17,930,435,000 km from home

Jan Kyster · 12-03-11, 05:15 PM

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...

12-03-11, 05:15 PM	#1
Jan Kyster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,151 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	17,930,435,000 km from home 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...