http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/where/index.html
She was in the news today, and thanks to the above link! - was able to time her...
Anyway, found the stopwatch and started it as the odometer crossed the 17930695000 km number.
At the 3 minute mark, this print screen of the odometer reading was taken:
Which gives the following numbers:
Code:
start clock 17930695002 km
end clock 3 minutes 17930698270 km
travelled distance 3268 km = 65360 km/t = 35291 kts.
You go, girl!
Been travelling now for thirty-four years.
And still going strong. Recently phoned home: "Detecting a [particular kind of] hydrogen signal with a Lyman-alpha emission from the Milky Way."
Isn't that just heart-stopping, breaking news?
Read news story here:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/...134918938.html
http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/index.html
One of the finest ships ever! Fair wind, Voyager!
Oh! Now she passed 17930755000 km. With this pace, she'll be 20 billion kilometers from home in 3 and a half year from now...