[–] carlip 0 points 16 points 16 points (+16|-0) ago
"the Aerojet Rocketdyne manufactured thrusters fired perfectly."
Aerojet Rocketdyne is a corporation that was founded in 2013 after the merger of Aerojet and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne. The real credit should go solely to the Aerojet engineers and fabricators, fuck Pratt and Whitney.
[–] ArsCortica 0 points 20 points 20 points (+20|-0) ago
About time that old lardass got moving again.
In all seriousness though - the fact that this old piece of hardware still replies - nevermind the titanic distance between it and Earth atop of that - is nothing short of amazing.
[–] prairie 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago (edited ago)
And it's not just that the hardware is still functioning, but that they designed it so that it didn't get into some stuck state where we couldn't communicate with it anymore even though the hardware was undamaged. How long does your cellphone/computer go without needing a reboot?
[–] this_is_my_4th_acct 3 points -3 points 0 points (+0|-3) ago
How many more processes are occurring on your phone vs the satellites thrusters?
[–] littul_kitton 1 point 8 points 9 points (+9|-1) ago
PLZ NIGGA. PLZ.
American technology and science is still great. The New Horizons spacecraft recently flew past Pluto and discovered that it is a world of wonders, with mile wide mountains of water ice floating in a sea of frozen nitrogen. Next visit will be to a mysterious Kuiper belt object. The American-led LIGO gravitational wave observatory has recently verified Einstein's theory of general relativity, proven that gravitational waves travel at the speed of light, and is able to observe a significant fraction of the visible universe.
The real problem with the recent misrule is that scientific and technological progress almost stopped. It's a exponential growth curve, so slowing it down is a Big Deal to our grandchildren.
[–] UkeleleDriveTrain 0 points 31 points 31 points (+31|-0) ago
So awesome. We need more reminders of how awesome humans can be.
[–] eatmorealmonds 0 points 11 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago
I'm a woman and I agree. Remember how Obama shut down the space shuttle program in Florida. I don't even live there but the space program was part of my childhood and I was so pissed. That was our first clue about shutting down whitey. I hate to go there but looking back it's as plain as day.
[–] johnny2shoes 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
You ever do buissness when Shenzhen? Fuck Shenzhen.
[–] newoldwave 0 points 12 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago
Watch out when Vger returns..
[–] 1Sorry_SOB 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Brush off that dust. I think it says Voyager.
[–] newoldwave 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
sorry you didn't get it