Re:Voyager 1 stops communicating with Earth
by iambateman on Thursday December 14, 2023 @07:35PM
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I think it’s political. It’s untenable to tell the public that it will work for “15 years with a 95% confidence interval” and have it fail after 14 years. There would be congressional hearings.
But you must give a number, so sandbagging makes sense.
It’s the same thing with telling your wife when you’ll be home…if you say 7pm and it’s 7:05, you’re late and dinner is cold. But if you say 8:30 and it’s 7:05, you’re a hero.
But you must give a number, so sandbagging makes sense.
It’s the same thing with telling your wife when you’ll be home…if you say 7pm and it’s 7:05, you’re late and dinner is cold. But if you say 8:30 and it’s 7:05, you’re a hero.
Today, Voyager 1 leaves a hero.