Category: Personal Musings
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Voyager at 35
On this day in 1977, Voyager 2—the space probe that indirectly made me a scientist—launched. Despite being the second Voyager probe, it actually launched before Voyager 1. This was due to their differing missions: Voyager 2 took a slower, longer course to visit the four giant planets, while Voyager 1 headed at a faster clip,…
Galileo's Pendulum 