Lauren Weinstein on Nostr: Voyager 1 and 2 were designed for a 5 year mission. ("Its five year mission"? Hmm.) ...
Voyager 1 and 2 were designed for a 5 year mission. ("Its five year mission"? Hmm.) But both probes have been kept operational since 1977, almost half a century -- an order of magnitude longer than planned. Meanwhile, our consumer electronics products are lucky to make it operationally through a 90 day warranty.
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