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disalitervisum

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4. The signal strength from Voyager is less than one trillionth of a watt

Fri Dec 1, 2017, 06:41 PM

Dec 2017

The day(s) we launched the Voyagers should be celebrated as a holiday, as should the birthdays of Galileo, Isaac Newton, and the moon landing, among others. Maybe someday holidays like these that honor science, human progress, and reality will replace the worthless religious festivals of ignorance and superstition we have today that keep billions enslaved to the cults of death.

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After 37 years, Voyager 1 has fired up its trajectory thrusters [View all] n2doc Dec 2017 OP

Thanks for the post. Always loved this stuff. c-rational Dec 2017 #1

They dont build them like they used to Ferrets are Cool Dec 2017 #2

Amazing. byronius Dec 2017 #3

The signal strength from Voyager is less than one trillionth of a watt disalitervisum Dec 2017 #4

Very well put and great ideas Bradshaw3 Dec 2017 #5

+1. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2017 #10

With that wonderful thought ... please give the holiday a name Thekaspervote Dec 2017 #11

We shall name it V'ger day. Rabrrrrrr Dec 2017 #16

Yes! There it is. Perfect! nt sammythecat Dec 2017 #30

Love it! Auggie Dec 2017 #15

+1 PunkinPi Dec 2017 #23

(we already celebrate Newton's birthday.....) lastlib Dec 2017 #29

Thanks for the post Bradshaw3 Dec 2017 #6

I wonder if that will be just from momentum alone ... Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2017 #21

I prefer my tax dollars going for this type of stuff rather than weaponry for the Defense Department jalan48 Dec 2017 #7

Absolutely agree Victor_c3 Dec 2017 #12

My freakin' microwave won't last 37 years! Stryst Dec 2017 #8

Life on Mars shenmue Dec 2017 #9

I clicked this cause I thought it was a Star trek thread lol TalenaGor Dec 2017 #13

Aren't they 70,000 light years away in the Delta Quadrant ... Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2017 #22

good point lol TalenaGor Dec 2017 #24

wow, that's so cool. iluvtennis Dec 2017 #14

the '57 Chevy orangecrush Dec 2017 #17

so fucking cool... FirstLight Dec 2017 #18

K&R that! docgee Dec 2017 #19

Mind boggling.... panader0 Dec 2017 #20

Sure is nice to have uplifting news. Martin Eden Dec 2017 #25

Thanks for posting this!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2017 #26

That's amazing. That technology launched in 1977. underpants Dec 2017 #27

Built well Plucketeer Dec 2017 #28