Should NASA turn Voyager I back around?

[Dukasaur]

Yeah, worms can't live in vacuum! Have you seen the way they squirm when you simply drop 'em in the water?

They're writhing in ecstasy because they know they will soon be part of Shai-Halud!

[Phatscotty]

Yeah, worms can't live in vacuum! Have you seen the way they squirm when you simply drop 'em in the water?

They're writhing in ecstasy because they know they will soon be part of Shai-Halud!

[x-raider]

Thanks Saxi, Just wanted to be %100* sure.
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Damn, this thread is too fast for me. Bit like that satellite...

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[spurgistan]

Pretty sure the answer here is blow up the Sun.

[Funkyterrance]

Should NASA turn it around and put the pedal to the metal to get it back to the Earth?

Short answer; they can't. It's already out of fuel. It's been using gravity assist to get it from point A to point B.

Second it's really old technology. By the way, the Mars rovers are also old technology. Cutting edge technology isn't used in deep space because you can't go there when it breaks down. So Voyager wasn't even "new" technology for its day. It's really really old.

So essentially the satellite is the dead car to our galactic front yard.

[karel]

i say blow the stupid thing up,nasa is a waste of money

[Funkyterrance]

nasa is a waste of money

Agreed.

[Haggis_McMutton]

nasa is a waste of money

Agreed.

yeah, we need to spend more on killing each other. That's the important stuff. That and colourful confetti for our newest glorious leader who will surely solve all of our problems.

Even if nasa had not done one practically useful thing ever it would still be worth the money simply for what it symbolizes and for helping change the way we think about ourselves.

It has however done a shitload of practical things. first result on google: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_spin-off_technologies

[Funkyterrance]

nasa is a waste of money

Agreed.

yeah, we need to spend more on killing each other. That's the important stuff. That and colourful confetti for our newest glorious leader who will surely solve all of our problems.

Even if nasa had not done one practically useful thing ever it would still be worth the money simply for what it symbolizes and for helping change the way we think about ourselves.

It has however done a shitload of practical things. first result on google: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_spin-off_technologies

Just because I think NASA is a waste means I am Pro-military? How does that work? Those are the only two options eh?

[Haggis_McMutton]

nasa is a waste of money

Agreed.

yeah, we need to spend more on killing each other. That's the important stuff. That and colourful confetti for our newest glorious leader who will surely solve all of our problems.

Even if nasa had not done one practically useful thing ever it would still be worth the money simply for what it symbolizes and for helping change the way we think about ourselves.

It has however done a shitload of practical things. first result on google: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_spin-off_technologies

Just because I think NASA is a waste means I am Pro-military? How does that work? Those are the only two options eh?

It seems like one might want to first fix the gaping hole wasting tons of liters of water rather than the little crack wasting 500 grams.(which, turns out, aren't really wasted in the first place)

[2dimes]

I believe both shooting people and nuclear waste into space as well as killing babies lead to many innovations in civilian products.

People are not generally aware of how many civilian contractors are involved in making equipment for NASA. JPL has been making stuff for them for a pretty long time and I believe it's the main reason they won X Prize and are now making equipment for Ricky Branson.

[jonesthecurl]

I see that the petition is still 24,999 short of 25,000.

[Funkyterrance]

nasa is a waste of money

Agreed.

yeah, we need to spend more on killing each other. That's the important stuff. That and colourful confetti for our newest glorious leader who will surely solve all of our problems.

Even if nasa had not done one practically useful thing ever it would still be worth the money simply for what it symbolizes and for helping change the way we think about ourselves.

It has however done a shitload of practical things. first result on google: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_spin-off_technologies

Just because I think NASA is a waste means I am Pro-military? How does that work? Those are the only two options eh?

It seems like one might want to first fix the gaping hole wasting tons of liters of water rather than the little crack wasting 500 grams.(which, turns out, aren't really wasted in the first place)

Wtf? The military is a completely different subject and doesn't affect the fact that NASA is a waste. The advances gained through NASA are paltry compared to the amount of money dumped into the program.

[Metsfanmax]

Wtf? The military is a completely different subject and doesn't affect the fact that NASA is a waste. The advances gained through NASA are paltry compared to the amount of money dumped into the program.

Are they? For $18 billion dollars per year, what exactly do you expect out of them?

[Funkyterrance]

Wtf? The military is a completely different subject and doesn't affect the fact that NASA is a waste. The advances gained through NASA are paltry compared to the amount of money dumped into the program.

Are they? For $18 billion dollars per year, what exactly do you expect out of them?

Meaning advances that can be useful to purposes other than NASA, to clarify. If anyone argues cell phones I'm going to laugh, btw.