Has the method of receiving and sending signals to/from the Voyager probes changed much since they have first launched? If it has, would it still be possible to communicate over such large distances using the initial 70s equipment?
Assuming the probes never run out of power, for how long or how far could you still pick up transmissions from the probes?
On the wikipedia page, it says that gyroscopic operations will be terminated in ~2016. Does that mean that it wont be able to point its antenna back to Earth in case it comes out of allighment?
Now that Voyager 1 has reached interstellar space, do you expect any further changes to the environment around it or would it be pretty much constant, unchanging stream of data untill the probe powers down?
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Hi, I have a couple of questions!
Has the method of receiving and sending signals to/from the Voyager probes changed much since they have first launched? If it has, would it still be possible to communicate over such large distances using the initial 70s equipment?
Assuming the probes never run out of power, for how long or how far could you still pick up transmissions from the probes?
On the wikipedia page, it says that gyroscopic operations will be terminated in ~2016. Does that mean that it wont be able to point its antenna back to Earth in case it comes out of allighment?
Now that Voyager 1 has reached interstellar space, do you expect any further changes to the environment around it or would it be pretty much constant, unchanging stream of data untill the probe powers down?
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