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1. dragon+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-07-31 20:25:11
> Why aren't there more space ships like voyager 2, going outside the solar system but still providing some signal?

Because that part is a side benefit not worth launching for, and the main motivation (grand tour of the outer planets) for the Voyagers relied on a once-in-175-years alignment of the planets.

But maybe we’ll have nice probes ready to launch in the 2150s next time the alignment happens.

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