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Whisper Heard From Pioneer 10

Posted by Hemos on from the hello-hello-is-there-anybody-out-there dept.

Irishman writes "NASA has heard from the Pioneer 10 spacecraft for the first time since March. Unfortunately, it is too faint to get scientific data from the craft. CNN has the story here. Considering that the craft is twice the distance from the Sun as Pluto is and that it has spent 30 years subjected to space, this is amazing! Now if only computer manufacturers could make equipment even remotely this sturdy."

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  1. It's a Hoax... by Saltine+Cracker · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Just like the lunar landings. We all know that Nasa is just bouncing a signal from a pioneer 10 like space vehicle here on the ground off a relay station they into an orbit twice the distance from the sun to Pluto!