Tina Norris Fields
tinanfields at torchlake.com
Thu Dec 22 08:23:26 CST 2011
Dear Gustav, Absolutely amazing. By the time power runs out, we will have about 50 years' worth of solar system and interstellar information. I like you point about the signal - one would think that we could do a better job on our range of signal here on earth. I suppose the problem here is related to signal interference. T Tina Norris Fields tinanfields at torchlake.com 231-322-2787 On 12/22/2011 5:08 AM, Gustav Brock wrote: > Hi Arthur > > That page has a link to a link about the latest results from the old Voyager 1 and 2 spacecrafts now travelling at the outer edge of the solar system: > > http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/ > > Have in mind that they were launched 34 years ago, thus proves to be two of the most amazing pieces of hardware ever created. > > http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/where/index.html > > An interesting detail - while we struggle with limited covering range of WiFi and so - is that it is even possible to maintain reliable contact at such a distance where signals travel for about 16 hours: > > http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/news/profiles_dsn.html > > It will not last, however, as power is expected to run out at 2025. > > /gustav > > >>>> fuller.artful at gmail.com 22-12-2011 01:15>>> > I could have seen these coming, but I didn't, so I am the loser in this > race. > > http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/48126 > > -- > Arthur (maybe I should change my name to Ether) > Cell: 647.710.1314 > > Thirty spokes converge on a hub > but it's the emptiness > that makes a wheel work > -- from the Daodejing > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >