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In reply to the discussion: NASA fires Voyager 1 thrusters after decades-long sleep [View all]pangaia
(24,324 posts)9. Thanks for the great post.
It is almost beyond belief.. Just amazing stuff..
I have a friend who is an aeronautical engineer or an aerospace engineer or an astrological engineer or something..
He worked at the JPL.-- oh, maybe 30 years or so?? He used to work for Rocketdyne also... I forget how the 2 jobs connected... He's some kinda genius.
He used to work on the space shuttle engines. He told me once there was a problem with something (not the engines) that nobody had been able to solve. He worked on it steady for some 5 years and solved it!!!
Then they fired him(fuckers). Now works for Boeing in Huntsville, AL, of all places...
Elon Musk offered him a job. he said he wouldn't go near the place... Who knows why..
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The real statement is imagine what they could do if the Govt gave them a goal to achieve.
Volaris
Dec 2017
#30
Most of the instruments are shut off, but there are a couple still operating.
Calista241
Dec 2017
#39