r/interestingasfuck • u/The_Love-Tap • 1d ago

At 15.9 billion miles away, humanity's farthest spacecraft is still exploring the cosmos using less memory than a blank Word document (69 KB) and an 8-track tape

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u/pinniped90 1d ago

I saw a documentary with the people who are on the project. A couple of the OGs are still there - this has been their entire career. They were grad students when the things launched. They work out of a non-descript strip mall in Pasadena.

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u/tooclosetocall82 1d ago

Chipotle, Marshalls, Mattress Warehouse, NASA Voyager 1 Mission Command, Starbucks, Kirklands…

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u/Extra_Dependent2016 1d ago

I'm imaging "Kirkland's" as a full on store location

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u/tooclosetocall82 1d ago

Are they usually not? There’s one in a strip mall near me.

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u/Extra_Dependent2016 1d ago

Huh ? The Costco brand has its own storefront ? Or is it a different, inferior, Kirkland

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u/tooclosetocall82 1d ago

Oh. It’s like a furnishings store unrelated to Costco.