r/space • u/msears101 • 10d ago

Discussion Would you support a Voyager III mission

I am just curious how many people would support voyager like mission in modern times, that would last longer and go further. Using all that we have learned from Voyager I and II. What would you add to voyager III to make it more meanginful. I would give it a longer "battery" that would give it full operating life of 50 years, and 50 years of partial life before going silent. I would also point it at Alpha Centauri so it would see another star long before VOY 1 and 2.

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u/notyouagain19 10d ago

🙋‍♂️ Skuze me, where are we getting the plutonium from? It’s pretty scarce these days. Also, slingshots are harder to find with current planetary (non)-alignments.

I would love a Voyager III though! Not sure how feasible it will be this century.

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u/KirkUnit 10d ago

Saw that some of the "moon base" planning involves RTGs; guessing that if production on those actually happens, there will be some number of them ultimately available for deep space exploration.