Keith’s note: according to NASA JPL: “Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have successfully freed up power on Voyager 2, extending how long the spacecraft can continue to do science. […]
Voyager
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Going Interstellar
Keith’s note: I was only at NASA a short time in 1987 and was put on the Voyager Neptune “interstellar mission” status report distribution list (L). How cool. Nearly 40 […]
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Jimmy Carter
Keith’s note: President Jimmy carter has died. I posted this a few months ago. Carter set an example of how a former President should conduct themselves. No one has yet […]
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That Time A President Sent A Message To The Stars
Keith’s note: NASA just turned 66. Jimmy Carter just turned 100. Too bad NASA does not remember its own past – a past currently being sent to the stars.
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Ed Stone
Keith’s note: Sources report that former JPL director and planetary science leged Ed Stone has died. Details to follow. Ad Astra Ed. Update from JPL: Ed Stone, Former Director of […]
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Is Voyager 1 in Interstellar Space?
AGU: Voyager Spacecraft Might Not Have Reached Interstellar Space, AGU “In 2012, the Voyager mission team announced that the Voyager 1 spacecraft had passed into interstellar space, traveling further from […]
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Voyager 1 & 2 Spacecraft Duet
“Voyager 1 & 2 spacecraft duet” was played at the Explorers Club Annual Dinner this evening. “GÉANT, the pan-European data network serving 50 million research and education users at speeds […]
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Voyager 1 Left Our Solar System – A Year Ago
Keith’s 11 Sep 7:00 pm EDT note: Looks like NASA will admit on Thursday that Voyager 1 has indeed left our solar system, but that it did so more than […]
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NASA Is Not Sure if Voyager 1 Has Left The Solar System
Voyager 1 Has Left the Solar System, Says New Study, University of Maryland “Voyager 1 appears to have at long last left our solar system and entered interstellar space, says […]
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Artist Illustration: Voyagers in the Heliosheath
Voyagers in the Heliosheath [Download Larger Version], NASA “This artist’s concept shows NASA’s two Voyager spacecraft exploring a turbulent region of space known as the heliosheath, the outer shell of […]