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1. 5d4140+Pb[view] [source] 2023-07-31 12:01:56
>>belter+(OP)
Are communications with voyager encrypted? Is it possible for someone to setup a big antenna in their backyard and take over the probe?
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2. whartu+Xg1[view] [source] 2023-07-31 16:58:18
>>5d4140+Pb
"Encrypted". That's really funny.

A favorite anecdote of Voyager.

Paraphrasing, "You carry around more computing power in your pocket than what is on Voyager. I'm not talking about your phone, I'm talking about your key fob".

The data Golay encoded, but not encrypted. That's exhausting enough for the 1/2 dozen NAND gates up there that make up its computer.

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