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Voyager 1 has left the Solar System. Will we ever overtake it? (2022) (bigthink.com)
2 points by madmax108 729 days ago
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Some time in the future that will very likely happen. I don't think any of us will be around to see it though, and it will very likely require a new form of propulsion.

There are less than 150 years between the speeds of sailing ships and Jumbo jets. Where one form took many months to travel to the other side of the world and the other takes less than 24 hours.