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[โ€“] dditty@lemm.ee 24 points 4 days ago (1 children)

How long does it take to actually transit/communicate with it via s-band or x-band? It's more than 15 billion miles away, it's pretty crazy to think about

[โ€“] Undearius@lemmy.ca 23 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Went out for cigarettes 47 years ago, and still can't get out of range