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Spacecraft like the Voyager.
Yes, both Voyager spacecraft travel much faster than the space shuttle. The space shuttle only needs to travel about 5 miles per second to achieve Low-Earth-Orbit. Voyager 1 travels at over 10 miles per second.
That was the Voyager I and II spacecraft. Voyager I is 10 billion miles away from the sun (the Earth is only ~93 million miles from the sun and Pluto is 3.67 billion miles). A radio signal from Voyager takes ~15 hours to reach Earth.
Voyager I and Voyager II, launched in 1977 have flown to the edge of our solar system. As of February 2009, Voyager I is about 10 billion miles (10,000,000,000) from the sun. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_I
That distance you gave is nearly 200 astronomical units so if that is right the time would be 8 minutes times 200, which is 26½ hours.
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Spacecraft like the Voyager.
Voyager 2 :) Continue your homework
The farthest man-made object from Earth is Voyager 1 spacecraft, which was launched by NASA in 1977. It has since traveled beyond our solar system and continues to transmit data back to Earth. Hubble Space Telescope is in low Earth orbit and not as far from Earth as Voyager 1.
Yes, both Voyager spacecraft travel much faster than the space shuttle. The space shuttle only needs to travel about 5 miles per second to achieve Low-Earth-Orbit. Voyager 1 travels at over 10 miles per second.
No. It is highly unlikely that all spacecraft will be returned to Earth. With the development of the VASIMR engine, it is possible that we could indeed intercept the Voyager spacecraft and bring them back for museum exhibit, but right now it is most likely that many spacecraft are gone for good.
That was the Voyager I and II spacecraft. Voyager I is 10 billion miles away from the sun (the Earth is only ~93 million miles from the sun and Pluto is 3.67 billion miles). A radio signal from Voyager takes ~15 hours to reach Earth.
Some spacecraft that have visited Jupiter include the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft, the Galileo spacecraft, and the Juno spacecraft. These missions have provided valuable data and images of Jupiter and its moons, helping scientists to better understand the planet.
Voyager I and Voyager II, launched in 1977 have flown to the edge of our solar system. As of February 2009, Voyager I is about 10 billion miles (10,000,000,000) from the sun. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_I
That distance you gave is nearly 200 astronomical units so if that is right the time would be 8 minutes times 200, which is 26½ hours.
Neptune was last visited by a spacecraft in 1989 during the Voyager 2 mission. Voyager 2 passed by Neptune and its moon Triton, providing valuable data and images of the distant planet. No spacecraft has visited Neptune since then.
The speed of light is about 300,000 km/sec. Just divide the distance by the speed of light. The answer will be in seconds; divide by 60 to get minutes, by 3600 to get hours, or by 86400 to get days.