[piokoch]

You can agree with me or not, but Voyager 1/2 is a top technological achievement of the humankind. A piece of hardware so good that it survived working correctly 47 years in a hostile environment, driven by a computer with the power of modern car key. Amazing.

[LinuxBender]

You can agree with me or not

I agree with you entirely. I can not think of a single piece of tech with the complexity of Voyager that has been battle hardened and resilient to last that long, keep doing what it was designed to do without a major on-site overhaul, upgrade or tech refresh. Certainly not any of our current satellites or anything created since Voyager. I think I know why this will never occur again but that's a much bigger topic.

[pbronez]

> I think I know why this will never occur again but that's a much bigger topic.

I'd read that blog post

[atoav]

Agreed, and to me as a electronics/software engineer it serves as a constant reminder that if you want things to be reliable, sometimes less of the right stuff can indeed be more.

[corint]

It's incredible. The engineers who designed and built those spacecraft were brilliant. I'll raise a glass to their work!

[dTal]

>driven by a computer with the power of modern car key

I appreciate the sentiment, but perhaps it is the car key which is impressive here...

[rollcat]

Not necessarily. The car key seems inevitable in retrospect. Both Voyagers have had decades of opportunities for something to go irreparably wrong. Let's see if that car key will still be functional in 50 years, and then pass judgement.

[prettyStandard]

As I'm on my 3rd car key for a car I've had about 8 years. Nevermind I disassemble the key and clean the button and battery terminals.

[xboxnolifes]

If one controls an entire space ship, and the other can unlock a few doors, which is more impressive?

[billpg]

It took a rather embarrassing amount of time before I realised you weren't saying "Voyager Half".

[skirge]

bathroom in every house > Voyager