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shafnutz05 wrote:On a related note, I noticed Voyager I and II were back in the news this week.
I find it absolutely incredible that both of these spacecraft are STILL delivering data back to NASA even as they rapidly approach the outer edge of our solar system.
And just look at what Voyager 2 accomplished. Over the span of the 1980s, this single spacecraft encountered and photographed all four of the outer gas giants, along with many of their moons. Now, much like it's sister craft, it heads boldly into interstellar space. Just amazing stuff.
pittsoccer33 wrote:I remember reading (perhaps an urban legend) that the plans for the Saturn V rockets has been lost
Bioshock wrote:I'm surprised they didn't find the Flyers down there while they were at it.
Quite a Find! The F1 engines were designed & built by Rocketdyne in Canoga Park.
Their main facilities were on Desoto Ave, about two miles south of the AI hqs buildings where I worked.
Both R'dyne & AI were divisions of NAA, which later became Rockwell International.
DMcGrew wrote:I visited the Kennedy Space Center a few weeks ago and got to see a Saturn V rocket. It was the coolest machine I've ever seen. There's no way to appreciate how large it is until you stand next to it. It is AMAZING.
shafnutz05 wrote:And just look at what Voyager 2 accomplished. Over the span of the 1980s, this single spacecraft encountered and photographed all four of the outer gas giants
tifosi77 wrote:When I was a kid I visited KSC and the Saturn V was outside the visitor center. Have they moved it?
redwill wrote:shafnutz05 wrote:And just look at what Voyager 2 accomplished. Over the span of the 1980s, this single spacecraft encountered and photographed all four of the outer gas giants
Thank you for not giving pics of Uranus.
redwill wrote:shafnutz05 wrote:And just look at what Voyager 2 accomplished. Over the span of the 1980s, this single spacecraft encountered and photographed all four of the outer gas giants
Thank you for not giving pics of Uranus.
Bioshock wrote:I'm surprised they didn't find the Flyers down there while they were at it.
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