"A turbulent zone of near-nothingness"
No, not my marriage -- which is nine-years-old today, hooray! -- but rather a description of the edge of the solar system which the spacecraft Voyager I has finally reached. Launched when the first Star Wars movie came out in 1977, this diehard explorer (and its twin) embody the best of NASA: trailblazing and science-oriented. If today's NASA could regain that clarity of purpose we'd be so much better off than wondering how long we can keep a geriatric low-earth orbiting big rig from falling to pieces.
Image copyright NASA.
Voyager is truly alone now. Even the sun is just a pinprick of light. Here's hoping someone -- some thing -- eventually encounters her golden cargo. Seeya, V'ger!
Posted on May 25, 2005 to the category called Space .
