Space Odyssey near Saturn marred by camera platform snag
Voyager 2 sped past Saturn in a nearly flawless encounter until a camera platform carriage got stuck amid the fly by. Transmission of photos was interrupted and officials said the horizontal instrument platform fault may affect future Uranus and Neptune missions.
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Voyager II delay linked to light speed in space
Pasadena scientists at Jet Propulsion Laboratory explain the long return time for Voyager II images from Saturn. At about 186,000 miles per second, signals take roughly 1 hour 26 minutes 32 seconds to reach Earth due to the nearly billion mile gap. The piece blends science with a lighthearted quip about a limerick.
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