Zaphod Beeblebrox Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 .... as I read about brave little Voyager 1. It is set to leave the Solar system, into the dark unknown of deep space. In will run out of power in 2025 and never be heard from again. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/mankinds-messenger-at-the-final-frontier-20120906-25fdg.html An amazing feat. 5
Catostylus Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 The little spacecraft that wouldn't die. I've been following that thing through space for most of my adult life.* *I just want to clarify for some of you that, yes, I am an adult.
Guest kab Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 Makes things like, which cables to buy seem quite insignificant.....don't you think? cheers
Catostylus Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 Radio signals from Voyager 1 take 17 hours to get here. 17 hours. My brain hurts.
Clydemount Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 Postal deliveries from Canada can take 11 weeks. My nether regions hurt.
richard260 Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 I wonder if that gold record on board will be worth money to the record collector prob the only one in the universe Rare as 1
joz Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 It's an amazing feat. The people that sent them off, I wonder where they are now and what they think about info received?
Zaphod Beeblebrox Posted September 6, 2012 Author Posted September 6, 2012 I wonder if that gold record on board will be worth money to the record collector prob the only one in the universe Rare as It's gold plated copper and I'm pretty certain NASA has a back-up. I have the CD-ROM of the Voyager stuff somewhere around the place. It contains all the images and audio on the disk, plus a bunch of other stuff. BUT, I reckon you're right. It would have to be, far and away, the most valuable recording on the planet (or off).
Volunteer sir sanders zingmore Posted September 6, 2012 Volunteer Posted September 6, 2012 Awe inspiring stuff.
proftournesol Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 No, it'll return in the future and the USS Enterprise will have to deal with it. I saw the movie
A J Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 No, it'll return in the future and the USS Enterprise will have to deal with it. I saw the movie Bugger - don't spoil it for us that only have freeview !!
ThirdDrawerDown Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 Space is big. Really really big... I've been following that thing through space for most of my adult life. Me too. Well, I mean, I've stayed in this orbit, but I've been keeping an eye on the progress reports. Actually I would like to follow it, or at least see the highlights package for myself.
Milo Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 No, it'll return in the future and the USS Enterprise will have to deal with it. I saw the movie No, no no prof - it's all here in a Hollywood documentary: someone found the gold record in Voyager, heard the greetings in 154 earth languages and paid us a visit. [media=] [/media]
Milo Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 For the record, this is a sample of whats on the gold record: I wonder what an intelligent species would make of this. Actually there's also a bit of Bach and Mozart as well. [media=] [/media]
Zaphod Beeblebrox Posted September 6, 2012 Author Posted September 6, 2012 No, it'll return in the future and the USS Enterprise will have to deal with it. I saw the movie I think I was the only person on the planet who loved that movie. Clever plot.
Catostylus Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 Actually there's also a bit of Bach and Mozart as well. A quote from Lewis Thomas on what music to beam to the aliens: Perhaps the safest thing to do at the outset, if technology permits, is to send music. This language may be the best we have for explaining what we are like to others in space, with least ambiguity. I would vote for Bach, all of Bach, streamed out into space, over and over again. We would be bragging of course, but it is surely excusable to put the best possible face on at the beginning of such an acquaintance. We can tell the harder truths later.
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