How Do We Talk To Voyager 1 and 2 When They’re So Far Away? (Cool Weird Awesome 254)

By |2021-06-28T12:21:14-04:00March 9, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Earlier this year NASA got Voyager 2 to restart systems it had shut down through the ultimate in working remotely: sending directions beyond the reach of the sun! The way we send those commands to Voyagers 1 and 2 is pretty basic, but with twists to make up for the extremely long distance. Plus: ISS astronauts have been growing space veggies, and they're pretty good for us.