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27. Amazing what a government project can do when properly funded

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Voyager 1 transmitting data again after Nasa remotely fixes 46-year-old probe [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 23 OP

terrific article nt bcbink Apr 23 #1

Yay NASA & Voyager 1 electric_blue68 Apr 23 #2

v'ger needs the information kirk unit. AllaN01Bear Apr 23 #16

Kirk unit, where are my pants? Orrex Apr 23 #20

(tries the usual Kirk vs computer opening gambit) "Listen to me carefully, V'Ger. Everything I say is a lie..." ArkansasDemocrat1 Apr 23 #42

Hurray for science! Thank you NASA FakeNoose Apr 23 #3

Wait 'til it returns for the whales! gilpo Apr 23 #4

Two different edhopper Apr 23 #10

We got a Trekkie here!!!! wolfie001 Apr 23 #18

Live long edhopper Apr 23 #23

I'm a rare one, the first episodes I saw were the Saturday morning animation episodes ArkansasDemocrat1 Apr 23 #43

The original series wolfie001 Apr 23 #50

George and Gracie will be fine... BumRushDaShow Apr 23 #37

Carter had been President for about eight months when launched Bengus81 Apr 23 #5

Gotta love scientists and engineers tinrobot Apr 23 #6

I am applauding them right now. That's incredible! padah513 Apr 23 #12

It is neat to see something so remote fixed and not simply tossed due to age. GreenWave Apr 23 #30

It's amazing! electric_blue68 Apr 23 #34

amazing v1 and nasa- et tu Apr 23 #7

This is MOST WONDERFUL news!! lastlib Apr 23 #8

"Send more Chuck Berry." NT mahatmakanejeeves Apr 23 #9

I'd much rather trust edhopper Apr 23 #11

Especially one with a bible. n/t lastlib Apr 23 #14

Don't mistake your perception of another's ignorance as representative of the 48% of your fellow Democrats ancianita Apr 23 #22

Spirituality edhopper Apr 23 #24

Spirituality ancianita Apr 23 #28

Of course they overlap edhopper Apr 23 #32

You implied otherwise. ancianita Apr 23 #38

I said, and I quote edhopper Apr 23 #39

Yeah, love that guy. But ancianita Apr 23 #49

That is a load edhopper Apr 23 #56

Degrasse Tyson thinks it is "very likely" the universe is a computer simulation. former9thward Apr 24 #61

No, he doesn't edhopper Apr 24 #63

Yes, he does. former9thward Apr 24 #67

You really don't get it. edhopper Apr 24 #68

You really don't want to listen to his words. former9thward Apr 24 #69

I listened to edhopper Apr 24 #70

Furthermore, the Bible has plenty of science in it. Here are hundreds of our science & tech people who ancianita Apr 23 #31

The Bible has NO science in it edhopper Apr 23 #33

(sorry for the delayed reply, been working on painting a carport ceiling) Of course it does. ancianita Apr 23 #48

Religious bullshit edhopper Apr 23 #57

To you. ancianita Apr 24 #58

The reason we know the Exodus myth is just that edhopper Apr 24 #59

If you know ancianita Apr 24 #60

You know, edhopper Apr 24 #62

I hear ya. We're good. I'ma throw this in, tho'. ancianita Apr 24 #64

Just lets us know edhopper Apr 24 #65

Nothing of the kind. ancianita Apr 24 #66

Long Live Voyager! Unexpected, exciting news! LeftInTX Apr 23 #13

Damn space teenagers were probably meddling with it. hadEnuf Apr 23 #15

lol AllaN01Bear Apr 23 #17

"V'GER LIVES!" 😁 electric_blue68 Apr 23 #41

Awesome. republianmushroom Apr 23 #19

I love our space program! dlk Apr 23 #21

Way cool. Hotler Apr 23 #25

The old timers at NASA were really great engineers. lapfog_1 Apr 23 #26

Amazing what a government project can do when properly funded DBoon Apr 23 #27

I don't usually rec LBN posts, but for Voyager 1, I'll make an exception al bupp Apr 23 #29

I am 13 years older than Voyager get the red out Apr 23 #35

I am still gleeful over this little Voyager That Could. MuseRider Apr 23 #36

Good to hear Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 23 #40

NASA could have fixed this decades ago if they just had a little faith Sibelius Fan Apr 23 #44

I want V1 to be a full light day from us before it officially goes dark n/t ArkansasDemocrat1 Apr 23 #45

jolly good show nasa. AllaN01Bear Apr 23 #46

Fixed it from 15 billions miles away? LudwigPastorius Apr 23 #47

AAA to the rescue keithbvadu2 Apr 23 #51

"Astronautical something something. " BumRushDaShow Apr 23 #52

That's better. keithbvadu2 Apr 23 #54

The American tax payers got their money's worth Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 23 #53

Impressive Work ProfessorGAC Apr 23 #55