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To: ETL

Interesting graphic. In 41 years, Voyager 2 has only traveled the distance light would travel in about 16.5 hours. The premise of “Star Trek The Motion Picture” (set in 2271) was that Voyager (1) had been traveling into deep space for about three hundred years and was making its return trip. At that rate of travel (appr. 0.4 light hours x year), Voyager would have only traveled about 120 light hours in 300 years, or the distance light can travel in five days. Of course this assumes a constant rate of travel without any forces affecting acceleration/deceleration.


15 posted on 12/10/2018 10:44:30 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: Joe 6-pack
So, you're Neil DeGrasse Tyson now? /jk

17 posted on 12/10/2018 10:46:59 AM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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To: Joe 6-pack

In the movie it is stated that V’Ger, Vyager 6, fell into a black hole ending up at the AI/Thinking Machine planet.


35 posted on 12/10/2018 11:47:34 AM PST by C19fan
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