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PostIcon Posted on: Oct. 08 2012,10:40  Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
From the Boston Globe:

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On the 35th anniversary of its launch, the Voyager 1 spacecraft is close to becoming the first man-made object to escape our solar system. The spacecraft--run by a 1977 computer 100,000 times less powerful than an Ipod Nano--is currently 11.3 billion miles away.


Pretty cool stuff.
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Only supposed to have enough power to last until 2025-2030.

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Diogenes of Sinope:

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Only supposed to have enough power to last until 2025-2030.


Doesn't matter, it's still awesome.

Besides, for all we know some alien race powered it up and sent it on it's way to help us out a bit.

Or the Borg are on their way...
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I can't imagine any alien race that knows better wanting to get a closer look at the hell-hole we call Earth, mainly due to the dickish, xenophobic dominant species.

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