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Chris S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Nov 00 Posts: 22786 Credit: 4,526,189 RAC: 5,700	Message 1176117 - Posted: 6 Dec 2011, 17:28:37 UTC
	priced in Euros??? Nope. More likely to be Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denominations, or Quids. Quids
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Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 585 Credit: 196,953 RAC: 178	Message 1176206 - Posted: 7 Dec 2011, 4:32:50 UTC - in response to Message 1176057.
	Super update again Lynn...In a way you almost feel that the Voyagers have finally left us and gone on to stray out into the "Universe". They have finally left us behind and gone on to, "Where no one has been before" And to think that possibly one day, in a thousand years time, their found wondering back to us again. Upon retrieval a post-it note is found attached to them reading, "We think these are yours, found lost in space, returned no charge and have a nice day". Very good Nick, "Where no one has been before". Except for us, as far as i know. Lynn
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Chris S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Nov 00 Posts: 22786 Credit: 4,526,189 RAC: 5,700	Message 1176251 - Posted: 7 Dec 2011, 11:11:16 UTC
	"We think these are yours, found lost in space, returned no charge and have a nice day". Remember V'Ger from Star Trek, hope Nasa keeps the codes ....
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Ancient ET Send message Joined: 23 Sep 11 Posts: 10 Credit: 652 RAC: 0	Message 1178020 - Posted: 14 Dec 2011, 11:02:57 UTC - in response to Message 1165360. Last modified: 14 Dec 2011, 11:26:15 UTC
	I believe that they are way beyond escape velocity for our solar system. Even though they won't be coming back, it's a good few thousands of years a time before they drift past any other star systems. A good question is whether the gold records attached to them might survive long enough to puzzle an ET discoverer... Keep seaarchin', Martin If the ET found the gold records, they are most likely will melt the gold to make spare parts or electronic components for their space ship and electronic system. According to Exodus 25:1 And the Lord said to Moses, 25:2 Say to the children of Israel that they are to make me an offering; from every man who has the impulse in his heart take an offering for me. 25:3 And this is the offering you are to take from them: gold and silver and brass; This is one of the point that support the Ancient Alien theory.
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Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 11987 Credit: 18,144,050 RAC: 55,777	Message 1178055 - Posted: 14 Dec 2011, 13:15:43 UTC - in response to Message 1178020.
	I believe that they are way beyond escape velocity for our solar system. Even though they won't be coming back, it's a good few thousands of years a time before they drift past any other star systems. A good question is whether the gold records attached to them might survive long enough to puzzle an ET discoverer... Keep seaarchin', Martin If the ET found the gold records, they are most likely will melt the gold to make spare parts or electronic components for their space ship and electronic system. According to Exodus 25:1 And the Lord said to Moses, 25:2 Say to the children of Israel that they are to make me an offering; from every man who has the impulse in his heart take an offering for me. 25:3 And this is the offering you are to take from them: gold and silver and brass; This is one of the point that support the Ancient Alien theory. You need to prove that the Bible is certifiably and scientifically accurate (which it has been proven to completely fail all scientific translations) in order for that to be a point for the Ancient Alien theory.
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Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 585 Credit: 196,953 RAC: 178	Message 1187068 - Posted: 21 Jan 2012, 6:10:15 UTC - in response to Message 1178055.
	NASA has switched off a heater on a part of the Voyager 1 probe, plunging the temperature of its one functioning instrument to below minus 110° Fahrenheit (minus 79°C) – well below the minimum temps of minus 31° Fahrenheit (minus 35° C) at which it was designed to operate. Space boffins took the decision in order to conserve the probe's energy supply as it continues to venture beyond the edge of the solar system. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/20/nasa_shuts_off_voyager_central_heating/ NASA shuts off Voyager 1's central heating
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tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 2915 Credit: 260,149 RAC: 319	Message 1187102 - Posted: 21 Jan 2012, 10:16:30 UTC
	The Bible is not a scientific book, but it the history of the Jewish people relationship with God, not an easy relationship. Tullio ____________
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Chris S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Nov 00 Posts: 22786 Credit: 4,526,189 RAC: 5,700	Message 1187124 - Posted: 21 Jan 2012, 12:51:00 UTC
	In fact, this power performance is better than expected by pre-launch predictions, but NASA will continue to conserve power by turning off functions over the coming years. NASA said it expects Voyagers 1 and 2 to be unable to power any single instrument by 2025. ® Quite good really considering ..... Voyager
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Nick Send message Joined: 11 Oct 11 Posts: 2687 Credit: 1,507,761 RAC: 1,137	Message 1187211 - Posted: 21 Jan 2012, 18:58:30 UTC
	Thanks for the update Lynn L. One wounders now if NASA had wished that they had built in a greater power source at the time this craft was built. ____________ The Kite Fliers -------------------- Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes.
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Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 585 Credit: 196,953 RAC: 178	Message 1187560 - Posted: 23 Jan 2012, 0:38:17 UTC - in response to Message 1187211.
	Thanks for the update Lynn L. One wounders now if NASA had wished that they had built in a greater power source at the time this craft was built. you're welcome, Nick. NASA, most likely would now think differently.
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Lint trap Send message Joined: 30 May 03 Posts: 854 Credit: 20,234,526 RAC: 21,036	Message 1187594 - Posted: 23 Jan 2012, 4:38:45 UTC - in response to Message 1187560. Last modified: 23 Jan 2012, 4:57:41 UTC
	Thanks for the update Lynn L. One wounders now if NASA had wished that they had built in a greater power source at the time this craft was built. you're welcome, Nick. NASA, most likely would now think differently. From the memory of an Old Fart, IIRC, there was quite a bit of controversy over the planned RTG power plants. Putting a nuclear reactor, using U-238, on a rocket wasn't looked upon by the public as the best idea in the world at the time. U-238 has a long half-life of almost ~4.5 billion years, so, the fear was that if anything went wrong during launch or until the craft reached escape velocity, there was a chance of a major environmental impact. I believe NASA did well to get what they got. Lt edited...
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tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 2915 Credit: 260,149 RAC: 319	Message 1187605 - Posted: 23 Jan 2012, 5:45:10 UTC
	AFAIK U-238 is not fissile, only fertile. Natural Uranium has a small percentage of U-235 (0.7 %) which enables it to be used in a reactor having heavy water as moderator, like in Canada's CANDU (Canada Deuterium Uranium). Tullio ____________
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Gary Charpentier Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 10329 Credit: 5,100,425 RAC: 6,343	Message 1187615 - Posted: 23 Jan 2012, 7:30:03 UTC
	The material in the modified SNAP-19's on Voyager is Pu238. Half life about 87 years. However the thermocouples are decaying faster. ____________
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Lint trap Send message Joined: 30 May 03 Posts: 854 Credit: 20,234,526 RAC: 21,036	Message 1187671 - Posted: 23 Jan 2012, 14:39:14 UTC - in response to Message 1187615.
	The material in the modified SNAP-19's on Voyager is Pu238. Half life about 87 years. However the thermocouples are decaying faster. Thanks for the corrections! Lt
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