 billion miles away, it's pretty crazy to think about

[โ€“] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

23 hours one way.

[โ€“] LifeInMultipleChoice 8 points 1 week ago

Went out for cigarettes 47 years ago, and still can't get out of range