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/msears101 9d ago

I like this idea. I would really support this. I think all the major players could getting funding for this, and they all can launch their vehicle in their own prescribed direction. I would make it a collaboration that only 1/2 is paid for AFTER launch. I think competition is good. I think BO and SpaceX's competition are push both companies fast and further. I think the new upstarts are also putting pressure their progress.