Don, I second that idea, especially if you could work in photos of your Voyager efforts as well as your stunning astrophotography. -- Joe ________________________________ From: Wiggins Patrick <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 12:15 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Voyager 1 new discovery. On 04 Dec 2012, at 09:34, Don J. Colton wrote:
As Deputy Program Manager for the radio amplifier portion of the Voyager spacecrafts, I saw firsthand how exacting NASA was in those days. The Traveling Wave Tube (TWT) amplifiers we used were subjected to every conceivable test and they are still working today! For more on TWT's see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveling-wave_tube.
Hi Don, Very impressive that you actually worked on the mission. Does this mean your fingerprints are now traveling in space? :) I would like to hear more about your experiences working on Voyager. Would you be interested in talking about them at a SLAS meeting? If so maybe Rodger could get you scheduled. patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".