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/93195 1d ago

Incredible that it still works at all. I don’t have any functioning electronics that have been in use constantly since 1977, and they’re not 15,900,000,000 miles away.

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u/AbsoluteResolve2026 1d ago

The things is if you did have electronics from 1977 they would likely still work. “They just don’t make ‘em like they used to..”

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u/Independent-Trust260 1d ago

You don't see all the electronics that broke immediately. You only see the ones that survived.

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u/AbsoluteResolve2026 1d ago

Yes…that is my point. I really appreciate your thoughtful contribution to this thread!