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Voyager 1 stops communicating with Earth (edition.cnn.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has experienced a computer glitch that’s causing a bit of a communication breakdown between the 46-year-old probe and its mission team on Earth.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

From ChatGPT just now:

Me: Summarize projects active as of early 2022 involving plans to send objects out of the solar system

ChatGPT (v4) Voyager 1 and 2: Continuing their journey, both launched in the 1970s. They are studying the outer solar system and interstellar space. New Horizons: After its Pluto flyby, it's on an extended mission to explore the Kuiper Belt and beyond.

Pioneer 10 and 11: Although no longer sending data, they continue to travel out of the solar system.

Interstellar Probe Study: A NASA conceptual study for a mission to explore the interstellar medium.

Breakthrough Starshot Initiative: A research and engineering project aiming to develop a proof-of-concept fleet of light sail spacecraft, capable of making the journey to Alpha Centauri.

NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Programs: Some concepts under study, such as solar sails and fusion propulsion, could potentially send craft out of the solar system. These projects represent a blend of ongoing missions, conceptual studies, and advanced propulsion research with potential applications for future interstellar travel.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Incidentally, the light sail starshot project is talking about speeds of 0.3c.

I fucking love that project. Heard about it from Neil Tyson.