In the old days they built things to last

[andyofborg 11]

when engineers were real engineers.....

 

35 years in space and still going beep!

 

http://www.ajc.com/ap/ap/aerospace/35-years-later-voyager-1-is-heading-for-the-stars/nR22M/

 

when it finally leaves the solar system will it:

 

a)encounter an advanced civilisation which gives it an upgrade and sends it back

b)hit the edge with a "thunk" like in the truman show

[Call me Al 10]

Clicking on that link made my computer go haywire. About 20 windows opened up.

[andyofborg 11]

Clicking on that link made my computer go haywire. About 20 windows opened up.

 

didn't happen to me

 

do you still have the box the computer came in?

[Scare 10]

They could still do this now if they wanted, they make things to eventually fail so they can keep the economy going, that's all it is, though they could give us a extra couple of years on laptops

[Resident 1,190]

Lets be fair though you can hardly compare 3.7 billion dollar* purpose built one-off spacecraft with your £50 mass-produced microwave.

 

 

*just under 1 billion in 1977

[skinz 10]

when engineers were real engineers.....

 

35 years in space and still going beep!

 

http://www.ajc.com/ap/ap/aerospace/35-years-later-voyager-1-is-heading-for-the-stars/nR22M/

 

when it finally leaves the solar system will it:

 

a)encounter an advanced civilisation which gives it an upgrade and sends it back

b)hit the edge with a "thunk" like in the truman show

 

In terms of distance it hasn't even got off the ground yet. Beeping after 35yrs is pretty impressive though.

[Alien52 10]

In the old days they built things to last.

 

Morris Marina.

Austin Allegro.

[skinz 10]

In the old days they built things to last.

 

Morris Marina.

Austin Allegro.

 

 

 

They did last...tut!

 

 

 

I'm not sure how many weeks though.

[PeteMorris 10]

when engineers were real engineers.....

 

35 years in space and still going beep!

 

http://www.ajc.com/ap/ap/aerospace/35-years-later-voyager-1-is-heading-for-the-stars/nR22M/

 

when it finally leaves the solar system will it:

 

a)encounter an advanced civilisation which gives it an upgrade and sends it back

b)hit the edge with a "thunk" like in the truman show

 

Did you never watch the 'first' star trek movie?...It explains it all!..

[regatta 10]

I was built in the old days and I'm still here, and still gorgess!

[PeteMorris 10]

I was built in the old days and I'm still here, and still gorgess!

 

Snap!.........

[old tup 30]

In the old days they built things to last.

 

Morris Marina.

Austin Allegro.

 

What about Vauxhalls in the 60s in 2yrs they rotted through there was no underbody protection like nowadays!