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A Pale Blue Dot - Voyager 1

wklee
July 24, 2026
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    wklee
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    Aug. 7, 2026, 7:51 a.m. Aug. 7, 2026, 7:51 a.m.
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    @rodriguezPhoto has written:

    A couple of years ago it was almost game over for Voyager 1.

    spectrum.ieee.org/voyager-1

    Thanks for the info.

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    xpatUSA
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    Aug. 9, 2026, 3:08 p.m. Aug. 9, 2026, 3:08 p.m.
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    @wklee has written:

    Voyager 2 is less famous than Voyager 1? Where are they now?

    science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/where-are-voyager-1-and-voyager-2-now/

    Wow, they've been away almost 49 years now, for a distance of one light-day ...

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    3DGunner
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    Aug. 9, 2026, 4:30 p.m. Aug. 9, 2026, 4:30 p.m.
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    @Bryan has written:
    @GreatBustard has written:

    www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1816628-pale-blue-dot-a-vision-of-the-human-future-in-space

    ― Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

    We need to take that on board. We can't be stupid enough to think we can trash this planet and then just move to another. Even if musk gets something happening on Mars, do you think he will take you or me if the shit is hitting the fan?

    I notice that you often use the first person plural - "we". And I also notice that the majority of people who populate the planet have one major desire, to increase their level of well-being regardless of the costs and who pays the bill. This means that the people you refer to as "we" could be very few.🙂

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    Bryan
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    Aug. 10, 2026, 2:28 a.m. Aug. 10, 2026, 2:28 a.m.
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    @3DGunner has written:
    @Bryan has written:
    @GreatBustard has written:

    www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1816628-pale-blue-dot-a-vision-of-the-human-future-in-space

    ― Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

    We need to take that on board. We can't be stupid enough to think we can trash this planet and then just move to another. Even if musk gets something happening on Mars, do you think he will take you or me if the shit is hitting the fan?

    I notice that you often use the first person plural - "we". And I also notice that the majority of people who populate the planet have one major desire, to increase their level of well-being regardless of the costs and who pays the bill. This means that the people you refer to as "we" could be very few.🙂

    Language is an interesting thing. You made me stop and analyse how I use it that way. That could be a whole distinct discussion topic on its own... Suffice it to say, I refer to those who are capable of awareness of outcomes.

    I couldn't guess as to the proportion of those who fit my "we" compared to those who don't. There are definitely plenty who have no regard whatsoever but I think there are far more who are just brainwashed as to what they actually need for some level of well-being.

    I take your post as tongue in cheek and I know what will be will be. But I can't help pushing somewhat. I live out of town in the country. Photography has got me out and about and as I evolve, more and more I feel the life of nature / nature of life. From every viewpoint it is a most extraordinarily wonderful thing... A terrible thing to waste. 🙂

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    wklee
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    Aug. 10, 2026, 3:12 p.m. Aug. 10, 2026, 3:12 p.m.
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    Voyager 1 was the faster of the two. Voyager 2 was launched first.

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    AlanSh
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    Aug. 10, 2026, 3:14 p.m. Aug. 10, 2026, 3:14 p.m.
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    I think Voyager 2 went the scenic route 😁

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    xpatUSA
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    Aug. 11, 2026, 7:05 p.m. Aug. 11, 2026, 7:05 p.m.
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    Asked Google AI if the older Voyager 2 is still alive:

    Quoted message:

    Yes, Voyager 2 is still active and communicating with Earth. Launched in 1977, the spacecraft is over 13 billion miles away in interstellar space. It keeps running on a shrinking nuclear power supply by turning off non-essential systems and heaters, leaving three active science instruments collecting data.

    Didn't know they were nuclear-powered!

    science.nasa.gov/blogs/voyager/2026/08/04/nasa-engineers-help-prolong-voyager-2s-science-mission/

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    wklee
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    Aug. 12, 2026, 12:55 p.m. Aug. 12, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
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    @AlanSh has written:

    I think Voyager 2 went the scenic route 😁

    Hahaha

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    rodriguezPhoto
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    Aug. 15, 2026, 7:39 a.m. Aug. 15, 2026, 7:39 a.m.
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    Power to the Voyagers.

    www.theregister.com/science/2026/08/12/how-voyager-engineers-found-two-more-years-in-a-50-year-old-power-budget/5284906

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