H’ad Astra Historia Ep. 107: Where No One Has Gone Before

Hosted by Loretta Cannon for the AAS-HAD. Today’s guest: Dr. Linda Spilker (JPL Fellow and Sr Research Scientist: https://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/Spilker/ ) talks to us about the Voyager mission. She was there for the launch and each planetary flyby!   H’ad astra historia is the official podcast for the Historical Astronomy Division of the American Astronomical Society.  We’re here to share stories from and about the people who study the stars, planets, and the cosmos.  We’ll be hearing from individuals who not only study the history of astronomy, but also those who lived it, who were “in the room” during pivotal events within the last 50 years or so.     Loretta Cannon (an AAS affiliate via Rose City Astronomers) is a science-and-word-nerd who really likes the stars. She quite enjoys working as HAD’s podcaster, bringing astronomy stories to you.   - NASA’s Voyager HOME page: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager - Voyager Mission Overview: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/mission-overview/ - Voyager Mission Status: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/where-are-voyager-1-and-voyager-2-now/ This page has a table that shows (in real time) elapsed mission time and the distance each spacecraft has traveled (distance from Earth or the Sun).  During the Spring (for folks in the northern hemisphere) the distance from Earth will be decreasing; this is normal because the Earth moves around the Sun each year.   - Voyager as seen in NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System: https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-system/#/sc_voyager_1 This page is a real treat!  You can ‘see’ the spacecraft’s location in real time, or you can move it backwards to watch its travels since 1977, and so much more.  Voyager 1’s Recent Mishap: https://blogs.nasa.gov/voyager/2024/10/28/after-pause-nasas-voyager-1-communicating-with-mission-team/   Podcast music: "Frost Waltz" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under creative commons: by attribution 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].